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Volume 21 Issue 220
08.03.22 National Night Out returns
Trio of candidates are first to qualify for November
California governor declares monkeypox state of emergency
MATTHEW HALL
DON THOMPSON
The first batch of candidates for local offices have qualified for the November election. One City Council candidate (Troy Harris) and two candidates for School Board (Alicia Mignano and Richard Tahvildaran-Jesswein) qualified on August 1. To run for Council, School Board, Rent Control Board or SMC Board potential candidates must gather 100 signatures from registered voters. The nomination period runs through at least August 12 and will be extended to August 17 in any race in which an incumbent declines to run again. Tahvildaran-Jesswein said his early qualification was just a result of pulling papers on the first possible day. “I just showed up at the city hall the first day that the papers were available and went door to door in my community, my neighborhood and got the signatures. And that took a week’s time to put my papers in it,” he said. “I was thrilled I heard from the clerk last night, I got an email and a phone call from the city’s clerk saying that I had qualified, and I and I look forward to running and to talking to people about the work that we do and continue with the good work.” Mignano said she wanted to start work on her campaign as soon as possible. “I’m a newcomer to the School Board race, so don’t have as much name recognition as the incumbents.
California’s governor on Monday declared a state of emergency to speed efforts to combat the monkeypox outbreak, becoming the second state in three days to take the step. Gov. Gavin Newsom said the declaration will help California coordinate a government-wide response, seek more vaccines and lead outreach and education efforts on where people can get treatment and vaccination. “We’ll continue to work with the federal government to secure more vaccines, raise awareness about reducing risk, and stand with the LGBTQ community fighting stigmatization,” Newsom said in a statement announcing his declaration. Nearly 800 cases of monkeypox have been reported in California, according to state public health officials. The monkeypox virus spreads through prolonged and close skinto-skin contact, which can include hugging, cuddling and kissing, as well as through the sharing of bedding, towels and clothing. People getting sick so far have mainly been men who have sex with men, though health officials note that the virus can infect anyone. “Public health officials are clear: stigma is unacceptable and counterproductive in public health response,” Michelle Gibbons, executive director of the County Health Executives Association of
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POLICE: The Santa Monica Police Department celebrated National Night Out on Tuesday with an event at City Hall designed to introduce residents to members of the department.
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