Los Angeles County has unveiled a restoration plan for the Porciúncula River, known as the Los Angeles River, which aims to improve access and infrastructure along the 51-mile tributary.
The plan aims to involve communities along the river, where they will have access to recreational areas, cycling paths and public roads.
Watch the complete video here.
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Un juez del condado de San Mateo ordenó recientemente que se procediera con una demanda contra 10 importantes empresas de bienes de consumo por su presunto papel en la contaminación por plástico en las aguas de California. Compañías que incluyen a grandes como Coca-Cola, PepsiCo y Nestlé USA.
Así, el juez V. Raymond Swope del Tribunal Superior del Condado de San Mateo emitió la orden a finales de mayo, negando así el intento de las empresas de desestimar la demanda.
Earth Island Institute, una organización ambiental sin fines de lucro con sede en Berkeley, demandó a las 10 empresas, alegando que no han aceptado su papel en la contaminación plástica, sino que culpan a los consumidores por no reciclar o tirar basura.
«Como los Demandados saben desde hace décadas, el reciclaje de plástico libra una batalla perdida contra el aumento exponencial de la producción de plástico cada año», se lee en la demanda.
Cabe destacar que la denuncia alega que las empresas no han adoptado alternativas más sostenibles, como el cambio de materiales o el rediseño de los envases, con el fin de obtener mayores beneficios.
Además de The Coca-Cola Company, PepsiCo Inc. y Nestlé USA, Inc., otras empresas nombradas en la demanda incluyen Crystal Geyser Water Company, The Clorox Company, Mars, Inc., Danone North America, Mondelez International, Inc. , Colgate-Palmolive Company y The Procter & Gamble Company.
Representatives of the companies did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the lawsuit, which was filed on Monday, June 6.
Sumona Majumdar, consejera general del Earth Island Institute, dijo que la orden muestra que las empresas que se benefician de los productos envasados en plástico en California pueden ser demandadas por los daños causados por sus envases de plástico.
«No se puede permitir que corporaciones como Coca-Cola y PepsiCo se escondan detrás de su estatus de fuera del estado para evitar la responsabilidad por su papel en la crisis de contaminación plástica aquí en California», subrayó Majumdar en un comunicado.
La mayoría de las empresas nombradas tienen su sede fuera de California.
Earth Island, representada por el bufete de abogados Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, presentó la demanda en febrero de 2020 contra las 10 empresas.
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At just 6 years old, Marcos Gutiérrez was already selling lemons door to door, carrying a small bucket through the streets of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, never imagining that one day he would have the opportunity to "give a voice to the whole world" through his radio show "Made in California" which has managed to reach an audience of more than 70 thousand people every day in the Golden State.
Although he arrived in El Paso, Texas, when he was just 13 years old, the now famous announcer was born in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, where he was restless from a young age, "always looking for action, I like to move. I compare myself to a shark, in fact, I work at home and I do it standing up," said Marcos Gutiérrez in an interview with Península 360 Press.
He liked to ride his bike on the wrong path and get home late, which caused him problems, especially with his father, who, in the words of the announcer himself, was a man of great discipline, "one of the old-fashioned ones, really."
Marcos has three older siblings, two girls and one boy, but when he was 13, “a little sister arrived and took my crown.” His parents were born in the U.S. but met in Ciudad Juárez, which allowed him to obtain both nationalities.
He learned English at a Catholic school, from which he and his siblings were expelled due to bad behavior. He later went to a school where the majority of students were African-American, where he says he "had a tough time," because discrimination for being from Juárez, Mexico, and not knowing English caused them problems and once again, they had to leave that school.
Finally, they arrived at a technical high school, where half of the classes were theoretical and the other part practical, and there he was attracted to the printing press, his first approach to the media.
By 1966 he had graduated, his father was doing well financially, Marco says, however, he wanted his children to start working after finishing high school, so in the summer he got a job, where for six weeks he cleaned train car gutters, however, it wasn't his thing and he decided to return to school, an idea he had not previously considered.
Western Texas University was a turning point. Without knowing what to study yet, "I was about to decide what my career would be when I was sitting there on a bench and I heard a student radio station, and there was a woman interviewing someone... and I said wow! I can do that... I have a passable voice and that's how I immediately said, I'm going to see where this station comes from," he said.
