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Learning Through Burning: Moss Landing Fire Exposes Need for Changes in Battery Facilities

02/15/2025

AS HOST TO the largest battery storage facility in the world, on a site that just had its fourth fire in four years, the people of Monterey County have grown to realize that Moss Landing is a learning laboratory for California’s green energy transition.

Bird Flu Infected Flock Confirmed in San Mateo

02/06/2025

A local backyard poultry flock has been confirmed by San Mateo County health officials to have been infected with H5N1 bird flu. Read on for more information.

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Sutter Health Shows Interest in Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital

Sutter Health, a major health care provider in California, has notified the San Benito Health Care District board of directors of its interest in Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital. According to a letter obtained by BenitoLink dated Feb. 3 and addressed …

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Bond or No Bond: Determining the Future of Hazel Hawkins

Lea este artículo en español aquí.For months, the San Benito County Board of Supervisors and the San Benito Healthcare District have clashed over the future of Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital. While the supervisors push to keep the county’s only hospital …

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No Confirmed Cases of Illness in SBC Following the Moss Landing Fire

Lea este artículo en español aquí.Despite much chatter on social media following the fire at the Vistra Energy lithium battery plant in Moss Landing on Jan. 16, San Benito County Public Information Officer Rosemerry Dere said that there have been …

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Public Alzheimer’s Conference Coming to San Juan Bautista on Jan. 30

Lea este artículo en español aquí.Alzheimer's Disease slowly robs a person of their memories and thinking skills and, eventually, their ability to function. The Alzheimer’s Association estimates that almost 7 million Americans are living with the disease, a number projected …

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Where Are All the Eggs? Bird Flu’s Spread Not the Only Culprit in Crisis of Global Proportions

IF YOU HAVE tried to bake a cake recently, you might have had a hard time finding eggs. The empty shelves are a sign of the devastating impact of avian influenza, H5N1 or HPAI, on commercial poultry flocks in California.The …

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HHMH Outlines Covenants of Sale to Insight

In a deal that promises to stabilize the future of healthcare in San Benito County, Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital is continuing to perform due diligence on transitioning to new ownership, says a press release from the hospital.

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Supervisors Demand to Have a Say Over the Future of Hazel Hawkins

Lea este artículo en español aquí.At a Jan. 14 meeting, the San Benito County Board of Supervisors discussed the future of Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital. By a unanimous vote, they decided to approach the San Benito Health Care District in …

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Hospital Auxiliary Offers Scholarships for Medical Studies

Applications for the 2025 Hazel Hawkins Hospital Auxiliary Scholarship Awards are now available.

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Insight Health Denies Claims of Fraud at Chicago Hospital

Lea este artículo en español aquí.Insight Health has denied allegations that it engages in questionable practices to defraud insurance companies and sell patients unneeded services, as alleged in a recent American Prospect magazine article. Insight, which is negotiating with the …

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Assemblymember Addis to Lead Budget Subcommittee on Health

Information provided by the Office of Assemblymember Dawn Addis. Lea este artículo en español aquí.Assemblymember Dawn Addis (D-Morro Bay) has been appointed Chair of the Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Health by Speaker Robert Rivas. In this capacity, Addis will oversee …

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