State officials have scheduled a New Year’s Day Fair Board
meeting to transfer title of the property to a shell entity.
Opponents of the sale say that by doing so, the state is in
contempt of court.
A five-year-old infection-control program has produced dramatic
results among those most vulnerable, officials say.
Signs fastened to facade of historic downtown building might be
there illegally.
The court extends a temporary restraining order until Jan. 10,
which all but kills the sale.
If healthcare workers take five steps as easy as washing their
hands and wearing sterile gloves and gowns, they can virtually
eliminate one of the most lethal infections among their sickest
patients.
California has been slow to mandate reporting of
hospital-acquired infections. But a new reporting law, spurred by a
mother who lost her son to an infection, could lead to significant
improvements.
The California Department of Public Health is required to report
data from acute-care hospitals on four hospital-acquired
infections.
Reporting that begins Jan. 3 will give consumers information
about the occurances of four types of life-threatening and
all-too-common hospital-acquired infections.
Joe Fletcher is leaving the city’s employ with $142,000 in
severance pay along with a pension, unused sick and vacation pay
and, if he chooses, unemployment benefits. But city officials still
won’t say whether he retired or was fired.
DA last week filed theft charges against Newport Beach attorney
and appeals board member Peter McAneny, alleging that he stole
$117,000 from a widow.
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