Controversial $2.2B Plan To Replace Men’s Central Jail In LA Clears Last Procedural Hurdle
“The county has an opportunity — in fact, a responsibility — to replace the unacceptable Men’s Central Jail with a facility that directly addresses the health and life-skill needs of our inmate-patients, placing them more quickly on a pathway to recovery and reentry,” Supervisor and Board Chair Sheila Kuehl said in a statement.
Los Angeles Times:
L.A. County Supervisors Approve $2.2 Billion To Build Replacement For Men's Central Jail
A controversial $2.2-billion plan to replace the overcrowded, crumbling Men’s Central Jail downtown cleared its last procedural hurdle Tuesday, when the L.A. County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the project’s budget and certified its environmental impact report. The Consolidated Correctional Treatment Facility, as the new lockup will be known, will be designed specifically to provide treatment and rehabilitation of medically and mentally ill inmates, who make up an estimated 70% of the county’s overall jail population, according to L.A. County Sheriff’s Department officials. (Agrawal, 6/19)
In other news from across the state —
East Bay Times:
Anthropologie To Launch New ‘Wellness’ Shops In Bay Area Stores
Popular retailer Anthropologie is getting into the “wellness” space with new shops that are set to land inside the company’s existing clothing stores.
After debuting its Wellness by Anthropologie shop inside the Palo Alto Anthropologie store earlier this year, Anthropologie plans to open 12 new Wellness shops this June, including in Walnut Creek and Berkeley. The 1,000 square-foot shops inside existing Anthropologie outlets will open in Walnut Creek and Berkeley on June 25 and feature fitness products, hair and skin care items, aromatherapy and essential oils, supplements, coffee and teas, crystals, and books and stationery. [The] brands sold in the shops will include Longemity, Revelry, Wicks & Stones, Bondi Wash, Organic Pharmacy, Vitruvi and WelleCo, among others, according to a news release from Anthropologie. (Sciacca, 6/19)
Fresno Bee:
Tulare's Hospital Closed Last Year. Now Visalia's Hospital Is Offering To Run It
Kaweah Delta Health Care District in Visalia has sent a letter to the board of directors of the health care district that owns Tulare Regional Medical Center offering to manage the now-closed hospital and help get it open again. Although Kaweah Delta can operate the hospital, it cannot afford to bring $22 million to the table as asked by Tulare Local Healthcare District, said Kaweah Delta Chief Executive Officer Gary Herbst. The Tulare hospital closed in October when the new board of directors got into a legal dispute with hospital contract manager Healthcare Conglomerates Associates and declared bankruptcy. (Griswold, 6/19)
Los Angeles Times:
5,000-Gallon Sewage Spill Closes Parts Of Huntington Harbour
Parts of Huntington Harbour are closed to swimming and diving after about 5,000 gallons of raw sewage spilled into the water, the Orange County Health Care Agency said Tuesday. The spill prompted closure of the water between the end of Coral Cay Lane and Park Avenue Beach. (Fry, 6/19)