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http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/northcounty/20080414-1525-vista-tb.html

SAN DIEGO – A Vista High School student was diagnosed with tuberculosis, prompting county health officials Monday to notify classmates, faculty and staff who may have been exposed.School officials have notified about 120 students, teachers and staff that were potentially exposed to the disease between March 1-28, according to the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency.

“Tuberculosis is in our community,” said Dr. Wilma Wooten, the county’s public health officer. “Fortunately, it is curable. We want the public to be informed about TB, in hopes of keeping the disease from spreading.”

Symptoms of active TB include persistent cough, fever, night sweats and unexplained weight loss, according to the HHSA. Most people who are exposed to tuberculosis do not develop the disease.

There were 280 cases of tuberculosis reported in San Diego County in 2007, according to the HHSA. So far, there have been 46 cases of the disease reported locally this year.

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/day-laborers-city-2011287-deberry-ordinance

New ordinances cracking down on businesses allowing day workers to congregate add to declining numbers in Orange. 

ORANGE – The number of day laborers in town has dropped 80 percent this year, in the wake of two municipal laws meant to stopping the laborers from congregating and soliciting work, city officials say.

The Police Department keeps statistics on sightings of apparent day laborers.

Further, City Attorney David DeBerry said he spotted approximately eight day laborers at Chapman and Hewes avenues on a recent day.

“That’s a huge drop,” DeBerry said. “There’s usually 70.”

City officials say no business has applied for a permit to allow day laborers to congregate on their property since a city law went into effect.

Councilman Jon Dumitru said the new law, enacted on March 13, adds to the ordinance enacted in January aimed at stopping day laborers from soliciting for work.

Under the latest law, city businesses that want to allow day laborers and those who want to employ them to congregate on their property must get a permit from the city.

“It’s not just day laborers, it’s also the people hiring them,” Dumitru said. “We’re going both directions on it.”

The ordinance states that permits are not needed if four or fewer day laborers gather. The fine for violating the ordinance is $250 for the first offense, $500 for the second – and $1,000 and up to three months in jail for the third.

DeBerry said 30 citations were handed out from Jan. 17 to March 1. Police logs show that just three citations were handed out in March.

“The ordinance seems to be working. Every once in a while, you’ll see more than one or two day laborers,” Mayor Carolyn Cavecche said.

Thursday morning, at Moreno’s Restaurant on Chapman Avenue, about six men gathered in front. Restaurant owner Javier Moreno said he had not received any official notice of the city ordinance.

“They eat and have coffee,” Moreno said. “I haven’t had any problems with them whatsoever.”

DeBerry said police went to different businesses along Chapman to tell owners about the new ordinance.

“Typically, how the situation would be handled is that we would receive a complaint about a business that was allowing day laborers on the premises,” DeBerry said. “Then we would go out and let them know the day laborers would have to leave, be reduced to four or less or the business would need to get a permit.”

Jose Herrera, 35, returned to the U.S. from Mexico two months ago and had little success finding work by standing at Hewes and Chapman. Herrera said the ordinance is the reason would-be employers don’t pull up looking for workers anymore.

“I’ve seen a lot of police cars, there are signs saying we can’t stand here and look for work,” Herrera said. “Police and sheriff officers stop by and tell us to leave or we’ll get fined, so we leave. But we need to work, so we come back.”

Stricter enforcement eligibility requirements at the Resource Center have resulted in a drop in patronage.

“They’re required to present two forms of identification and be able to present a Federal I-9 form in order to be used,” Dumitru said.”

DeBerry said the combination of ordinances and enforcement might have driven out day labors from other cities.

“We had some evidence that day laborers were coming from other jurisdictions,” DeBerry said. “Maybe they’ve stayed in their own areas.”

