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Dear Mayor Tornek, Vice Mayor Hampton, and Members of the Pasadena City Council:

I am a longtime resident of Northeast Pasadena.  I was a critical care nurse in my early career life.  Like Erika Foy, who has also submitted a letter to the City Council on this agenda item, I am very concerned about the high number of COVID-19 cases and deaths from the virus related to Pasadena’s long-term care facilities.  In Pasadena, 90 percent of COVID-19 deaths are related to our long-term care facilities, while in Los Angeles County and Orange County, the rates are 51 percent and 25 percent, respectively.

It is reported that the Pasadena Public Health Department (PPHD) will be submitting a written report to the City Council shortly addressing this issue.  I urge the members of this Council to thoroughly examine that report to determine how this City might have better outcomes for our most vulnerable residents on a going-forward basis.  I urge the PPHD to reach out to other cities that have had better outcomes and to the California Public Health Department to determine whether additional measures need to be adopted such as better education and training of staff in those facilities, in-person inspections of the facilities rather than the virtual inspections that have been conducted by the PPHD, etc.  Also, if there are state regulatory gaps, I hope those will be addressed.  Perhaps since Pasadena has its own health department, there will be a unique way for our city to bridge those gaps with state legislation.

Thank you for your consideration.

Sonja Berndt, R.N. (inactive), J.D.

CC: Pasadena Now

 

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Thanks for the coverage

Good job on the follow-up story today on the Lloyd Nelson shooting.

Keep up the good work.

Best regards,

Ed Washatka

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Time to Eat

It’s time for the city to get the restaurants open. Follow Robin’s plan and close Colorado Blvd. and have a festival.