At the age of 20, he began working at a student station, where he also got a job as a DJ at a music club called "The Zoo" in El Paso, Texas, where one of the owners was an ad salesman at a popular local radio station, who offered him a job as a DJ.
"We're talking about a time when there wasn't a Latino, much less a Mexican, on the radio in the United States."
And even though at that time El Paso, Texas, had a 60 percent Latino population, the media did not include them in their programming, much less in their talent.
"He understood the market, he played the music that we Mexicans liked and he sees me at the Zoo, I say a few words and I play the music, he takes a risk and hires me. I was the first Latino in El Paso, Texas, as a DJ on an English-language station."
By 1970, Marcos had already developed as a DJ and was popular.
However, in the late 1960s and early 1970s, one of Marco's important moments in the media would have come, due to the violent demonstrations that took place in various parts of the United States due to attacks against the African-American community.
A fact that caused a revolution even in the media, which until then had covered up or not covered what was really happening on the streets with minority communities.
This forced radio and television stations to study the challenges facing the communities, analyze the problems and program for that group of residents.
On January 4, 1970, he set out for San Francisco, where he began to look for work of any kind. After holding down several jobs, the opportunity came that took him to the top.
«At that time, since there weren't many Latinos in the media, I was a unique person because I had already taken not only classes and studied communications, but I also had experience, and one of the Mission districts in San Francisco held auditions among a lot of people to find a producer and a host, and it was my turn. And from then on, that gave me the luxury of being one of the first to have a bilingual program for Latinos in San Francisco,» he said.
From there, he moved to Channel 4 on NBC with the program "Alma de Bronce", then to Channel 5 CBS with the program "Sol es Vida", and 14 years passed where he spent his time doing television, before returning to radio.
She decides to return to her studies and completes university, a master's degree and a doctorate in media.
«As Latinos, no one is going to make the appropriate programming that we need, if we do not move it will not happen, there will not be the programming that we are looking for and that can help us in the community, and based on this program, the opportunity is given to rent air time in San Francisco to create "Hecho en California"with programming that, I believe, is serving the community and finding Latino sponsors to work with us."
Marcos Gutiérrez has new plans, as he is already preparing a book about his life and hopes to have it in bookstores in 2023.
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Christina Corpus and Carlos Bolanos, once close colleagues and possibly even friends, are now opposing candidates for the post of San Mateo County Sheriff. Who are they and what do they propose?
Corpus is the current Millbrae police chief. Bolanos is the sheriff of San Mateo County. Both children of Latin American immigrants, they participated in a debate organized in Redwood City by the League of Women Voters of San Mateo County on April 27, which Peninsula 360 Press helped produce. The most controversial topic of the event was the involvement of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office (ICE) with the Sheriff's office in the county.
The candidate proposed the creation of a model of civil supervision, in addition to an external audit. He assured that work is being done to increase the number of officers with adequate training to better deal with insecurity.
He offered to create a program to ensure that the incarcerated population has every opportunity to succeed upon release from prison. In this regard, Bolaños added that his priorities are to build strong community relations and also implement effective programs to reduce recidivism.
He also said that technology would be leveraged more to improve public safety and build trust through transparency, security and the well-being of the police force.
Corpus spoke of a change in the way security is administered in San Mateo County, where she has held leadership positions such as Lieutenant, Commander, Captain and Chief. She said there is a lack of personnel and attributed it to a toxic work environment.
Corpus proposes, in a similar way to Bolaños, civil supervision, community surveillance, as well as improving relations with the migrant community.
The candidate said that if she wins, she would increase mental health services, address the use of tasers, without specifying exactly what she was referring to but saying that she would open a dialogue on the matter, reduce the excessive use of force and prioritize equity and safety with permits and the carrying of concealed weapons.
Corpus alleged that the sheriff's office has been collaborating with ICE since 2016. He said, "The only way I would collaborate (with ICE) would be if there was an imminent danger to the community, because as a sheriff you have to protect the communities, this would be a very thoughtful decision."
It is striking that Corpus said, on the one hand, that she had felt deeply hurt by the separation of families due to Bolaños' cooperation with ICE and, on the other, that, if she won the race, she would not completely cancel said cooperation with ICE but would do so in specific cases where "the safety of the county's population was put at risk."
Regarding this, Bolaños said: “It is true, I collaborated with ICE within the framework of Senate Bill 54 in relation to serious and violent criminals, but after attending three forums (Truth Forums), of which my opponent [referring to Corpus] did not attend any, I reconsidered after listening to the community.”
