Oceanside
Col. Doug Applegate, a former candidate for Congress against Rep. Darrell Issa, R-San Marcos, plans to take a run against San Diego County Supervisor Jim Desmond next year.
Applegate, 67, an attorney and retired Marine colonel, narrowly lost his race against Issa for the 49th Congressional District in 2016. Issa prevailed with 155,888 votes to Applegate’s 154,267, but the close race signaled changing partisan preferences in North County.
Applegate hopes to take advantage of the shift toward Democratic candidates with a challenge to Jim Desmond, the Republican supervisor for county District 5 and a former Mayor of San Marcos.
Applegate said his experience running for Congress gave him insight into the issues and needs of North County communities.
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Joe Little, NBC 7
North County frontline medical workers now have new tools to continue their fight against the coronavirus.
The Tri-City Hospital Foundation raised the funds to purchase a new extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) machine and an Airvo High-Flow Oxygen Device for the Tri-City Medical Center staff.
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The Airvo is the 13th in the organization s arsenal. Respiratory-care practitioner Shannon Cocilova said the Airvo delivers high oxygen concentrations to COVID-19 patients. It’s an alternative to ventilators.
The ECMO, however, is the first in the North County. The $152,000 machine can step in when the patient’s body needs to rest.