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VOL. 29, N0. 37
SEPT. 18, 2015
After a Del Mar man is diagnosed with West Nile virus in August, the county’s Vector Control Program is taking steps to curtail the region’s mosquito population. Courtesy photo
County uses precautions against West Nile virus By Ellen Wright
STYLE AND SUBSTANCE Salon Paradigm Master Stylist Jessica Ramsey, left, with Mark Murdock take a picture together on Sunday at the Community Resource Center on Second Street in Encinitas. It was the first time in almost four years that Murdock got his hair cut by a professional stylist. Volunteer hairdressers from Salon Paradigm and other salons offered their styling services to the city’s homeless population. See the full story on page A8. Courtesy photo
County settles lawsuits with Roberts for $310K By Aaron Burgin
REGION — The County Board of Supervisors has agreed to pay $310,000 to settle allegations made against Supervisor Dave Roberts by three former staffers. The staff members, all women, had accused Roberts, who oversees the county’s Third District, of inappropriate use of County funds, promoting a hostile work environment, an alleged bribe, campaigning on County time, improperly using a County vehicle and retaliating against staff members. The board in its statement said that Roberts, at minimum, showed poor judgment in the handling of acTURN TO SETTLEMENT ON A16
The County Board of Supervisors agrees to pay $310,000 to settle allegations made against Supervisor Dave Roberts by three former staffers. File photo by Bianca Kaplanek
REGION — San Diego County is taking precautions against the West Nile virus after a Del Mar man was diagnosed with the disease in late August. The 73-year-old was diagnosed with the virus after checking into a hospital for symptoms of encephalitis, brain inflammation that rarely occurs after people are exposed to the virus. Mosquitoes transmit the virus so the county’s Vector Control Program is taking steps to curtail the mosquito population. Technicians target areas with standing water, like drainage ditches, unmaintained swimming pools and ponds, with larvicide and tiny mosquito eating fish. The county also uses aerial drops to get to hardto-reach areas, like the San Elijo and Buena Vista lagoons. The next scheduled aerial drop is Sept. 23. The larvicide does not harm people, pets, plants or wildlife.
Birds can get affected by West Nile virus and spread it to mosquitoes, which in-turn spread it to humans so county officials have asked people to report dead crows and jays at (858) 694-2888. The virus is untreatable and 80 percent of those who have been exposed don’t show symptoms. The other 20 percent suffer flu-like symptoms, including a fever, headache, body aches and fatigue. One in 150 people with the virus have serious neurologic complications that can be life threatening. People over the age of 50 years old and with weakened immune systems have an increased risk of complications. The county has found more than double the amount of dead birds that tested positive for the virus compared to last year. Thus far, 95 dead birds with the virus have been counted and 18 batches of TURN TO MOSQUITOES ON A16
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