The candidate added that after these forums, he realized that ICE's participation undermined trust with the community, and for that reason, he committed that he would not cooperate under any circumstances with ICE. "I am not going to play the game of selective cases; if there is a serious and violent case, ICE can act through a court order and arrest these individuals."
It must be acknowledged that the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office, headed by Bolaños and with the participation of Corpus, has managed to build a good relationship with the Latino communities in the area, especially through social programs in which local community organizations participate.
It should also be noted that in terms of security, San Mateo County does not have the level of decay that we see in San Francisco or Santa Clara, to give two examples. However, the involvement of the Sheriff's office with ICE is a disgrace and should not be repeated. Bolaños recognizes the error and assures that "under no circumstances" will it happen again. Corpus, paradoxically, criticizes the link with ICE but leaves the door open to working with them in "specific cases," which is worrying because it could result in something very similar to what we have already experienced.
Therefore, whoever wins, as a community we must follow up on the campaign promises of each candidate so that they are fulfilled. In addition, we must be very firm in that the participation of ICE must be rejected in its entirety.
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By Irma Gallo. Global Exchange – Península 360 Press
Conocido popularmente como “el ingeniero” (esa es su profesión), el empresario y político Rodolfo Hernández le disputará la presidencia de Colombia al candidato de centro izquierda Gustavo Petro en la segunda vuelta de las elecciones que se celebrarán este 19 de junio.
Además de tener un expediente abierto por parte de la Fiscalía por un posible fraude conocido como el caso Vitalogic, por 336 millones de pesos colombianos, el ingeniero, que se vende como el candidato cercano a la gente al supuestamente desmarcarse del uribismo que representaba Federico Gutiérrez, “Fico”, el candidato oficial que quedó en tercer lugar en la primera vuelta, tiene fama de misógino y violento, como el expresidente de los Estados Unidos, Donald Trump.
Las alarmas comenzaron a encenderse cuando el candidato de la Liga de Gobernantes Anticorrupción afirmó que las mujeres venezolanas son “una fábrica de hacer chinitos (niños) pobres”, dicho por demás grave cuando, según la Plataforma Regional de Coordinación Interagencial para Refugiados y Migrantes de Venezuela, en mayo de 2022 hay 1 millón 842 mil 390 venezolanos refugiados en Colombia.
La misma reacción a su misoginia ocurrió cuando dijo que “la mujer, mejor que apoye desde casa”, y que “metida en el Gobierno, a la gente no le gusta”. En una entrevista radiofónica reiteró que “el ideal sería que las mujeres se dedicaran a la crianza”.
Más grave aún es lo que se le escuchó decir en a video about femicide:
“aquí, el gobierno para solucionar los problemas se inventa delitos, eso es lo que yo veo. Por ejemplo, yo tengo entendido que el homicidio desde que está el Código Penal está (sic). Y entonces aquí, una política resolvió hacer una bandera del feminicidio, que ése es un homicidio en una mujer y metió la ley, y la ley pasó (…) ella salió senadora con ese cuento. Pasando lo que hizo la senadora esa que salió con el cuento del homicidio que lo volvió feminicidio, ¿se acabó la violencia y el ataque violento a llevar a la muerte a la mujer? No, no se acabó. Eso sigue igual o peor”.
A partir de la difusión del video se creó el Hashtag #ElFeminicidioSiExiste, que los usuarios de Twitter, sobre todo las mujeres, están utilizando para recordárselo al candidato.
El video en cuestión no está fechado. Sin embargo, parecería que escudado en la figura del candidato cercano a la gente, que dice “las cosas como son”, ni él ni sus asesores (si es que los tiene y si es que los escucha) han reparado en la gravedad de sus declaraciones.
La candidata a la vicepresidencia por Pacto Histórico, la activista medioambiental Francia Márquez, dijo en a radio program que Rodolfo Hernández es un misógino “que no reconoce el feminicidio en este país, que no reconoce que las mujeres son asesinadas todos los días en este país; las niñas violadas”.
En contraposición, su compañera de fórmula, la candidata a la vicepresidencia por la Liga de Gobernantes Anticorrupción, Marelen Castillo, salió en su defensa; soltó la típica de justificación de que las declaraciones del ingeniero fueron “sacadas de contexto”, y también afirmó que “en su campaña hay muchas mujeres y que su esposa Socorro es la que administra su empresa”.
