September 7, 2019 (Ramona) – A state investigation has determined that infected birds moved from within the virulent Newcastle disease (VND) quarantine area in Riverside County led to the recent detection of the disease in the Ramona area, Dr. Annette Jones, California’s state veterinarian, announced yesterday.
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April 20, 2017 (Lakeside) — You can learn the ins and outs of backyard chicken care from chicken expert Richard Edwords on Saturday, May 13th at 1 p.m. This educational program will be held at the Lakeside River Park Foundation at 12108 Industry Road in Lakeside.
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January 28, 2016 (El Cajon) – A truck hauling 40,000 pounds of frozen chickens caught fire shortly after 1 a.m. on I-8 West in El Cajon.
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CDC warns against snuggling chickens or ducks, bringing poultry inside home
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July 10, 2015 (San Diego’s East County) – Across the nation, people have flocked to owning backyard chickens and other poultry. But now the Centers for Disease Control has issued a warning not to cozy up to your backyard birds. That’s because four separate Salmonella outbreaks linked to backyard flocks have sickened 181 people in 40 states, including several cases in California.
In one outbreak, CDC conducted interviews and found that 86% of the ill people had conducted with chiceks, chickens, ducks or ducklings before falling ill. Moreover, the CDC reports, “Many ill people in these outbreaks reported bringing the live poultry into their homes, and others reported kissing or cuddling with the live poultry. These behaviors increase a person’s risk of a Salmonella infection.”
Who knew that chicken snuggling was so popular?
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July 9, 2014 (Fresno) -- At least 621 people in 29 states have been sickened by a salmonella outbreak linked to Foster Farms chickens. The government has ordered a shut down of one of the company’s facilities in California and a voluntary recall has been issued by the company on chicken products sold at major retail outlets including large grocery store chains as well as military bases.
The outbreak has gone on for 16 months, but the company did not agree to recall most products until early July. The outbreak includes seven strains of a drug-resistant form of salmonella that makes infections hard to treat. Almost 40 percent of the victims have been hospitalized and 13 percent developed serious bloodstream infections, NBC news reports.
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October 11, 2013 (San Diego) – Nearly two dozen San Diegans have fallen ill with salmonella due to raw chicken products from Foster Farms facilities in California. However the products were also sold under other brands and store names including Ralph’s, Safeway, Kirkland (sold at CostCo), O Organics, and Eating Rights.
Foster Farms announced yesterday that it has reached an agreement with federal inspectors to make improvements to its processing. They company has not recalled products, insisting that cooking the tainted chickens thoroughly eliminates risk. But Consumer Reports contends that the chicken products should be recalled to protect consumers.
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June 26, 2012 (El Cajon)- At the El Cajon Council meeting today, one of the items on the agenda concerned changing the zoning requirement so El Cajon residents can own chickens in their own backyards. The public was able to voice their concerns to allow backyard chicken ownership.
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May 12, 2012 (La Mesa) – A plucky group of La Mesa residents turned out at last week’s Council hearing to ask that smaller property owners be granted the right to raise chickens and savor fresh eggs.
Councilwoman Ruth Sterling asked to add consideration of chicken ownership to this Tuesday’s agenda for a discussion by Council.
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April 25, 2012 -- (San Diego’s East County)--East County Roundup highlights top stories of interest to East County and San Diego’s inland regions, published in other media. This week’s top “Roundup” headlines include:
LOCAL
Grossmont District deals with layoffs for 2012-13 (UT San Diego)
Fundraiser for missing hiker search efforts (CBS 8 News)
DeMaio and Fletcher heat up mayoral debate (UT SanDiego)
City attorney threatens to squeeze legal fees out of civic watchdog (CityBeat)
Controversy, dispute envelop Palomar College construction site at Indian burial ground (OB Rag)
Group launches effort to recall Sweetwater school trustees (UT San Diego)
SDG&E avoids shutdown of Powerlink helicopters (UT San Diego)
Getting to the bottom of city issues (La Mesa Today)
El Cajon Nixes Chickens (UT San Diego)
Council refuses to sign PBID petition (La Mesa Today)
STATE
Measure to repeal death penalty in CA qualifies for ballot (Sacramento Bee)
Social media password bill advances in state Senate (Sacramento Bee)
Steinberg to push California for initiative changes (Sacramento Bee)
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April 21, 2012 (El Cajon) -- Join the Water Conservation Garden, the Heritage of the Americas Museum and the Ornamental Horticulture Department at Cuyamaca College on Saturday, April 28 from 9a.m. to 4p.m. as they present the 19 th Annual Spring Garden Festival.
