California
EXCLUSIVE: Mother says son’s drowning in California was preventable
(KLAS) — It has solely been 72 hours since 5-year-old Oliver Shine handed away in California together with his dad. His mother Angelica Richards stated Oliver was left alone when he fell into the pool, this incident is a tragic reminder for fogeys to all the time be alert relating to pool security.
“He was my little sunshine,” Richards informed 8 Information Now. “By no means in one million years did I feel final time I held him can be the final time I might maintain him.”
Richards stated Oliver was going away together with his dad and step mother to Bakersfield, California this previous weekend to remain at his grandma’s home.
On Could 14th Richards stated Oliver was left unsupervised across the pool and nobody realized he fell in till it was too late. “He was exterior taking part in with the canine he should have fell within the pool after they went to examine on him they discovered him within the backside of the pool,” Richards stated.
Richards was additionally in California together with her fiancé and the 2 rushed to Oliver’s facet on the hospital. “They informed us we simply needed to wait till he was able to go,” Richards stated including that though she is grieving for her little boy, there may be anger as a result of this tragedy was fully preventable because the pool didn’t have a fence and Oliver was not being all the time watched by an grownup.
She hopes her story will spare one other household from going by means of the identical heartache. “I simply don’t need his reminiscence to fade away,” Richards stated.
Richards has arrange a GoFundMe account to assist carry Oliver’s physique again to Las Vegas and lay him to relaxation.
Bakersfield Police Division is investigation this incident.
California
Over 100 horses at Southern California facility at risk of being displaced
More than 100 horses are in danger of being displaced, including some that are too old to be moved and would need to be euthanized, after the city of Lakewood announced it could no longer afford to run the beloved equestrian center.
The Lakewood Equestrian Center also houses miniature horses and some mules. Some of the horses are old and have been retired, while others are used for training and riding.
Taylor Cohen, who works as a first responder and boards her horse at the center, explained that horses provide people with the opportunity to relax and just love their animals.
Hearing news that the city plans to shutter the equestrian center, she said, was devastating.
“Having been a first responder [for] the last 18 years of my life, finding ways to manage the stress that you come into is huge,” Cohen explained. “There has to be other ways [to do that] besides going and seeing a therapist.”
Part of the land the equestrian center sits on is owned by the county. Another portion is owned by Southern California Edison.
The city has announced plans to wipe the equestrian center out and build a park with pickleball courts, though, according to Cohen and others, this comes with a huge problem.
“There’s nowhere for these horses to go,” she said. “Some of them won’t be able to be moved because of age or health issues. There’s actually no place around that will be able to board all these horses.”
Lakewood City Council halted their vote on the issue to give people more time to come up with a proposal for taking it over, but the facility needs at least $6 million in repairs and Edison is owed more than $40,000 on the lease, leaving some people who use the center at a loss.
“We have nowhere else to go,” Noah Grove, who boards his animals at the facility, told KTLA’s Jennifer McGraw. “Huntington Beach Equestrian Center, their full and have a 35-horse waitlist. I’m actually from Huntington Beach. I drive 18 to 30 minutes to get here, depending on traffic, and I’m up here sometimes twice a day.”
Riders like Makella Mahan are hoping someone can grab the reins of the facility and save this haven for her and the horses.
“Honestly, all these beautiful horses would be out of a home, and I think that would be very sad,” she said.
For its part, city officials have said they don’t necessarily want to close the facility and are hoping to come up with a plan, along with the equestrian community, for making the center profitable or even getting it to break even.
California
New law requiring California bars to offer drink spiking drug test kits takes effect July 1 | CNN
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A new law requiring many California bars and nightclubs to offer common date-rape drug test kits will take effect Tuesday, according to the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.
The law, Assembly Bill 1013, requires approximately 2,400 establishments with a Type 48 license to have signage letting patrons know that drug testing kits are available.
Type 48 licenses are issued to bars and nightclubs and authorize the sale of beer, wine, and distilled spirits, according to the department.
The signage reads, “Don’t get roofied! Drink spiking drug test kits available here. Ask a staff member for details.”
The drug testing devices will either be offered for sale at a reasonable price or be given to customers for free, according to the department.
Devices could include test strips, stickers, or straws that can detect the presence of controlled substances in drinks.
California
California bars required to offer drug testing kits starting July 1
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