Cuando era alcalde de Bucaramanga, Hernández también se hizo fama de violento cuando soltó un golpe al concejal Jhon Claro frente a las cámaras. A consecuencia de ello, la Procuraduría lo separó del cargo durante tres meses.
Igual que Trump, y antes que él el ex presidente mexicano Vicente Fox, a Rodolfo Hernández no le importa expresarse públicamente con términos que van desde lo supuestamente “coloquial” hasta lo ofensivo, incluso hasta la vulgaridad.
Con respecto a los venezolanos que buscan refugio en Colombia, en 2017 dijo que los que llegaban a Bucaramanga eran “los limosneros, la prostitución y los desocupados” pero que “tocaba” recibirlos. “No los podemos coger a plomo, tocará que se pongan a pedir limosna”, afirmó. Asimismo, antes de propinarle un golpe en la cara al concejal Jhon Claro lo llamó “hijo de puta”.
Aunque proveniente de una familia obrera, el empresario millonario —al igual que Donald Trump— ve a los pobres como una jugosa posibilidad de negocio: por medio de su empresa constructora vendió a los pobres casas de interés social en 100 cuotas mensuales que debían pagar directamente a él. Con la consigna de que los empresarios son joyas que el país tiene que cuidar, dijo también que “el mejor negocio del mundo es tener gente pobre con capacidad de consumo, porque los pobres consumen toda la plata”.
Paradójicamente son los pobres quienes podrían llevarlo a la presidencia de Colombia en la segunda vuelta de las elecciones.
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San Mateo County Sheriff Carlos Bolanos, who has more than 40 years of experience, will run Tuesday against challenger Christina Corpus, who has worked in the sheriff's office for 22 years. Both Bolanos are running for sheriff.
Current county sheriff Carlos Bolanos says he is running to continue the work he started in that position, while acknowledging there is still more work to be done.
Their goals include building community relationships, reducing recidivism, building trust, and addressing recruitment and retention challenges within the sheriff's office.
A Bay Area native, Bolanos has worked in law enforcement for more than 40 years, beginning as a patrol officer with the Palo Alto Police Department in 1979.
Since then, he has served as a detective, sergeant, lieutenant, police captain and police chief in Palo Alto, Salinas and Redwood City before becoming deputy sheriff and then sheriff of San Mateo County in 2016.
According to their website, www.bolanosforsheriff.comBolaños believes in the philosophy of community policing.
As Redwood City Police Chief, he initiated the Redwood City Police Activities League program, known as PAL, which provides a variety of cultural activities and programs to promote life skills and personal development in young people.
During his time as San Mateo County Sheriff, the Sheriff's Activities League or SAL, founded in 1997, continued to expand.
Christina Corpus says on her website, www.christinacorpus.com, who is ready to lead the office into the future and is “capable of meeting the challenge of public safety in the 21st century.”
Its goals include hiring more people of color through mentoring programs, reducing recidivism through data-driven programs and preventing practices like turning people over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for minor offenses.
The woman of Latina descent began her career in law enforcement as a social worker in the county district attorney's office in 1995. Since then, she has served as a correctional officer, deputy sheriff, sergeant, lieutenant and captain.
As a sergeant in the sheriff's Professional Standards Bureau, she developed a boot camp for women law enforcement officers to help orient women and prepare them for the physical requirements of law enforcement.
He also said he plans to improve how officers respond to people experiencing a mental health crisis, change the office’s policy regarding the use of Taser stun guns, create a community advisory board to receive input from underserved communities and other stakeholders, as well as ensure that gun permits are not issued for political gain.
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The first week of June begins, which means we are right in the middle of the year. Here's the local news you need to know to stay up to date.
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Un tiroteo en San Francisco la madrugada del lunes dejó herido a un hombre de 27 años, según la policía.
El tiroteo se informó a las 2:23 h en la cuadra 500 de Howard Street luego de un altercado físico entre varias personas. Alguien disparó dos tiros contra la víctima, quien fue alcanzada por los disparos y fue trasladada a un hospital. Se espera que sobreviva a sus heridas, según la policía.
El presunto tirador sigue prófugo, sin embargo, cualquier persona que tenga información sobre el caso debe llamar a la línea de información del Departamento de Policía al (415) 575-4444 o enviar una información por mensaje de texto a TIP411 con “SFPD” al comienzo del mensaje.