Herrera said he’s heard some laborers have moved out of state, to Oregon for example, because of the lack of work.

http://www.desertdispatch.com/news/cocaine_2982___article.html/wielenga_officials.html

April 3, 2008

NEWBERRY SPRINGS - Officials confiscated approximately $1 million worth of cocaine during a routine traffic stop late Wednesday afternoon on Interstate 40 at Newberry Springs.

During the traffic stop, officials said the driver began acting suspiciously. While searching the vehicle officials said they uncovered 25 kilograms of cocaine according to Sgt. Gregg Wielenga of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s High Intensity Criminal Interdiction Team.

“This is our biggest seizure of 2008 so far,” said Wielenga. “This was obviously part of a large drug-trafficking operation.”

On the street, a kilogram of cocaine is worth approximately $40,000, making the entire load worth $1 million, he said.
The vehicle transporting the cocaine had began its journey in the Los Angeles-area with North Carolina as the destination, said Wielenga. The origin of the cocaine or where it entered the U.S. is still unknown.

Deputy Antonio Juarez was conducting the stop due to the driver’s failure to wear a seat belt, when the driver’s actions warranted a search of the vehicle, said Wielenga.

There is something severely wrong with todays youth and it is not something that “bad parenting” can be used as an escape goat to explain. Murders, plotting of murders and violent crimes, terrorism acts against schools and teachers. These are not normal thoughts of any human being.  Even in the most uneducated and uncivilized cultures these elements do not exist. Yet this trend continues with increasingly elevated frequency.  This is something that should be alarming to ALL Americans.
http://www.desertdispatch.com/news/covina_2873___article.html/thomson_mcglaughlin.html

COVINA - A third suspect has been arrested in the killings of two local teens who were shot execution style at an abandoned military bunker in January.

Cameron James Thomson, 16, of Covina, allegedly served as the lookout while Bodhisattva “Bodhi” Sherzer-Potter, 16, of Helendale, and Christopher Cody Thompson, 18, of Apple Valley, were shot and killed inside an abandoned military bunker near Helendale on Jan. 5, said Deputy District Attorney Steven Sinfield.

Thomson was arrested late Wednesday and is charged, as an adult, with two counts of murder, two counts of kidnapping and two counts of robbery.

“I don’t want a 16-year-old sitting in a regular-ed class thinking that he can get away with murder,” said Leah Sherzer, Bodhi’s mother. “Just because he’s 16 doesn’t mean that he is not able to think for himself. It’s an age of knowledge and of answering for one’s actions.”

Collin Lee McGlaughlin, 18, of West Covina, and David Brian Smith, 19, of Covina were both arrested in January for the crime and pleaded not guilty.

McGlaughlin is alleged as the shooter and faces 111 years in prison if convicted.

Smith faces 81 years to life if convicted.

“I’m glad that they’re getting all of them now,” said Mike Thompson, Cody’s father. “We knew of that third person, but we’re happy they’re bringing justice to everybody now.”

Thompson said he and his wife Pam have gotten a lot of support from friends and family.

“We’re hanging in there,” said Mike Thompson. “It’s day by day.”

Sinfield said that Thomson is charged with the same crimes as the other two men because he was aiding and abetting, or helping in the commission of the crime.

A person charged with aiding and abetting or accessory is usually not present when the crime itself is committed, but he or she has knowledge of the crime before or after the fact, and may assist in its commission through advice, actions or financial support.

Sinfield said Thomson faces 61 years and 8 months to life in prison if convicted.

Sinfield said Thomson is expected to be arraigned Friday in Barstow, the same day that McGlaughlin and Smith are due back in court.

http://www.desertdispatch.com/news/police_2964___article.html/rumors_school.html

April 1, 2008

Parents take about 500 students out of BHS after fight; Police step-up presence at school.

BARSTOW — Rumors of more violence following a Monday fight at Barstow High School prompted hundreds of parents to take their children out of school Tuesday.

