There is more information about the ongoing battle for Valley Fever funding. This $2 million would be put toward a combination of surveillance, research, and awareness efforts. It had been estimated from the VFCE that complete funding for the proposed cure nikkomycin Z would require $40 million from its current state of research to completion,…
The following press release details the human rights aspect of Valley Fever litigation that is often ignored. VALLEY FEVER PRISONERS FILE $62M INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS CLAIM Press Release San Diego, CA – November 26, 2019 In the wake of the US Supreme Court’s October 7, 2019 denial of their request for their case to…
This press release goes beyond mentioning the new legislation to educate California’s workers about Valley Fever. It also digs into interesting and worthwhile statistics as well. One tidbit not included was the fact that construction warnings from the 1950’s had requested that black employees be kept away from certain jobs to protect them from Valley…
The website WalletHub just released a list of the ” Most Fun Cities in America ” and Bakersfield does indeed appear on the list, ranking 96th out of the 182 listed cities. The study looked at three specific areas: entertainment and recreation; nightlife and parties; and costs. Bakersfield received its highest score in the “costs”…