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L E T T E R S Animal advocate, celebrity matchmaker Editor: Rock on, George Cervantes! Loved the article and the call to action for joining shelter volunteers. But George, did you mean your list of impounded animals to be a really short list? Rabbits are the #3 most populous animal at LAAS, but not at Santa Monica? Lisa Edmondson Los Angeles
Coronavirus by the numbers and local updates Compiled by Kamala Kirk Cases and deaths by neighborhood as of September 26: Culver City: 2,858 (deaths 113); Del Rey: 41 (deaths one); El Segundo: 1,042 (deaths 10); Marina del Rey: 649 (deaths four); Mar Vista: 2,823 (deaths 37); Palms: 3,361 (deaths 62); Playa del Rey: 170 (deaths one); Playa Vista: 845 (deaths 11); Santa Monica: 6,489 (deaths 186); Venice: 2,607 (deaths 17); Westchester: 3,492 (deaths 57) Total Westside cases: 24,377 Total Westside deaths: 499
Total confirmed cases in LA County: 1,454,172 Total deaths in LA County: 26,013 Total new cases as of September 26: 1,174 Total new deaths: 14 Hospitalizations: 947 Positivity rate (seven-day daily average): 1.34% Total number of people tested: 8,579,689 (Source: Los Angeles County Department of Public Health)
Solutions for drug addiction Editor: America, once and for all, drugs are a medical problem. We need medical solutions, long term! Medical interventions such as administering Naloxone to an overdose victim are important, but the follow-up is crucial. After waking from a Naloxone shot, the person’s personal belongings are gathered up and off to detox and rehab she or he goes. Needle exchange programs will be eliminated or at least phased out until detox and rehab are universally available. We must have universal free and low-cost facilities to house thousands of addicts. Yes, this is mandatory. How about underused military bases being repurposed for treating addicts? Medical not criminal solutions are a must. Also, big pharma must be compelled to provide low cost long term medical
treatments for drug addicts. Angus MacDonald Culver City My take on the MVCC Editor: In the most recent Mar Vista Community Council (MVCC) election, I backed the “Stand Up for Mar Vista” slate. I did so because I believed its stance on the major issues facing Mar Vista closely aligned with those of the community; I still do. People want accountability from their city leaders and they want safe, clean neighborhoods. That’s a basic right that everyone deserves. As a former board member and chairman for three years, I am very familiar with a broad spectrum of the Mar Vista community and understand what matters most to stakeholders. The “Mar Vista for All” slate had no understanding of what a Neighborhood Council (NC) is empowered to do. In addition to supporting Councilmember Mike Bonin’s vision to house homeless individuals at Mar Vista Recreation Center, Westchester Park and the Venice Beach parking lot, ideas like solar panels for all, free public transit, affordable housing for everyone, and dual plumbing systems have nothing to do with the role of an NC. They had the entirely wrong vision for Mar Vista, which is why that slate was so decisively defeated.
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