Outdoor activities are a big part of summer fun, but concerns about ticks and Lyme disease has some outdoor enthusiasts thinking twice about their hiking plans. California may not have the highest rates of Lyme disease in the country, but more than 1000 cases have been reported in the past ten years, and 83 cases were confirmed in the Golden State in 2015. Only 22 states … [Read more...]
State-Run Single-Payer Healthcare and SB562
In the same week American’s learn the newly proposed version of Trumpcare will eliminate health insurance for nearly 23 million people, Californian’s also learn the cost of SB 562, the single-payer healthcare bill that would provide free healthcare to every California citizen. The bill is called the “Healthy California Act” and was introduced to the State Senate by Sens. … [Read more...]
Healthy California Act (SB 562) Approved by Senate Health Committee
UPDATE: Senate Bill 562 (Healthy California Act) was approved by a majority of members from the California Senate Health Committee on Wednesday, April 26. The final vote is still pending, but the bill proposing universal health care for all Californians appears to have passed a major hurdle on the path to becoming law. State Senator Ricardo Lara said of the procedure, … [Read more...]
The San Luis Obispo County Cannabis Business Association (SLOCCBA) – Making Cannabis Available
Never in a million years did I consider the idea of a cannabis trade association, let alone be the one to create such an organization in SLO County. Yet that’s what happened in January 2017, just in time for our group to be included in the city and county cannabis regulatory discussions. The San Luis Obispo County Cannabis Business Association, Inc. (SLOCCBBA) was formed to aid … [Read more...]
Rediscover Your Joy
By Joyce Bellucci Could you use a little more joy in your life? Do you remember a time when you had more? Research shows that children laugh about 100 times a day. Adults, maybe 10. Where did it all go? Well, it gets lost in the day-to-day hassles of life. Traffic, work, financial worries. Political conversations. But, not to worry. I bet you can recall, right now, at … [Read more...]
Practicing Compassion
Compassion is the ability to see your self in others and the desire to release others from their suffering. When you see your self in others, you are seeing your own flaws, your own failures, and your own humanity in another person: a projection of self. To better see your self in others, it helps to put your self in their shoes and try to understand what might cause the … [Read more...]
Childhood Death and Pollution
If there's any doubt why fighting for a healthy environment is crucial, this report from the World Health Organization will make it clear. Protecting the environment is very literally protecting the next generation. … [Read more...]
