San Fernando Valley To Benefit From LA Homelessness Plans
In the county, 13 percent of those who identify as homeless are from the San Fernando Valley. In other news, a panel of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 3-0 to approve an ordinance raising the legal age to buy tobacco products. The full board will consider it next Tuesday.
The Los Angeles Daily News:
San Fernando Valley To See Some Impact From City, County Homeless Plans
Prevention, mental health services, and rapid rehousing are at the top of Los Angeles County’s plan, a $150 million initiative, which includes 47 recommended strategies. Of those, a dozen are flagged as priorities that would have the greatest impact in the short-term and will be implemented by the end of the June. (Abram, 2/22)
KQED:
San Francisco Supervisors One Step Closer To Raising Tobacco Age To 21
A San Francisco Board of Supervisors committee voted Monday to raise the legal age to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21. The vote of the Land Use Committee was 3-0 to prohibit retailers from selling tobacco products — including smokeless tobacco and e-cigarettes — to those under age 21. (Aliferis, 2/22)
Elsewhere, dogs -- and their owners -- walk for cancer, and Scripps Green Hospital is offering free HIV and hepatitis C testing to more than 500 patients —
The San Diego Union-Tribune:
Humans, Dogs Walk For Cancer
Pet lovers may tell you not much can match the unconditional love that comes from the slobbery kiss and wet-nosed nudges of man’s best friend. This can be true especially when it comes to the emotional and psychological support they provide to humans facing the harsh reality of a cancer diagnosis. (Sampite-Montecalvo, 2/22)
The San Diego Union-Tribune:
Reacting To Colo. Arrest, Scripps Offers Testing At 518
The Colorado arrest of a former surgical technician trainee who briefly worked at Scripps Green Hospital in 2013 has prompted the facility offer free hepatitis and HIV testing to more than 500 patients. Scripps said Monday that it contacting patients who underwent surgical procedures during shifts worked by Rocky Allen, 28, during a 20-day period from May 9 to June 7 of 2013, to offer them the testing. (Sisson, 2/22)