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Syphilis rates rising in SLO County amid medication shortage

Written on 31 Jul, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Syphilis rates in San Luis Obispo County have spiked over the last decade, culminating with the county recording nearly 100 cases of the infection last year. In 2013, SLO County had a total of 22 diagnosed cases... (Continue reading)

Parasite killing California sea otters, could pose threat to humans

Written on 27 Mar, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A rare strain of a parasite has killed four sea otters in California, and researchers warn it could pose a threat to humans, too. [New York Post] Scientists from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW)... (Continue reading)

Nationwide E. coli outbreak linked to county supervisor’s Santa Maria farm

Written on 14 Dec, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Federal investigators have traced a nationwide E. coli outbreak involving contaminated romaine lettuce, in part, to a Santa Maria farm that is owned by the family of Santa Barbara County Supervisor Peter Adam. [Cal Coast Times] Between Oct. 5 and... (Continue reading)

Tainted romaine lettuce likely from the Central Coast

Written on 26 Nov, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

A nationwide E. Coli outbreak that has resulted in more than 30 hospitalizations and prompted health officials to instruct consumers to stay away from romaine lettuce may have started in Monterey County. Monterey County Agricultural Commissioner Henry Gonazles said the... (Continue reading)

Inmate abuse allegations continue to dog SLO County Jail

Written on 8 Nov, 2018 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE More than a year after the FBI mounted a criminal investigation into alleged civil rights abuses of inmates at the San Luis Obispo County Jail, the Department of Justice opened an investigation into how the sheriff’s department... (Continue reading)

Widow of mentally ill man sues SLO County for jail death

Written on 6 Nov, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo County has been hit with another lawsuit over a jailhouse death, this time over a man who died behind bars after stabbing his wife during a mental illness episode. [Cal Coast Times] Margo Benson-Hammer,... (Continue reading)

typhus outbreak in LA County reaches epidemic levels

Written on 7 Oct, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Health officials in Los Angeles County reported on Friday that a typhus outbreak has reached “epidemic levels” — which some experts blame on the poor living conditions of the areas homeless population. [Cal Coast Times] Of the 42 cases reported... (Continue reading)

Valley Fever kills 6 in SLO County in 2018

Written on 28 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Even though California recorded the highest ever number of cases of Valley Fever last year, cases of the disease are spiking this year, particularly in San Luis Obispo County. [Cal Coast Times] Over the first six months of 2018, six... (Continue reading)

The nation’s focus on gun violence is misdirected

Written on 26 Feb, 2018 in Featured, Opinion | 18 comments

OPINION by RON ARNOLDSEN This opinion piece will stir the “pot” and will have some saying I am bizarre. However, I choose to think that I have vision and the rest of the country wears bifocals. I am somewhat amazed... (Continue reading)

15 flu-related deaths in SLO County this year

Written on 31 Jan, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Amid an unusually severe flu season, there have now been 15 influenza-related deaths in San Luis Obispo County, health officials say. Two of the deaths were individuals under the age of 65. [Cal Coast Times] By law, healthcare providers are... (Continue reading)