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Dust Bowl Brewing Co. Releases Supine Mega IPA

in Food

TURLOCK, Calif. — Dust Bowl Brewing Co. announces the release of Supine Mega India Pale Ale, its first new specialty package in 2020. Sold in pint cans and draft, Supine is available in on- and off-premise accounts throughout California and parts of Nevada, and at all Dust Bowl Brewing Co. taprooms in Turlock and Monterey, California.

Brewmaster Don Oliver shares his thoughts on this aggressively hopped beer:  “We brew a lot of big beers at Dust Bowl.  Supine Mega IPA follows in the footsteps of Dump Truck of the Gods Mega IPA, but we push the beer further with a 14.4% alcohol content and a bigger hop load (85 IBU) featuring Apollo, Amarillo, Citra and Mosaic hops.”

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TUSD releases statement regarding Coronavirus

in Health

Turlock Unified School District Releases Statement About Coronavirus urging parents to use healthy practices to stay safe this flu season.

TUSD notified parents in the community with the following phone call:

“Good evening. This is a call from Turlock Unified School District. We have posted on our TUSD website information our school nurses have compiled related to seasonal flu and the recent Coronavirus outbreak. We encourage our TUSD families to review this information for best practices on staying healthy this cold and flu season. Thank you.”

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3 People In Monterey County Tested For Wuhan Coronavirus

in Health

MONTEREY COUNTY (CBS SF/CNN) — The Monterey County Health Department confirmed on Wednesday that three people in the county have been tested for the Wuhan coronavirus.

After initially telling KPIX that five people were being tested for the coronavirus, a Monterey County Health Department official corrected herself and said that while five people were assessed, only three of the five met the criteria for being tested.

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2 Northern California prisoners slain in related attacks minutes apart

in News

SACRAMENTO  — Two inmates were killed during attacks a minute apart Wednesday in a Northern California prison, state corrections officials said.

The two afternoon attacks at California State Prison, Solano in Vacaville were believed to be related, according to a statement from the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Two inmates stabbed Mizrain Nava Cano in the neck and back in a yard at the Sacramento-area prison shortly before 3:30 p.m.

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240 evacuees from Chinese coronavirus epicenter to land at March Air Reserve Base in California

in Around California

A plane traveling from a region of China where the coronavirus has killed at least 100 people will land this week at a California airport, officials say.

Up to 240 U.S. citizens are leaving Wuhan, China, and are scheduled to land at Ontario International Airport in San Bernardino County on Wednesday, according to CBSLA.

The U.S. is moving to evacuate government employees and other U.S. citizens who have been working in China from areas where coronavirus is breaking out, CBSLA reported.

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Hughson, Keyes school employees to be honored by state

in People

Two local school employees are moving on to represent Stanislaus County in the California Department of Education’s statewide recognition program for those who go above and beyond for their schools.

Hughson Unified School District Maintenance, Operations and Transportation worker Sal Ramirez and Keyes Union School District Student Support Specialist Susan Hanson were honored on Jan. 22 as two of 28 honorees during the Stanislaus County Office of Education’s 13th annual “Employees Making a Difference” ceremony, which recognizes outstanding classified (non-supervisory) education employees throughout the county.

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California county health system eyes cuts, layoffs to overcome $57M shortfall

in Health

In an effort to overcome a $57 million shortfall, the San Mateo (Calif.) County Health System is proposing several cuts to its services, according to the Palo Alto Daily Post. 

The health system is proposing to cut the number of psychiatric beds in half, close its hospital pharmacy and lay off 80 employees.

Health system officials estimate the cuts will save the county hospital system $16 million.

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San Diego County investigates possible case of coronavirus

in Around California

SAN DIEGO – Health officials are waiting for word from the CDC on whether someone in San Diego County has the coronavirus. The suspected case first came to the attention of the County Health Department over the weekend.

Officials confirmed California’s first two cases of coronavirus in Los Angeles County and Orange County Sunday.

“The infected person presented themselves for care once they noticed that they were not feeling well and is currently receiving medical treatment,” according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. “There is no immediate threat to the general public, no special precautions are required, and people should not be excluded from activities based on their race, country of origin, or recent travel if they do not have symptoms of respiratory illness.”

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2 confirmed cases of coronavirus in California

in Around California/Health

SANTA ANA (KUSI) – California’s first case of coronavirus has been confirmed in Orange County after a traveler from Wuhan, China — ground zero for the deadly disease — tested positive, according to the Orange County Health Care Agency.

That patient — man in his 50s — was taken to a local hospital, is in isolation and in good condition, according to a written statement from the agency.

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As California’s homeless people camp out on railroad tracks, train-related deaths are rising

in Around California

Just after 8 on a warm evening in September, Janae Bell was shooting the breeze with two friends at the Hearst Avenue railroad crossing, sharing some pastries and talking bikes. Over the clanging bells of a Union Pacific freight train rumbling past on the opposite track, they didn’t hear the Amtrak barreling toward them.

With seconds to spare, Bell, 41, looked up, screamed “Train!” and dove off the tracks. But when he turned to look for his friends, he said, “They were gone.”

Continue Reading on L.A. TIMES

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