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Un incendio en un edificio en el vecindario Tenderloin de San Francisco la madrugada del miércoles 1 de junio, dejó a una persona hospitalizada y 25 desplazadas, dijeron los bomberos de la ciudad.
El incendio se informó por primera vez a las 5:42 h en el segundo piso de 74 Turk St. Crews respondió y contuvo el fuego en poco más de media hora. Una persona fue llevada al hospital con heridas leves y la Cruz Roja Americana respondió para ayudar a las decenas de desplazados, según el departamento de bomberos. La causa del incendio está bajo investigación.
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Un guardia de seguridad disparó y mató a alguien que supuestamente lo atacó con un cuchillo en el Distrito de la Misión de San Francisco la madrugada del miércoles, según la policía.
Los oficiales habían respondido a las 4:07 h a una alerta por disparos en el área de las calles 16 y Utah, donde los testigos les dijeron que el guardia de seguridad estaba en el área cuando un hombre lo enfrentó y lo atacó con el cuchillo, lo que provocó que el guardia le disparara.
El hombre fue declarado muerto en la escena y su nombre aún no ha sido revelado. El guardia de seguridad permaneció en el lugar y cooperó con los investigadores, quienes no lo arrestaron.
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Un adolescente sospechoso de tratar de reclutar a otros estudiantes para participar en un tiroteo o atentado con bomba en la escuela secundaria de Berkeley fue arrestado esta semana después de entregarse, dijo la policía el miércoles.
Las autoridades informaron que recibieron un aviso el 21 de mayo, razón por la cual se registró la casa del joven de 16 años, donde encontraron componentes explosivos y rifles de asalto, varios cuchillos y artículos electrónicos que podrían usarse para crear armas adicionales.
Según un comunicado de prensa de la policía, los investigadores de la unidad de servicios juveniles se hicieron cargo de la investigación y los detectives entrevistaron a los testigos, revisaron las pruebas y finalmente obtuvieron una orden de arresto contra el adolescente.
El adolescente se entregó a la policía de Berkeley el lunes y fue arrestado bajo sospecha de poseer materiales de dispositivos destructivos y amenazar con cometer un delito que resultará en la muerte o lesiones corporales graves.
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Las autoridades de vida silvestre retiraron de forma segura lo que describieron como un león de montaña joven y con bajo peso de la Escuela Intermedia/Preparatoria de Pescadero el miércoles por la tarde después de que el animal entrara a la escuela ese mismo día.
Nadie resultó herido durante el encuentro y los estudiantes y el personal fueron enviados a casa después de que se avistara al animal. Los empleados del Departamento de Pesca y Vida Silvestre de California llevaron al animal al Zoológico de Oakland para una evaluación de salud.
Y es que, alrededor de las 8:23 h del miércoles 1 de junio, la oficina del alguacil del condado de San Mateo recibió una llamada de la escuela notificándoles que había un puma en un salón de clases.
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La policía de San Francisco dijo el jueves que marcharán en el Desfile del Orgullo Gay anual de la ciudad luego de llegar a un acuerdo con los organizadores del desfile que habían dicho anteriormente que los oficiales no podían usar sus uniformes en el evento.
La Alianza del Orgullo de Oficiales de Policía de San Francisco llegó a un acuerdo con los organizadores del Orgullo que habían votado en 2020 para prohibir a los oficiales en uniforme después de un verano de protestas en todo el país contra la brutalidad policial.
La policía, a la que se unieron los bomberos de la ciudad y los ayudantes del alguacil para decir que no participarían en el desfile debido a la política, ahora formará parte de un contingente de socorristas que participarán en el desfile junto con la alcaldesa London Breed.
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Un incendio forestal de 29 acres que comenzó a arder el viernes por la mañana en la montaña San Bruno está actualmente contenido en un 80 por ciento, según Cal Fire.
El fuego comenzó a arder poco después de las 6:45 h cerca de Tower Road en el lado oeste de la autopista US 101. El fuego no dañó ninguna estructura, pero un video publicado en Twitter por la unidad San Mateo-Santa Cruz de Cal Fire mostró partes del incendio enla montaña que ha sido ennegrecida por el fuego.
Como resultado del Tower Fire, como Cal Fire se ha referido a él, el Parque Estatal y del Condado de San Bruno Mountain permanecerán cerrados, según el Departamento de Parques del Condado de San Mateo.
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With information from Bay City News.