BHS Principal Claire Ellis said that about 500 students left school on Tuesday after parents became concerned for their safety. The Barstow Police Department increased the number of officers on and around the Barstow High School campus as well and despite no fights occurring Tuesday, intends to continue patrols throughout the week.

“When people are worried, it’s difficult to assuage people’s fears,” Ellis said after the school day ended on Tuesday. “We all want our school to be safe.”

The school was never locked down, Ellis said, and parents were free to pick up their children if they wanted to throughout the day. Besides fewer students and smaller classes, the day proceeded without incident, she said.

On Monday, several students were involved in a fight on campus that appears to have started at a party over the weekend, Ellis said. Rumors then started that there would be further violence at school, possibly during a lunch period, on Tuesday. Ellis said that because of the rumors, parents were notified of the situation at the school Tuesday morning through the district’s automated phone system. Hundreds of parents mobbed BHS after receiving the calls and stood in lines at the school’s attendance office.

Parked in a long line of cars outside the school, Alfred Duran said he didn’t know what to expect as he waited for his son, a BHS freshman.

“I’m pulling my son out,” he said. “Who knows what could happen? I ain’t going to take any chances.”

BHS senior Amanda Belmont, 17, stood on the steps waiting for her grandparents to pick her up early. She was going to go to her lunch period but saw only three or four students remaining in each class and became scared that something might happen.

“I leaving. I’m afraid. It might be just a rumor going around,” she said, “but everyone’s taking it seriously.”

Although many students were leaving, the school’s first and second period lunches appeared to go smoothly.

“It’s probably just an April Fool’s Day joke,” said Paige Davidson, a 17-year-old senior. She said she felt safe at the school.

Sgt. Andy Espinoza said the reaction of parents prompted the police department to place three officers on the campus and conduct roving patrols around the campus. He said students used cell phones to text and call parents, notifying of the rumors and police presence. To ensure safety, the police will continue to patrol the school grounds in the coming days, Espinoza said.

The students involved in Monday’s fight were put up for expulsion and not on campus on Tuesday, according to Ellis. Espinoza said the police department has done follow-up checks on the students and is continuing to investigate the matter. Anyone with information can call the police station at 255-2211. To remain anonymous, call WeTip at 1-800-78-CRIME or leave information on the WeTip Web site at www.wetip.com.

http://www.hanfordsentinel.com/articles/2008/04/01/news/doc47f2792ee4169392948687.txt

A Fresno woman and her 13-year-old niece were killed in a traffic accident on Monday evening when the driver failed to stop for a posted sign at a rural Fresno County intersection and was broadsided by another vehicle.

Nanette Villalva, 40, and her niece — who was not formally identified by California Highway Patrol officials — sustained fatal injuries and were pronounced dead at the scene. Alcohol is not suspected as being a factor in the collision at the intersection of Chateau Fresno and Jensen avenues.

At 8:40 p.m., Villalva was driving a 1995 Buick northbound on Chateau Fresno Avenue approaching the Jensen Avenue intersection when she drove through a stop sign and directly into the path of a 2002 Ford heading east, causing a broadside impact.

The driver of the Ford, 21-year-old Nester Ojeda, received minor injuries in the collision.

http://www.hanfordsentinel.com/articles/2008/04/01/news/doc47f278e878d36715447807.txt

By Joe Johnson

It is not confirmed if these individuals were in the country illegally, as such this will be placed under American crimes unless citizenship verification states otherwise. 

http://www.hanfordsentinel.com/articles/2008/04/01/news/doc47f278b86e523775066493.txt

By Joe Johnson 

Delbert Ramirez was also arrested on burglary charges stemming from an unrelated investigation.

All four of the vehicle occupants are allegedly Lemoore residents.

http://www.diggersrealm.com/mt/archives/002746.html

(VIDEOS AT LINK ABOVE)

These are must see videos, it is amazing how many times the race card comes up to play during the various interview questions. Yet repeatedly the issue of legal and illegal are skirted and ignored.

