New Union Deal Gets Sonoma County Employees More Health Care Contributions
In other local news, members of the Simi County Rotary Club recover from a kidney transplant operation, and a Yucca Valley girl gets a helicopter tour of the Inland Empire before succumbing to her cancer.
The Press Democrat:
Sonoma County Employees Secure Raises, Increased Health Benefits In New Deal
Sonoma County and the union representing more than half of its workforce have reached a tentative contract deal, ending a bargaining standoff that dragged out in public for months and spurred the first strike by county workers in more than three decades. Officials with the Service Employees’ International Union Local 1021 said its bargaining team and the county agreed on pay and benefit increases for 2,200 rank-and-file county employees around 3 a.m. Saturday. (Hart, 2/20)
The Ventura County Star:
Simi Rotarians Recovering From Kidney Transplant
He's walking an hour and a half a day, says he feels "awesome" and notes that doctors are pleased with his progress. Not bad for someone who got a new kidney a few weeks ago. (Doyle, 2/19)
The Sun:
Yucca Valley Girl Born With Genetic Condition Dies
The young Yucca Valley girl born with neurofibromatosis who recently went on a helicopter tour of the Inland Empire, lost her battle with cancer Friday morning. “Our Abigail Grace’s fight came to an end at 3:00 a.m. this morning,” according to a post on the Facebook page Cards for Abigail, which has been following 12-year-old Abigail Snipes’ medical journey. “Our hearts will never be the same, the comfort we take is we know she is with God our Father and no longer in pain.” (Valenzuela, 2/19)