Orange County scores and player stats for Friday, Oct. 6

• October 7, 2023

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FRIDAY’S SCORES

BOYS WATER POLO

BUENA TOURNAMENT

El Dorado 15, Glendora 1

Pacifica 14, Beaumont 5

WOLFPACK TOURNAMENT

Buena Park 12, Redlands 8

TROY TOURNAMENT

Rancho Bernardo 18, Edison 12

Edison 13, Bonita 9

NONLEAGUE

Valencia 8, El Modena 7

Fountain Valley 17, Ocean View 4

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Former Laguna Niguel man accused of threatening mass shooting at courthouse

• October 7, 2023

A former Laguna Niguel man is accused of threatening a mass shooting at an Orange County courthouse after allegedly sending a series of threatening messages following a recent police pursuit.

Byrom Zuniga Sanchez is facing is facing a federal felony charge after allegedly sending an email entitled “Active shooter — Lamoreux Justice Center,” referencing an Orange County superior courthouse in Orange that primarily handles civil cases and where Sanchez was apparently previously involved in a family law matter.

According to a sworn statement by an FBI agent, Sanchez wrote in the July 2023 email that he was going to “murder everything responsible for traumatizing (a family member),” adding that there was “absolutely nothing OCSD (Orange County Sheriff’s Department) can do to prevent, prepare, nor impede.” He also allegedly wrote “Does Friday the 13th, October 2023 work for you? I prefer sooner, but I like to make moments feel special, and unforgettable.”

Sanchez allegedly signed the email with his full name and posted it on an Instagram account. It was found filtered into a junk folder within the court email system, the FBI agent wrote.

The agent described it as among a series of threats Sanchez is alleged to have made against a sitting Orange County Superior Court judge who presided over a family law matter he was involved with, along with other judges, attorneys and law enforcement.

He allegedly wrote to the judge in one email, “I am more committed to murdering you than I am to being present as a father.”

Sanchez is “the subject of multiple domestic violence protective orders and a workplace violence order,” the agent wrote, and has multiple warrants in Orange County related to evading police, reckless driving, invasion of privacy and other threats.

At one point, the agent wrote, Sanchez went to the home of a prosecutor with the Orange County District Attorney’s Office, asked if they were home, then said to tell the prosecutor that “Byrom stopped by.” On another occasion, the agent wrote, Sanchez went to the OC DA office and “made a scene of dancing and singing erratically, and demanded to speak with the Orange County District Attorney himself.”

On May 5, 2022, Sanchez allegedly led deputies on chase after they responded to reports that he was violating a domestic violence court order. He surrendered, the agent wrote, after a multi-hour standoff at a business.

It isn’t clear from court records if Sanchez is in custody or where he currently resides. No hearings have been scheduled.

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Santa Anita horse racing consensus picks for Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023

• October 7, 2023

The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Saturday, October 7, 2023.

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UCLA men’s basketball team’s identity is a work in progress

• October 7, 2023

LOS ANGELES — In Mick Cronin’s first four seasons as the UCLA men’s basketball head coach, his team has always finished with a better record than the year before.

UCLA was 19-12 overall in Cronin’s first year before the Bruins’ season was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic during the 2019-20 season. UCLA improved to 22-10 in Year Two and made it to the Final Four. In his third season, UCLA was 27-8 with a trip to the Sweet 16. Last season, UCLA went 31-6 and won the Pac-12 championship before its season ended with another Sweet 16 trip.

“Last year was our best team,” Cronin said. “I really felt if we would have stayed healthy, I would have made us favorite to win the championship. I don’t know if that’s realistic every year.”

However, Cronin said he’s still proud of his program’s 9-3 record in the past three NCAA men’s basketball tournaments.

Meanwhile, Cronin readily proclaimed after Friday’s practice at the Mo Ostin Basketball Center that his team’s best player is sophomore Adem Bona.

The 6-foot-10 forward/center, last season’s Pac-12 Freshman of the Year, has been limited during the first week of practice as he continues recovering from a left shoulder injury he suffered in the Pac-12 tournament in early March.

“I’m really pleased with where we’re at and the fact that Adem (Bona) has not played live play yet,” Cronin said. “It’s helping us get these other guys reps, but when the lights come on, we need to have (Bona) ready. I’m well aware of that.”