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Un senador del estado de California presentó un proyecto de ley estatal para aumentar condenas de prisión por varios delitos violentos cometidos en escuelas y lugares de culto.
El proyecto de ley, SB699, crearía dos mejoras de sentencia para varios delitos graves cometidos o intentados en propiedades escolares o en iglesias, mezquitas, sinagogas y similares.
«Las escuelas y los lugares de culto son elementos fundamentales de nuestras comunidades y deben ser espacios seguros para todos aquellos que usan sus servicios», dijo la senadora Susan Talamantes Eggman, demócrata de Stockton, en un comunicado de prensa el jueves.
El proyecto de ley agregaría dos, tres o cuatro años adicionales de prisión por homicidio involuntario, mutilación, secuestro, robo, robo de auto y violación, entre otros delitos.
También agregaría una mejora de 10 años por asesinato en una escuela o lugar de culto.
El proyecto de ley se denomina Ley Alycia «LaLa» Reynaga en honor a la víctima de 15 años de un apuñalamiento mortal en el campus de la escuela secundaria Stagg de Stockton, en el condado de San Joaquín.
Reynaga murió después de que Anthony Gray, de 52 años, supuestamente condujera hasta la escuela el 18 de abril, salió de su vehículo y comenzó a apuñalarla con un cuchillo.
Poco después, la fiscal de distrito del condado de San Joaquín, Tori Verber Salazar, se comunicó con Eggman sobre la introducción de una nueva legislación para agregar tiempo de prisión adicional por tales ataques, dijo la portavoz Elisa Bubak.
«Los atroces actos de violencia en los planteles escolares y lugares de culto merecen consecuencias adicionales», puntualizó Salazar. «SB 699 es una forma en que California puede liderar la nación en la reforma, protegiendo a quienes buscan una educación y a quienes desean participar en reuniones religiosas».
El proyecto de ley es en realidad una enmienda del 1 de junio a una pieza de legislación existente de Eggman, también llamada SB699, que estaba estancada en el Comité de Educación del Senado estatal.
La nueva versión reemplaza por completo el lenguaje del proyecto de ley anterior y podría obtener una audiencia en la Asamblea en algún momento de este mes.
La SB699 también está patrocinada por el Senador Dave Min, D-Irvine, el Asambleísta Carlos Villapudua, D-Stockton y la Asambleísta Cottie Petrie-Norris, D-Laguna Beach.
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The San Francisco Department of Public Health ‒SFDPH‒ announced today that following a recent surge in cases globally and in the U.S., the first probable case of monkeypox has been identified in a San Francisco resident through testing at a California Department of Public Health laboratory.
The risk to the general population from this virus is believed to be low, as the known cause of spread is prolonged contact and bodily fluids.
Having close physical contact, including sex, with multiple people can put a person at higher risk of getting monkeypox.
The individual, who traveled to an area with an outbreak of cases, is in isolation and in good condition, San Francisco health officials said.
The individual has not reported close contacts in the city during the time period in which he or she could have spread the infection to others. Initial testing was completed at a state lab on Friday and SFDPH is awaiting confirmation of test results from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
“San Francisco is prepared for this case and others, should they occur. We want to emphasize that this is not an easily airborne illness like COVID-19; however, we want people who may have been exposed to be vigilant for symptoms and to see a medical provider immediately if they develop symptoms for evaluation,” said Health Officer Dr. Susan Philip.
"While most cases resolve on their own, monkeypox can be serious in rare cases and we want to prevent further spread in the community," she added.
SFDPH noted that there is still much to learn about the conditions under which monkeypox spreads and people can expect public health guidance to evolve accordingly.
Monkeypox is currently known to be spread through activities including intimate sexual contact, kissing, breathing in close proximity, or sharing bedding and personal items. It appears as a distinctive rash or sores on the skin anywhere on the body, including the genital area, and often begins as flu-like symptoms.
While a cluster of cases has been identified and appears nationally and internationally, monkeypox remains rare and there are other contagious diseases that can cause rashes or skin lesions. For example, syphilis and herpes are much more common than monkeypox, can look similar and should also be treated.
People who may have been exposed to monkeypox, or who have symptoms, should contact their health care provider immediately for evaluation and counseling. Physicians should report suspected cases of monkeypox to SFDPH Communicable Disease Control.
