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Traveling Nurses In High Demand As Hospitals, Including Henry Mayo Experience Rise In Patients
The struggle for Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital and other hospitals dealing with the latest surge in COVID patients is having enough intensive care unit (ICU) nurses. Hospitals need ICU nurses to care for COVID patients. So as the number of COVID hospitalizations swell, finding enough ICU nurses to treat COVID patients is the real challenge, according to Henry Mayo Spokesperson Patrick Moody.
Community Group SCV Neighbors In Need Finishes Sixth Food Drive, Plans Christmas Toy Drive
SCV Neighbors in Need finished their sixth food drive this year, just before Thanksgiving, and are planning a toy and food drive in December for Christmas. When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, Lesley Vennero knew that some people were going to get hit harder than others. She knew that people were going to have to step up to help those who would be struggling the most to help themselves.
Saugus Robbery Suspect Arrested After Allegedly Punching CVS Manager
A Saugus robbery suspect was arrested Friday morning after allegedly punching a CVS store manager, officials said. At about 10:45 a.m. Friday, deputies responded to a report of a robbery at the CVS on the 26500 block of Bouquet Canyon Road in Saugus.. The suspect was seen walking into the business removing items off the shelves and placing them inside her backpack, according to Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station spokesperson Natalie Arriaga.
Proposition 21 Would Allow Local Governments To Pass Rent Control Rules
Proposition 21 would allow local governments to enact rent control on housing that was first occupied over 15 years ago, with an exception for landlords who own no more than two homes. The ballot measure would replace the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act, which was passed in 1995 and modified local governments’ ability to enact rent control. The Costa-Hawkins Act allows local governments to use rent control only on properties built before 1995.
Santa Clarita Bike Park Opens In Sports Complex
The City Council celebrated the grand opening of the Santa Clarita bike park at the sports complex on Friday. BMX riders have been able to use the ramps and bowls at the Santa Clarita Skate Park for years, but they’ve been sharing the space with skateboarders and rollerbladers. This new park is a dirt track designed specifically for bikes, officials said. Mayor Cameron Smyth was on hand at the opening ceremony, as well as other city officials, representatives, and business leaders.
Bouquet Falls Clean-Up Group Is Raising Money To Restore The Falls — Hometown Station | KHTS FM 98.1 & AM 1220 — Santa Clarita Radio - Santa Clarita News
For three years, volunteers with Beautification of Bouquet Canyon Falls have been cleaning up trash and graffiti at Bouquet Falls. Now they have a GoFundMe. If you take a trip up to Bouquet Falls on a Saturday morning, you might hear the rush of the falls, the babbling of the creek, and the chugging of a gas generator along with the spray of the pressure washer attached to it. That’s the work of the volunteer clean-up crew organized by the Facebook group Beautification of Bouquet Canyon Falls.
COVID-19 Hospitalizations On The Rise In SCV, Still Below 50 Percent Capacity At Henry Mayo
Coronavirus hospitalizations in Santa Clarita have been steadily rising since mid-June, but are still well below total capacity at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital, according to officials. COVID hospitalizations peaked in mid-April at 35, then steadily dropped to only three cases by mid-June. The number of patients has been increasing since then and has reached 31 as of Wednesday, according to Patrick Moody, spokesperson for the hospital.
Santa Clarita Black Lives Matter Protests Continue For Third Week — Hometown Station | KHTS FM 98.1 & AM 1220 — Santa Clarita Radio - Santa Clarita News
Horns blared intermittently along Valencia Boulevard as supporters honked while driving past demonstrators outside City Hall Wednesday afternoon. Protestors holding up signs with the words ‘Black Lives Matter’ and ‘Abolish The Police’ had gathered for their third sit-in on the grassy lawn below the brick portico with the big, brass City Hall lettering. These demonstrators represent a youth movement against racism; the majority being high-school or college-aged.
SCVi Class Of 2020 Celebrated With Drive-Thru Ceremony Friday — Hometown Station | KHTS FM 98.1 & AM 1220 — Santa Clarita Radio - Santa Clarita News
Santa Clarita Valley International (SCVi) Charter School’s graduating class of 2020 was honored in a drive-thru ceremony at their Castaic campus Friday morning. School faculty and parent volunteers came together to make this year’s ceremony for graduating seniors a memorable one as they start the next chapter in their life of learning.