Bona (7.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.7 blocks) is just one of four returning rotation players from a team that featured and lost Jaime Jaquez Jr., Tyger Campbell, Jaylen Clark and Amari Bailey. Bona and 6-foot-2 sophomore guard Dylan Andrews are the team’s leading returning scorers at 7.7 and 3.3 points per game, respectively.

“Tyger could have been here a sixth year, but for his life and his career and evolution, it’s healthy for him, it’s healthy for Dylan (Andrews),” Cronin said. “It will be painful early for us, but I think it’s healthy for Tyger to start building his pro career and experience life.”

The team’s lone redshirt senior is 6-foot-10 forward/center Kenneth Nwuba, the last remaining Bruin from the program’s 2021 Final Four team. The other guard with significant college basketball experience is 6-foot-3 redshirt sophomore Will McClendon, who was praised by Cronin for his activity on defense.

Seven of the 15 players on the Bruins’ 2023-24 roster are freshmen, including intriguing international prospects like 7-foot-3 freshman center Aday Mara from Spain, 6-foot-9 freshman forward Berke Buyuktuncel from Turkey, 6-foot-6 guard Ilane Fibleuil from France and 6-foot-6 guard Jan Vide from Slovenia.

Cronin said he’s going to have to be patient while investing the necessary time to teach his defensive philosophies.

“What you have to do is remind yourself, they don’t know,” Cronin said.

“They have no defensive habits and it’s not their fault. You can’t just think, ‘Well, we worked on that yesterday.’ It takes like sometimes two months, sometimes two years, to get guys to habitually do the right things defensively.”

Other newcomers include 6-foot-7 junior guard Lazar Stefanovic of Serbia, who transferred from Utah (10.3 points per game), 6-foot-7 freshman guard/forward Brandon Williams from New York and 6-foot-10 freshman forward Devin Williams, who helped Corona Centennial win the 2023 CIF Southern Section Open Division championship.

At Friday’s practice, Cronin focused on playing two post players at the same time and the team’s wing players looked like willing and capable three-point shooters, in particular Vide.

Brandon Williams made an instant impact using his 220-pound frame to score inside, while also still displaying guard-like skills.

The 7-foot-3 Mara not only stood out because of his height but also his above-average passing ability and his nifty moves in the post.

UCLA will begin the 2023-24 season against Saint Francis on Nov. 6 at Pauley Pavilion.

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Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw embraces latest postseason challenge without ‘fear of failure’

• October 7, 2023

LOS ANGELES — Clayton Kershaw and postseason baseball have had a rocky relationship.

The early years were filled with disappointments and even tears, overshadowing many of the good times. But they have come to an accommodation in recent years and here they are again, dancing together once more.

Game 1 of this National League Division Series against the Arizona Diamondbacks will be Kershaw’s 39th postseason appearance and 32nd start – “I’ve basically pitched a full season now in the postseason,” he said Friday.

The three-time Cy Young Award winner seems able to look back on those disappointing years when his regular-season achievements were blunted by October failures with acquired wisdom now.

“I kind of said this today a little bit with the guys, but I think the one thing that has switched for me a little bit is you use those nerves (pitching in the postseason) – but where are the nerves coming from?” Kershaw said. “I think at times maybe in the past I had a fear of failure and didn’t want to go out there and fail. I think now it’s just a lot more positive.

“The nerves are from an excitement to get to pitch in the playoffs, to get to be a part of it, to be in this moment that a lot of people in the game don’t get to be in. I think that’s where the nerves come from now. And I think that’s a better place.”

Kershaw said he has become more “grateful” for the opportunity to pitch in the postseason even though “not all has been positive, obviously – but I wouldn’t change it.”

“I’d much rather fail on the biggest stages than not to get to be here at all,” he said. “It’s a special thing to get to be in the postseason.”

Kershaw said he can’t point to a specific point when that change occurred – was it after winning the World Series title in 2020? Missing the postseason entirely due to an arm injury in 2021? Or just the realization that he is very close to the end of his career?

“I don’t know,” he said. “I think when you get beat down enough you start saying, ‘Screw it.’ And I think that’s kind of what happened over the years. … I think you can’t hold it too tight. You’ve just got to go out there and play and pitch.”

It was a more introspective Kershaw than has been seen in previous playoff interview rooms. An 88-mph fastball can do that to pitchers.

