Jury Awards California Family $1.6M In Bed Bug Case Against Apartment Company
The family claimed they made numerous complaints before the management company removed the carpeting in the apartment, which finally helped end the infestation.
The New York Times:
California Family Gets $1.6 Million After 3-Year-Old Was Scarred By Bedbugs
A family in California whose son was permanently scarred by bedbug bites has been awarded nearly $1.6 million by a civil jury. It was the highest amount ever paid to a single family in a bedbug case in the United States, according to the family’s lawyer. (Caron, 4/4)
In other news from across the state —
The Bakersfield Californian:
Candidates Talk Social Security, Health Care At Town Hall
Local seniors got to hear from several of the candidates running for the 23rd Congressional District in a town hall on Wednesday. ...One of the other major topics that was discussed was health care, including Medicare and Medicaid. “Our health care system is a fiasco,” [Democratic candidate Wendy] Reed said. “We need to get corporate control out of our government. We need to get the insurance companies out. We need to expand Medicare and get better hospital support. Health care is a human right.” Reed said that while she supports the Affordable Care Act, she believes that universal health care is what is really needed. The other candidates said they were also in support of some kind of universal health care. (Luiz, 4/5)
KPCC:
As OC Scrambles To Address Homeless Crisis, Here's What You Need To Know
The 2-mile long collection of tents and makeshift shelters had become an eyesore, a public health hazard and, in the eyes of some, the epitome of public neglect in one of the nation's wealthiest communities. The mass eviction of some 700 people captured headlines across the country, as did a massive citizen protest last week against a plan to set up emergency homeless shelters in three OC communities to accommodate the displaced. (Replogle, 4/4)
San Diego Union-Tribune:
VA To Break Ground On New Chula Vista Clinic On Thursday
The U.S. Department of Veterans affairs will break ground Thursday morning on a new $27 million clinic in Chula Vista. ...Architects have planned a two-story, 31,000-square-foot facility, three times as large as the current clinic. The new complex will feature 236 parking spaces, but the but the high-tech building is designed to be more friendly to the environment. Natural lighting and sky lights, plus LED bulbs in all new offices, promise to slash energy usage. Builders also plan on installing highly efficient glasswork and insulation along with better heating and air conditioning systems, officials said. (Prine, 4/4)