This year’s theme is “Urban Farming” and will include experts on raising urban chickens, beekeeping and vegetable gardening. Garden professionals will be on hand to answer the most puzzling gardening and landscape design questions, the college will offer horticulture demonstrations along with its biggest plant sale of the year and the museum will offer free tours throughout the day. Plus, live music and dance, an international food court and animal encounters for the kids make this a fun, family-friendly event.
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April 21, 2012 (El Cajon) -- Join the Water Conservation Garden, the Heritage of the Americas Museum and the Ornamental Horticulture Department at Cuyamaca College on Saturday, April 28 from 9a.m. to 4p.m. as they present the 19 th Annual Spring Garden Festival.
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By Miriam Raftery
February 3, 2012 (San Diego) – On Tuesday, San Diego’s City Council voted unanimously to approve an “urban agriculture plan” that encourages city residents to grow their own food--and sell some items.
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January 18, 2012 -- (San Diego’s East County)--East County Roundup highlights top stories of interest to East County and San Diego’s inland regions, published in other media. This week’s top “Roundup” headlines include:
STATE
California lawmakers take another crack at single payer healthcare bill (Sacramento Bee)
Jerry Brown’s budget demands would strip demands, payments from local governments (Sacramento Bee)
Education magazine gives California a “C” for its students (Sacramento Bee)
California in eye of Internet piracy storm (San Francisco Chronicle)
LOCAL
Can $20 a head “cash mobs” save local shops? (U-T San Diego)
E. County leaders like their politics unbuttoned (U-T San Diego)
Parents protest, but are told school attendance boundaries won’t change (La Mesa Patch)
San Diego County Water Authority challenges rate (KPBS)
Stuck in traffic, long awaited Park Place project awaits fifth study (La Mesa Patch)
Chaldeans launch community newspaper (U-T San Diego)
Chickens finally okayed in Santee (U-T San Diego)
5 involved in Sweetwater District probe plead not guilty (10 News)
Sweetwater says workers stole from cafeterias (U-T San Diego)
Campaign limits proposed for Southwestern and San Diego Schools (U-T San Diego)
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October 12, 2011 (Santee)—Without a squawk of opposition from the audience, the Santee City Council voted 3-2 to let city residents keep chickens. Roosters, however, are still banned, since only hens for egg production are allowed.
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Can chickens provide early warnings of wind turbine health dangers?
By Miriam Raftery August 21, 2011 (San Diego’s East County) – Like those proverbial canaries in the coal mine, chickens near wind farms may provide early clues to potential harm to health of humans and animals. That’s the contention of Hamish Cumming, a farmer battling proposed wind turbines near his home in Australia.
He has written a letter to East County Magazine seeking help from people living near wind farms locally (and in other locations) to document cases of shell-less eggs, dead chickens, or other animals that suffer internal hemmorrhaging.
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By Miriam Raftery
By Miriam Raftery
go) – On Tuesday, San Diego’s City Council voted unanimously to approve an “urban agriculture plan” that encourages city residents to grow their own food--and sell some items.
August 21, 2011 (San Diego’s East County) – Like those proverbial canaries in the coal mine, chickens near wind farms may provide early clues to potential harm to health of humans and animals. That’s the contention of Hamish Cumming, a farmer battling proposed wind turbines near his home in Australia.
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