Health Department Investigating Chipotle Restaurant After Employees Report Sickness
Some of the sick employees also worked at PizzaRev next door, and investigators are looking at both restaurants.
Los Angeles Times:
Chipotle Reports Sick Workers At L.A. Restaurant; Public Health Department Is Investigating
Public health workers are looking into a Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurant in Los Angeles after the company reported that employees there were sick. The company said employees experienced nausea, vomiting and diarrhea at the restaurant at 4550 W. Pico Blvd., according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. Some of the sick employees also worked at PizzaRev next door, which does not share facilities with Chipotle. The department is investigating the cause of the illness at both restaurants. (Reyes-Velarde, 12/21)
In other news from across the state —
Los Angeles Times:
Glendale Hospital Surprises Every Cerritos Elementary Student With Holiday Gifts
On Wednesday, for the fourth consecutive year, the roughly 400 students attending Cerritos Elementary School were each given a holiday gift bought by employees at Dignity Health Glendale Memorial Hospital. Before the revelation of hundreds of gifts hidden behind a stage curtain, parents, teachers, hospital staff and members of the Glendale Fire Department watched as the school’s principal Perla Chavez-Fritz honored 45 Cerritos students for “demonstrating compassion.” (Landa, 12/21)
KQED:
Harborside’s Cannabis Pioneer Primed For New Customers
Proponents of legal cannabis are definitely ready to celebrate this New Year’s. Starting Jan. 1, adult lovers of the plant will be able to start buying it in licensed retail outlets. (Watt, 12/21)