Va Lecia Adams Kellum has just accepted one of the toughest jobs in LA County. She’ll be paid generously for it too, earning a base salary of $430,000 per year.
If you’ve tried scheduling a COVID vaccine through OC Health Care’s Othena app, you’re familiar with waiting room hell.
For regions with one dispensary, there was a 17% decline in opioid deaths. For regions with two cannabis dispensaries, the decline was 21%. Regions with three dispensaries saw an additional 8.5% decline.
Beset by a rocky COVID-19 vaccine rollout, Gov. Gavin Newson announced last Wednesday that the state was changing its eligibility requirements and allowing immunizations for anyone aged 65 or older.
An estimated 50% of health care workers in Riverside County have refused the vaccine.
One of the bills will remove barriers for counties that wish to implement California's court-ordered outpatient statute, Laura's Law.