Valley Fever Cases Skyrocket in Salinas Valley | KQED

""What I am doing is protecting this country, providing historic leadership, and combating the weaponization of intelligence by the likes of you," Patel said, adding that Schiff was "the biggest fraud to ever sit in the U.S. Senate" and an "utter coward.""

"The California Environmental Quality Act, also known as CEQA, which requires government agencies to review the environmental impact of any development, including new housing. Many developers argue that the CEQA review process has turned into a tactic to block or delay new housing. That's why it was a big deal this summer when state lawmakers approved a bill that would roll back CEQA requirements for a lot of urban housing developments. A proposal that went to Governor Newsom over the weekend would keep these CEQA requirements in place on one tiny plot of land in Senator Monique Limf3n's Santa Barbara district. Senator Limf3n wrote the carve out. In a statement through her office, she denied that it's targeting any one project, although she wasn't able to point to any other projects that it would apply to. Limf3n becomes the state Senate leader in November, and housing activists say the 11th-hour carve-out could be a bad sign for pro-development legislation."

"As California experiences a record number of cases of Valley Fever cases, the Salinas Valley is seeing one of the largest spikes. Clouds of dust rise up behind trucks and tractors in the fields and sweep across Highway 101 in the wind, creating the perfect conditions to spread spores"

Senator Adam Schiff questioned FBI Director Kash Patel about the transfer of Ghislaine Maxwell to a minimum-security prison, prompting a heated exchange in which Patel shouted that the issue was not his job and accused Schiff of weaponizing intelligence. Patel said he was protecting the country, providing historic leadership, and combating weaponization, calling Schiff the biggest fraud to ever sit in the U.S. Senate and an utter coward. Schiff described Patel as an Internet troll. State lawmakers moved to roll back CEQA for many urban housing projects, while a last-minute carve-out by Senator Monique Limf3n would keep CEQA on a small Santa Barbara plot, worrying housing activists. The Salinas Valley is experiencing a major spike in Valley Fever cases as dusty farm conditions lift spores into the air.

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