One can only wonder how much this is costing the American tax payer to support medical care and clinics for illegal aliens.  One can also only wonder how much of these services will be put to use by American citizens or how many American’s will be turned away in favor of illegal aliens.  

Kings County Health Care Clinics Schedule For Month Of April 

By Sentinel Staff

Corcoran — Immunization Clinic, Corcoran Clinic, 1002 Dairy, 1 to 3:30 p.m., every 1st Monday, April 7.

Lead Clinic, same schedule as Immunization Clinic.

Hanford — Immunization Clinic, in the Mobile Unit at the new Wal-Mart Parking Lot (12th Ave), 9 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 4 p.m., every Tuesday, April 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29.

Immunization Clinic, 330 Campus Drive, 9 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 4 p.m., every Wednesday, April 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30.

Lead Clinic, 330 Campus Drive, 9 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 4 p.m., every 2nd and 4th Monday, April 14 and 28.

Adult Immunization Clinic and Travel Immunizations, 330 Campus Drive, 9 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 3:30 p.m., every 1st Thursday, April 3.

Appointments are required.

Kettleman City — Immunization Clinic, 304 Becky Pease, 9 to 11 a.m., every 3rd Monday, April 21.

Lead Clinic, same schedule as Immunization Clinic.

Family Planning

For more information and appointments, please call 582-2795.

Walk-in Pregnancy Testing are provided on Mondays in Hanford, 8 to 10:45 a.m. and 1 to 3:30 p.m.

Avenal Health Clinic — 590 Skyline, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., every 1st Tuesday, April 1.

Corcoran Health Clinic — 1002 Dairy Avenue, 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., every 2nd Tuesday, April 8.

Hanford Health Clinic — 310 Campus Drive, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m, Tuesday-Friday, April 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 29 and 30. (except 3rd and 4th Tuesday 10:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.)

Women Infant and

Children Supplemental

Nutrition Program (WIC)

For appointments and information, please call 582-0180.

Avenal — Avenal Health Clinic, 590 Skyline, April 3, 4, 7, 11, 15, 17, 18, 21 and 25.

Corcoran — Corcoran Health Clinic, 1002 Dairy, April 1, 2, 4, 9, 11, 16, 18, 22, 23 and 30.

Hanford — WIC Office, 310 Campus Drive, April 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29 and 30.

Kettleman City — Kettleman City Health Clinic, 304 Becky Pease, April 14.

Lemoore — Lemoore Health Clinic, 229 “C” Street, April 1, 3, 8, 9, 10, 15, 17, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29 and 30.

Lemoore NAS — Fleet and Family Support Center, 930 Franklin Ave., April 2 and 16.

Communicable

Disease Services

The following services are available by appointments. Please call 584-1401 for services or more information.

Confidential HIV Testing and Results — 330 Campus Drive, Walk-in Service 8 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 4 p.m., every Monday-Friday (except Tuesday).

HIV/AIDS case management and medical services. Sexually transmitted disease clinic — 330 Campus Drive, 8 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 4 p.m., Monday thru Thursday 1 to 4 p.m., Fridays.

Appointments are required.

Employment and School

Tuberculosis Clearance

Avenal — Avenal Clinic, 590 Skyline, 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., every 2nd Wednesday, April 9.

Corcoran — Cororan Clinic, 1002 Dairy, 9 to 11:30 a.m., every 3rd Wednesday, April 16.

Hanford — 330 Campus Drive, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., every Monday, Tuesday, and every other Friday, April 1, 4, 7, 8, 14, 15, 18, 21, 22, 28 and 29. With extended hours on 3rd and 4th Tuesday (Standard time 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.).

Lemoore — Lemoore Clinic, 229 “C” Street, 1:30 to 4 p.m., every 3rd Wednesday, April 16.

Kettleman City — Kettleman City Clinic, 304 Becky Pease, 2 to 4 p.m., every 2nd Wednesday, April 9.