“This year was a little bit up in the air for a minute,” he said, referring to the shoulder injury that landed him on the injured list for six weeks at midseason and robbed him of velocity. “So it makes you all the more grateful to be here.”

That unspecified shoulder injury has forced Kershaw to re-assess how he goes about things.

“I don’t know what it’s like to be a superstar, Hall of Famer, so I was much easier to convince to adapt to survive,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts joked.

“It’s one of those things where you’ve done something for so long, and the fear of – ‘Why would I deviate for potential failure?’ But I think that the game, the hitters have shown him that to change – adapt, in his words – is not a bad thing, it’s a necessity. And the great thing is that he’s seen good results.”

In his final three regular-season starts – since his fastball averaged 90 mph for the final time during his Sept. 5 start in Miami – Kershaw allowed two runs on nine hits over 14⅓ innings while striking out 14.

But he has done it while pitching more than five innings just once since July, getting at least five days off before each start since returning from the IL and adapting his pitch mix along the way to the new realities of life with a compromised shoulder and diminished velocity.

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“I think I stopped chasing some things and just started embracing what I had and started learning how to pitch like that,” Kershaw said of his improvements down the stretch. “I’m getting a little bit better at it each time.”

Whatever Kershaw has to work with when he takes the mound Saturday is good enough for his teammates, Freddie Freeman said.

“When No. 22 is on the mound for the Los Angeles Dodgers you feel good about it,” Freeman said. “He might not be throwing 95 (mph), like I used to face him 15 years ago, but he knows how to pitch and he’s a first-ballot Hall of Famer for a reason.

“I mean, I think he’s the first one to tell you he hasn’t been feeling 100 percent and he goes out there and gives you everything he’s got. The velocity is 88, 89 right now. And with that slider – it’s still Clayton Kershaw. … What he’s been able to do the last couple of months, the way he’s felt, it’s inspiring. There’s a reason Hall of Famers are Hall of Famers. And this is another chapter to Clayton Kershaw that just solidifies all the things that he’s ever been about.”

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High school football live updates: Friday’s games for Week 7 in Southern California

• October 7, 2023

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FRIDAY

CIF-SS

ALMONT LEAGUE

Bell Gardens at Schurr, 7 p.m.

Keppel vs. Alhambra at Moor Field, 7 p.m.

San Gabriel at Montebello, 7 p.m.

ANGELUS LEAGUE

Crespi at Cathedral, 7 p.m.

St. Francis at Paraclete, 7:30 p.m.

St. Paul at Loyola, 7 p.m.

BASELINE LEAGUE

Damien at Chino Hills, 7 p.m.

Etiwanda at Rancho Cucamonga, 7 p.m.

BAY LEAGUE

Culver City at Redondo, 7 p.m.

Palos Verdes at Mira Costa, 7 p.m.

Santa Monica at Peninsula, 7 p.m.

BIG WEST-LOWER LEAGUE

Corona Santiago at King, 7 p.m.

Temecula Valley at Murrieta Mesa, 7 p.m.

BIG WEST-UPPER LEAGUE

Eastvale Roosevelt at Corona Centennial, 7 p.m.

Murrieta Valley at Norco, 7 p.m.

Vista Murrieta at Chaparral, 7 p.m.

CAMINO REAL LEAGUE

Bishop Montgomery at Mary Star, 7 p.m.

Cantwell-Sacred Heart at Salesian, 7 p.m.

Verbum Dei vs. St. Monica at Santa Monica College, 7 p.m.

CANYON LEAGUE

Agoura at Newbury Park, 7 p.m.

Moorpark at Royal, 7 p.m.

Thousand Oaks at Camarillo, 7 p.m.

CHANNEL LEAGUE

Buena at Rio Mesa, 7 p.m.

Channel Islands at Oxnard Pacifica, 7 p.m.

Dos Pueblos at Oxnard, 7 p.m.

Ventura at San Marcos, 7 p.m.

CITRUS BELT LEAGUE

Beaumont at Citrus Valley, 7 p.m.

Redlands East Valley at Yucaipa, 7 p.m.

CITRUS COAST LEAGUE

Hueneme at Nordhoff, 7 p.m.

Santa Paula at Carpinteria, 7 p.m.

COTTONWOOD LEAGUE

Santa Rosa Academy at Bermuda Dunes Desert Christian, 7 p.m.

