Following State’s Approval Of Mobile Needle Exchange, Costa Mesa To Consider Steps To Stop It
The cities that will be served by the mobile exchange have been very vocal in opposition of the program, but the state greenlit the initiative anyway. Orange County is suing to stop the exchange, and Costa Mesa is considering a measure to ban the practice in the city.
Los Angeles Times:
Costa Mesa Council To Weigh Local Ban On Needle And Syringe Exchanges
Costa Mesa City Council members Tuesday will discuss whether to adopt an urgency measure prohibiting the establishment or operation of hypodermic needle and syringe exchanges in the city. The proposal — which was added to the council’s meeting agenda Friday afternoon — stems from a special meeting earlier Friday, when the council voted to join Orange County in a lawsuit seeking to halt a mobile needle-exchange service the California Department of Public Health approved last week. (Fry and Money, 8/6)
In other news from across the state —
San Francisco Chronicle:
Data Breach At SF’s Institute On Aging May Affect 3,900 Patients, Workers
A May data breach at San Francisco’s Institute on Aging, a nonprofit that provides home care and other support services for seniors in the Bay Area, may have compromised the personal information of nearly 4,000 clients and employees. The incident was reported to the California attorney general’s office, which is required by state law if a breach affects California residents, and to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights on July 20. (Ho, 8/6)
Capital Public Radio:
Sacramento Proposes Marijuana Equity Program To Redress 'Criminalization Of Cannabis' In Communities Of Color
Joe Devlin, chief of the city’s Cannabis Policy and Enforcement Department, is asking the city council to approve on Tuesday a cannabis-equity program that might serve as restitution for those prosecuted under the war on drugs. ... Applicants approved under the program will be eligible for reduced or waived fees, up to $250,000, and could be prioritized in the lottery for storefront dispensary permits. (Moffitt, 8/6)
Modesto Bee:
Health Conditions Cited As Cause Of Crash That Killed Stanislaus Deputy And CSO
The Stanislaus County sheriff’s deputy who crashed his patrol car last year, killing himself and a community service officer, was determined not to be at fault in the collision due to health-related conditions, according to the California Highway Patrol. (Tracy, 8/6)