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1. Pot raid could lead to big fine

   By The Bakerfsfield Californian

   Sunday, Feb 12 2012 11:00 AM

   The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday will consider whether to fine the owners of a parcel where marijuana was being grown.

   The county could levy $58,000 in fines against the owners the property, on Olive Drive just west of Olive Drive Church, for the cultivation of medical marijuana in violation of the Kern's controversial 12-plant-per-parcel limit on growing the drug for medical purposes.

   Kern County sheriff's deputies initially responded to the two-parcel property, where 82 plants were being cultivated in a shipping container and in other locations. There were 34 plants on one parcel and 48 on another parcel.

   Under a court ruling that the Sheriff's Department can only prosecute for violations of state law, which allows more plants than county rules, Kern County Code Compliance officers were called in to handle the situation as a land-use violation.

   Excess plants were destroyed by the property owner, according to reports.

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2. The prescription drug shortage examined on Californian Radio

   Executive Editor John Arthur is the host on "Californian Radio" today.

3. LOIS HENRY: Some small steps on road to helping mentally ill

   The news hasn't been good for the mentally ill lately, particularly when they cross paths with law enforcement.

4. Taco Bell going upscale and healthier in Bakersfield test

   For the second time in six months, Bakersfield will play guinea pig to fast food giant Taco Bell, serving as one of two test markets for a new line of menu items starting January 26.
5. 

   Schools encourage healthier eating with 'nudges'

   Food Services Director Sharon Briel laughed as Stockdale High School students sprinkled their salads with white slivers that looked a lot like mozzarella.

6. Smog, wood burning and the snub to the Drillers on Californian Radio

   Executive Editor John Arthur is the host on Californian Radio Friday. He'll be joined at 9:15 a.m. by Californian Health Reporter Kellie Schmitt for a discusion of the region's heavy air pollution in recent weeks and local wood-burning restrictions.

7. LOIS HENRY: Warning: more air board regulation ahead

   Forgive me for saying I told you so, but I did.

9. LOIS HENRY: Some health care ideas make me queasy

   Interesting doings are afoot in the medical benefits world that should have us all peering down the road wondering what's next.

10. Whopping $14,000 fine levied for pot plants

    Kern County supervisors slapped two men with a $14,000 fine Tuesday for growing medical marijuana on a rural southeast property.

11. Tevis Junior High dishes out healthy offerings

    Eighth grader Ditika Khullar said she's excited about today's new salad bar option at southwest Bakersfield's Tevis Junior High School.
12. 

    New Delano medical facility to serve women, children

    Organizers on Tuesday will cut a ribbon on Delano's new Gloria Nelson Center for Women and Children, a facility they predict will serve more than 30,000 patients annually.
13. 

    Group taking medicine on the road to heal uninsured

    David Garza, 14, needed a physical to join his high school's wrestling team, but his mother couldn't afford a doctor's visit.

14. Valley study links ER visits with bad air days

    Children's asthma-related emergency room visits rise in the San Joaquin Valley at a similar rate as fine particulate levels do -- even on days where air quality is considered in the moderate range.