Number Of Valley Fever Cases In San Joaquin Could Set Record High This Year
The county has seen 128 cases so far but November and December are usually the months which account for the majority of cases. Last year there were 194 cases.
Capital Public Radio:
Valley Fever On The Rise In San Joaquin County
Valley Fever has become a major concern this year in San Joaquin County. In the last 3 years, the number of cases has tripled and this year could set a new record high. (Ibarra, 10/5)
In other news from across the state —
Los Angeles Times:
AIDS Nonprofit Known For Political Battles Is Becoming A Landlord
AHF is forming a new division called the Healthy Housing Foundation and has already purchased a skid row building in an effort to provide apartments for hundreds of poor tenants. It is also buying a Hollywood motel and says it plans to break ground on hundreds of new units next year in Florida. (Reyes, 10/6)
Capital Public Radio:
Sierra Health Foundation CEO Chet Hewitt On Reducing Violent Crimes
As Sacramento grapples with how to address violence in its neighborhoods, a local non-profit is working to bring together various organizations, agencies and community members to develop new strategies. (Picard, 10/5)
San Jose Mercury News:
San Leandro May Ban Flavored Tobacco Products
Flavored cigarettes, cigarillos and electronic cigarettes may soon be banned in San Leandro. The San Leandro City Council, by a 4-3 vote, approved the proposed ban Monday, following nearly two hours of public comment from city retailers and anti-smoking advocates. (Moriki, 10/5)
San Jose Mercury News:
Cities In Santa Clara County Scramble To Ban Marijuana Sales Ahead Of Jan. 1
Twenty years after California voters legalized marijuana for medicinal use, they took the next big step at the ballot box last November by deciding it’s OK to toke for fun too. But while 57 percent of the state’s voters embraced the recreational use of pot by approving Proposition 64, South Bay cities are sitting back and waiting for the smoke to clear before amending their local laws to let the once forbidden weed openly flourish. (Sarwari, 10/5)