Santa Clarita Grocery Adapts To Increased Demand, New Safety Measures Amid COVID-19 — Hometown Station | KHTS FM 98.1 & AM 1220 — Santa Clarita Radio - Santa Clarita News
The coronavirus has forced Santa Clarita Grocery to cope with an increased demand for their services and to change the way they serve their clients. Santa Clarita Grocery, a nonprofit that provides weekly groceries to families in need, has seen demand for their services increase by 400 percent due to the economic impact of coronavirus, according to Santa Clarita Grocery founder Bradley Gross.
Saugus High Graduate Featured In ‘Prom Night’ Music Video
Saugus High School graduate Faith Bolde is featured as part of a music video for the song “Prom Night,” a video by singer Maylyn that features photos of graduating high school seniors in their prom attire. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, schools have been forced to cancel proms across the country. Pop singer Maylyn wrote her new song “Prom Night” in recognition of students missing out on that experience.
Souplantation Closing Permanently Due To Coronavirus Concerns — Hometown Station | KHTS FM 98.1 & AM 1220 — Santa Clarita Radio - Santa Clarita News
All Souplantation locations across the country, including the restaurant in Valencia, will be permanently closed as their parent company files for bankruptcy, officials said. Garden Fresh Restaurants, which owns the buffet-style restaurants Souplantation and Sweet Tomatoes, is planning on filing for bankruptcy and closing all 97 locations, including 44 in California, according to a recent interview with CEO John Haywood in Restaurant Business.
COVID-19 Is Disproportionately Affecting The Poor, People Of Color In L.A. County — Hometown Station | KHTS FM 98.1 & AM 1220 — Santa Clarita Radio - Santa Clarita News
COVID-19 is having a greater impact on lower-income residents and people of color, according to Los Angeles Department of Public Health officials. People of color make up a disproportionate number of coronavirus deaths, and low-income residents are dying at a rate three times higher than people living in communities with low poverty rates, according to Dr. Barbara Ferrer Director of the L.A. County Department of Public Health.
421 Coronavirus Cases Confirmed In Santa Clarita Valley — Hometown Station | KHTS FM 98.1 & AM 1220 — Santa Clarita Radio - Santa Clarita News
A total of 421 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed within the Santa Clarita Valley, officials announced Monday. As of Monday afternoon, a total of 421 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the Santa Clarita Valley.
Reopening Process After ‘Safer At Home’ Order Discussed By L.A. County Leaders
Los Angeles County leaders are discussing what is needed to reopen and what the roadmap of recovery from the coronavirus pandemic would look like. “If we don’t see serious spikes and we actually start seeing the declines, which is what we’re really looking for, in the number of cases … we’ll feel a lot more secure that we can go ahead and slowly start implementing our recovery plan,” said the Director of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Barbara Ferrer.
State assembly creates bill for ethnic studies
A Central American studies class on social movements takes place in Sierra Hall on March 12. Photo credit: Geovanni Botticella A new bill in the California Assembly will require all CSU students to complete at least one ethnic studies course before graduating. For students and faculty of existing programs, the importance of such legislation can hardly be overstated. If passed into law, the bill will require all 23 CSU campuses to provide ethnic studies courses.
CSUN colleges face sweeping budget cuts
Photo Illustration by Clare Calzada Budget cuts are being implemented across campus, caused by a combination of lost tuition revenue, the cost of increased full-time enrollment and rising faculty compensation. Each of the eight colleges on campus are figuring out how to make the cuts while limiting their effect on instruction.
Chancellor says there will be no tuition hike
CSU Chancellor Timothy P. White speaks at a presentation at a CSU board of trustees meeting on Nov. 4, 2013. White recently answered questions about his plans to increase accessibility to classes for CSU students. Photo credit: Alex Vejar Concerns about the CSU system facing possible tuition increases next year due to a budget shortfall have been averted following the release of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s budget, according to CSU Chancellor Timothy White.
Alumnus offers opportunities for artists
Jesse Orenshein, author and CSUN alumnus showing his first two books "The Strongest Man" (left) and "The Boy Who Owned a Candy Store" (right). Orenshein has been collaborating with CSUN artists for his illustrations and worked with Madison Lovo on "The Strongest man" and Louise Calvente on "The Boy Who Owned a Candy Store".
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