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New Urgent Care Center Helps Fill Void After East Bay Hospital Closure

When Doctors Medical Center, a safety-net hospital serving low-income patients in San Pablo, closed this spring, community leaders cobbled together a revised health care plan centered around a new urgent care center.

Critics Say Soda Tax Not Working as Billed; Proponents Say It Will Pay Off in Long Run

Berkeley residents are not paying more for soda and sugary drinks, according to critics who say that undermines the country’s first tax on liquid sugar. Proponents counter that the tax will pay off in the long run.