SFDPH anticipates that additional cases of monkeypox may occur in SF, and is already monitoring updates and guidance from the CDC and the California Department of Public Health on the evolving situation.
SFDPH systems are in place to receive reports of suspected cases from health care providers; identify and communicate with anyone who has been in contact with cases during their infectious period; and ensure that clinicians remain well informed about testing, infection control, and management of monkeypox as the situation develops.
The California Department of Health has purchased Jynneos vaccine for distribution to counties for preventive use in persons identified as close contacts.
Most recent cases of monkeypox worldwide are among people who identify themselves as gay men or men who have sex with men, which may put people in this community at higher risk of infection.
However, anyone, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, can become infected and spread monkeypox.
In response, SFDPH urged the media, government officials and the community at large to respond with a rights-based and evidence-based approach that avoids stigma.
If you have symptoms, particularly a rash consistent with monkeypox, or if you have been in contact with someone who has been diagnosed with monkeypox:
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By Constanza Mazzotti and Pamela Cruz. Peninsula 360 Press [P360P]
Considered one of the great filmmakers, Clint Eastwood He has acted in 72 films, directed 45 and produced 53. The actor, producer, composer and director originally from San Francisco is neither ugly nor bad; the good one celebrated 92 years of life this May 31.
Among his most legendary films are those in the "spaghetti western" genre, "A Fistful of Dollars" (1964), "For a Few Dollars More" (1965) and "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" (1966), with which he became one of the favorites in the world cinema.
The actor, whose full name is Clinton Eastwood Jr., was born in 1930 and began to consolidate his career with his first roles as Harry Callahan in the successful films "Dirty Harry" (1971) and "Strong Harry" (1973).
The nonagenarian has a very impressive career, in which he can boast of having carried out a large part of his work alongside two greats of Italian film production such as Ennio Morricone ‒1928-2020‒ composer and conductor who created soundtracks for more than five hundred films and series for television, as well as Sergio Leone ‒1929-1989‒ who was one of the most famous directors of spaghetti western films that directed Clint Eastwood.
During the 1950s, after participating in supporting roles, he had his big break with a role in the television series Rawhide (1959) alongside Eric Fleming who was the lead actor. Months later, when the star of the series retired, Clint Eastwood would rise to the role of lead actor.
The list of films he has appeared in is very long, but the public missed out on seeing him in one of the greatest thrillers of all time, "James Bond", a character created by the novelist Ian Lancaster Fleming, and whom Eastwood refused to play because he considered that only an English actor should represent one of the best-known secret agents in literature and cinema.
In the 1970s, with The Beguiled (1971), he achieved great critical success and also made his debut as a director with the erotic thriller Night Shiver (1971). In the same year, he played the role of a policeman in Dirty Harry, a role that highlighted him as a cultural icon, popularizing the police genre.
That same decade meant for Eastwood an incessant production of films, consecrating him as an actor and director.
With such a prolific career, it is not surprising that Eastwood has his own production company, which he founded in 1967 under the name "The Malpaso Company", now known as Malpaso Productions, where no less than 40 films have been produced, in addition to co-productions and documentaries.
Eastwood has no limits and proof of this is his foray into music, an art of which he is passionate, which is why he has composed most of the soundtracks for his films and although music was not his main career in 2007 Eastwood received an honorary doctorate in music from the Berklee College of Music during the Monterrey Jazz Festival.
The multi-talented Clint Eastwood has not only faced dangerous situations in films. In 1951, while serving in the army at the age of 21, he survived a plane crash in shark-infested waters after the military plane he was a passenger in crashed into the ocean near California.
Perhaps that is one of the reasons why the actor firmly believes in finding inner peace through transcendental meditation, which he has practiced for almost 50 years.
As if that were not enough, Clint Eastwood has made time in his busy schedule to serve his community, as he was mayor of the city of Carmel by the Sea, a picturesque town in Monterey County, in the Bay Area in California, from 1986 to 1988. He won with 72 percent of the votes in his favor and it is where he currently lives, he even owns a pub.
A Republican, but with a progressive air, Clint Eastwood has declared himself to be in favor of equal marriage and euthanasia.
The handsome actor's life has had it all. During his youth, he was a lifeguard, a newspaper delivery man, a forest firefighter and even a golf caddy, and during the Korean War he dedicated himself to being a swimming instructor and lifeguard.
Clint has 176 nominations for different awards and categories, winning 154, four of them Oscars, however, none of them as an actor.
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