Lita Martinez
Producer, All Things Considered
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The ordinance will only allow exceptions for city employees with certain health conditions that prevent them from safely getting the vaccine, or those who hold genuine religious beliefs against vaccination. -
Researchers from UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography sent a robotic submersible down to take samples and livestream from the ocean floor at a DDT dump site. -
Supervisors Janice Hahn and Sheila Kuehl announced the proposal Tuesday afternoon, which will go before their colleagues next week. -
Flooding from the July 11 sewage spill damaged some critical systems within the Hyperion treatment plant. And, for lack of a better phrase, it’s been backed up for nearly three weeks. -
What gives? The short answer is: There’s always a lot of, shall we say —stuff — in the ocean. -
Hospital cases in the county have also risen by 30% from last week. Health officials emphasize the breakthrough cases in vaccinated people are largely mild. -
The positivity rate for tests is now 5.2%, up from last Friday’s rate of 4.0%. -
Lance Davis broke a freediving record in the Bahamas this week — propelling himself, unassisted, deeper than any American before. -
All available options have steep price tags. -
The disgraced movie producer was extradited to L.A. where he pleaded not guilty to 11 counts of sexual assault from five women.
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