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Amazon’s Warehouse Workers Worry About Infection

Amazon warehouse employees who package everything from pasta to toilet paper say the e-commerce giant isn’t doing enough to protect them from COVID-19. Workers at a warehouse in Riverside County are staying home and have signed a petition demanding their health be taken seriously. Listen Here

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Tele-Medicine Gets a Boost During Pandemic

April 9, 2020 The pandemic is changing how we interact with medical professionals. For instance, Medicare and Medicaid have expanded access to tele-health appointments for their members. This means more elderly and low-income people can now get healthcare from practitioners without visiting a clinic or hospital. Listen Here

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David Werksman

April 28, 2020 For 11 years, David Werksman worked on the bomb squad at the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. His brother once asked him how he went to work each day, knowing the danger. “‘I get up every day, put on the uniform, strap on the gun, kiss my kids, and realize I may never…

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Ken Machado

April 8, 2020 Ken Machado, known as “Cowboy Kenny,” embodied resilience. Mr. Machado, a 60-year-old former rodeo competitor, did not let Lyme disease, two heart surgeries and injuries from two car accidents stop him from living a full life. “My siblings and I had a list and we’d check off his nine lives,” said his…

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Scott Blanks

Benjamin Lee met Scott Blanks when they worked as baristas at a Starbucks in La Quinta. They quickly became best friends. “He was one of the few people who was always kind to people, even when they weren’t kind to him,” Mr. Lee said. “He just showed me how to be good to people.” One…

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Rosary Celaya Castro-Olega

It was hard to miss Rosary Celaya Castro-Olega when she made her nursing rounds on the eighth floor of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center’s south tower in Los Angeles. Decked out in purple scrubs, her personality was on full display. “Even after 12-hour shifts, she made it to birthdays and anniversaries,” her daughter, Tiffany Olega, said. “And…

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Why California’s Community Health Clinics Are Vital, but Hurting

A look at the clinics that care for some of California’s most vulnerable patients. Published April 13, 2020 Updated April 15, 2020 OAKLEY, Calif.— With chronic thyroid problems and stents in her heart, Caren Abell is one of millions of Californians with underlying health problems that make them especially vulnerable to the coronavirus. Ms. Abell, 53…

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Marylou Armer

April 10, 2020 At the Santa Rosa Police Department, Marylou Armer was a detective known for meticulous, leave-no-stone-unturned investigations of domestic violence and sexual assault. But what also set her apart was a bottomless reserve of compassion for victims. “She was very human in a profession that isn’t always that way,” Stephen Bussell, a fellow…

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Why Mammoth Lakes Is Turning Away Visitors

Officials in a California ski town worry about its role as an escape. April 6, 2020 For most of the year, about 8,000 people live in Mammoth Lakes, a resort town 7,881 feet high in the Sierra Nevada mountains. At peak ski season, the population triples, a fact normally welcomed by civic leaders. But not…

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For Students at a Lone School in California, Class Is Still On

Out of the 10,521 public schools in California, Outside Creek is the only one with its doors open. By Brian Wollitz and Ali DeFazio April 10, 2020 FARMERSVILLE, Calif. — At 7:45 on a recent morning, the strangest of scenes unfolded at Outside Creek Elementary: A school bus pulled up. Students stepped off and sauntered to class. The…