#sanfernandovalley — Public Fediverse posts

First West Nile Virus Death of 2026 Reported in LA County - Public Health Urges Residents to Take Steps to Prevent the Spread of Mosquito-Borne Illness

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has confirmed the first local death due to West Nile virus for the 2026 mosquito season. A resident of the San Fernando Valley was hospitalized and died from neurological illness caused by severe West Nile virus.

"This tragic loss is a reminder of the serious threat posed by mosquito-borne diseases, including West Nile virus and dengue. Everyone can take simple steps to reduce their risk. These include using insect repellent, getting rid of standing water where mosquitoes breed, and making sure windows and door have tight-fitting screens without holes or tears. Small actions like these can make a big difference in preventing illness.”

http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/phcommon/public/media/mediapubhpdetail.cfm?prid=5426

#mosquitos #westnile #SanFernandoValley #death #publichealth #losAngeles

#LAFires Could Transform Former #Rocketdyne Site into #FEMATrailerPark

January 2025

"#Radiation and chemical vapors on 47-acre #CanogaPark site are too toxic for housing, but could be mitigated to safely house residents displaced by January 2025 fires in above-ground trailers.

- Gross site contamination and development encumbrances prohibit residential housing
- Hundreds of #FEMATrailers, mobile homes and even shipping containers could be placed on site safely and temporarily house thousands of #LosAngeles disaster victims [Or maybe a potential #DetentionCenter? Hmmmm...]
- Efforts to clean up polluted west Valley groundwater could emulate 2024 agreement to remediate fouled east Valley aquifer and provide billions of gallons of clean water

"The former Rocketdyne Canoga Park facility in the western #SanFernandoValley is so contaminated that it is nearly impossible to build anything on it other than light industry even though a developer wanted to construct homes on the site.

"#Chemicals and #radiation severely contaminate the land and #groundwater in and around the site according to documentation obtained by EnviroReporter.com.

"According to astonishing information never before covered in the media, areas offsite and around #RocketdyneCanoga are hot with high amounts of gross alpha and uranium radiation."

Read more:
https://www.enviroreporter.com/2025/01/la-fires-could-transform-former-rocketdyne-site-into-fema-trailer-park/

#USPol #RadioactiveHazards #NoNukes #NoWar #EPAFail #USGovtFail #NuclearWeapons #RethinkNotRestart #NoNuclearWar #EnvironmentalDisaster
#WaterIsLife #SoilIsLife #UraniumContamination

The Start Of A Looooong Project
https://thecareyadventures.com/blog/the-start-of-a-looooong-project/
#Building, #California, #Reconstruction, #SanFernandoValley, #TheValley, #TopangaMall, #Warner, #WarnerCenter, #Winnetka