Encinitas councilwoman resigns, citing advanced cancer [The San Diego Union-Tribune]
Encinitas Councilwoman Jody Hubbard, who has represented the Cardiff region for two years, announced Wednesday night that she was resigning “effective immediately” because her lung cancer has spread.
Last summer, Hubbard disclosed that she had been diagnosed with non-smoker, non-small cell adenocarcinoma after an emergency room visit for severe abdominal pain in late May. Noting the many recent advancements in cancer treatment, she said at the time that she was undergoing chemotherapy, appeared to be responding well to treatment and would continue to serve on the council.
Unfortunately, her status has changed and she now needs to revisit that decision, Hubbard said at the start of Wednesday night’s City Council meeting.
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Encinitas will contribute $75,000 to restart a community grant program for small businesses facing financial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the City Council unanimously decided Wednesday.
Mayor Catherine Blakespear said the city’s small businesses are desperate for help right now, and Councilman Tony Kranz said the state’s new restrictions on business activity are likely to linger given the soaring number of virus cases in California in recent days.
“It’s having significant impacts again and I do expect it’s going to get worse before it gets better,” he said.
Facing a rapidly shrinking number of unoccupied hospital beds in California due to rising coronavirus case numbers, Gov. Gavin Newsom recently announced the state’s strictest lockdown measures since the early days of the pandemic. In San Diego County, new restrictions have shut down outdoor restaurant dining and hair salons, and restricted capacity in retail stores to 20 percent.