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More than 84,000 San Diego County residents are living with Alzheimer s, while more than 200,000 residents care for someone with the disease. (Shutterstock / Tashatuvango)
SAN DIEGO, CA An alliance of local research institutions announced Wednesday the National Institute on Aging has awarded it $7.46 million in federal grants to advance research to combat Alzheimer s disease.
The funds are headed to Collaboration4Cure, an alliance of top research institutions brought together by San Diego County and Alzheimer s San Diego. C4C grew out of the work of The Alzheimer s Project, a regional effort to address a rise in local cases of dementia, the region s third-leading cause of death after cancer and heart disease.
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Cal State University San Marcos has extended its deadline to apply for admission for the fall 2021 semester by six weeks. (Shutterstock)
SAN MARCOS, CA Cal State University San Marcos has extended its deadline to apply for admission for the fall 2021 semester by six weeks in recognition of the toll that the coronavirus pandemic has exacted on students, it was announced Wednesday.
The previous deadline was Dec. 15 and the new deadline is Jan. 31. Because of the many challenges faced by students during this trying period, we wanted to provide them with additional time to apply, said Scott Hagg, CSUSM s associate vice president of enrollment management services.
UpdatedWed, Dec 16, 2020 at 1:12 pm PT
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Outgoing Councilmember Jefferson Wagner provided a sworn affidavit alleging acts of corruption to incoming Councilmember Bruce Silverstein. (City of Malibu)
MALIBU, CA At a Monday night City Council meeting that saw the swearing in of three new councilmembers, 0utgoing Councilmember Jefferson Wagner announced he had provided incoming Councilmember Bruce Silverstein with an affidavit alleging several instances of City Hall corruption.
In a seven-page sworn affidavit, Wagner alleges that he was offered bribes by a vendor in exchange for voting for a contract, and that the city failed to investigate his claim of bribery; that former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa pressured him to extend City Manager Reva Feldman s contract and raise her salary, and an unexplained police raid on his home came two days after he did not; and that he has heard multiple rumors of city staff being bribed for favors and access, though he did not l
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The U.S. Postal Service’s Operation Santa program is going nationwide for the first time this year. Through the program, you can make a child’s holiday wish come true. (Shutterstock)
ORANGE COUNTY, CA The coronavirus pandemic could make the holidays particularly bleak for many U.S. kids and families.
As parents struggle with unexpected medical bills, job loss and food shortages, their children could also wake up on Christmas morning to discover Santa missed their homes.
It s a devastating scenario for any parent or child; however, the U.S. Postal Service is hoping to help make the holidays a little more merry and bright for kids whose families have been affected by the pandemic or other hardships this year.
UpdatedTue, Dec 15, 2020 at 11:47 am PT
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HOLLYWOOD, CA A watershed moment came about in the conference room at a Kaiser Permanente hospital Monday afternoon, as several nurses received their initial doses of Pfizer s coronavirus vaccine. Governor Gavin Newsom, Mayor Eric Garcetti and more looked on as nurse Helen Cordova joked around with the crowd before taking the vaccine shot in her upper right arm.
Kaiser Permanente was among the first hospitals in California to receive their vaccine doses. Four other medical personnel received doses during the ceremony: Kim Taylor and Brian Thompson from the emergency department; Angela Balam, an environmental services worker; and Raul Aguilar, who works in respiratory therapy according to the