Vasquez vs. Whittier Christian at Whittier College, 7 p.m.

DEL REY LEAGUE

St. Genevieve vs. La Salle at Valley College, 7 p.m.

DEL RIO LEAGUE

Whittier at California, 7 p.m.

DESERT EMPIRE LEAGUE

Palm Desert at Xavier Prep, 7 p.m.

Palm Springs at La Quinta, 7 p.m.

Shadow Hills at Rancho Mirage, 7 p.m.

DESERT VALLEY LEAGUE

Cathedral City at Desert Mirage, 7 p.m.

Coachella Valley at Yucca Valley, 7 p.m.

Twentynine Palms at Indio, 7 p.m.

EMPIRE LEAGUE

Cypress vs. La Palma Kennedy at Western HS, 7 p.m.

Garden Grove Pacifica at Crean Lutheran, 7 p.m.

Placentia Valencia at Tustin, 7 p.m.

FOOTHILL LEAGUE

Golden Valley at Canyon Country Canyon, 7 p.m.

Hart vs. Saugus at College of Canyons, 7 p.m.

West Ranch at Valencia, 7 p.m.

FREEWAY LEAGUE

Sonora at Buena Park, 7 p.m.

Sunny Hills at Fullerton, 7 p.m.

Troy at La Habra, 7 p.m.

GARDEN GROVE LEAGUE

Garden Grove Santiago at Bolsa Grande, 7 p.m.

Loara vs. Westminster La Quinta at Garden Grove HS, 7 p.m.

GATEWAY LEAGUE

Downey at Dominguez, 7 p.m.

La Mirada vs. Mayfair at Excelsior HS, 7 p.m.

Norwalk at Warren, 7 p.m.

GOLD COAST LEAGUE

Campbell Hall at Viewpoint, 7 p.m.

GOLDEN LEAGUE

Antelope Valley at Highland, 7 p.m.

Lancaster at Knight, 7 p.m.

Palmdale at Littlerock, 7 p.m.

INLAND VALLEY LEAGUE

Canyon Springs at Valley View, 7 p.m.

Moreno Valley at Hemet, 7 p.m.

IRONWOOD LEAGUE

Cerritos Valley Christian at Ontario Christian, 7 p.m.

Village Christian vs. Big Bear at Glendale City College, 7 p.m.

IVY LEAGUE

Elsinore at Orange Vista, 7 p.m.

Riverside North at Rancho Verde, 7 p.m.

Temescal Canyon at Heritage, 7 p.m.

MANZANITA LEAGUE

Nuview Bridge at Temecula Prep, 7 p.m.

Silver Valley at California Military, 3:30 p.m.

MARMONTE LEAGUE

Bishop Diego at Oaks Christian, 7 p.m.

Simi Valley at Calabasas, 7 p.m.

St. Bonaventure vs. Westlake at Ventura College, 7 p.m.

MESQUITE LEAGUE

Arrowhead Christian vs. Linfield Christian at Redlands HS, 7 p.m.

MID-CITIES LEAGUE

Firebaugh at Bellflower, 7 p.m.

Paramount at Lynwood, 7 p.m.

MISSION LEAGUE

Alemany at Chaminade, 7 p.m.

Sherman Oaks Notre Dame at Serra, 7 p.m.

Sierra Canyon at Bishop Amat, 7 p.m.

MISSION VALLEY LEAGUE

Arroyo at El Monte, 7 p.m.

Gabrielino at Mountain View, 7 p.m.

MOJAVE RIVER LEAGUE

Oak Hills at Serrano, 7 p.m.

MONTVIEW LEAGUE

Duarte vs. Azusa at Citrus College, 7 p.m.

MOORE LEAGUE

Lakewood at Millikan, 7 p.m.

Long Beach Jordan at Compton, 7 p.m.

Long Beach Wilson vs. Long Beach Poly at Veterans Stadium, 7 p.m.

MOUNTAIN PASS LEAGUE

Liberty at Citrus Hill, 7 p.m.

San Jacinto at Tahquitz, 7 p.m.

West Valley at Perris, 7 p.m.

OCEAN LEAGUE

Hawthorne at Compton Centennial, 7 p.m.

Leuzinger at Morningside, 7 p.m.

ORANGE LEAGUE

Anaheim at Santa Ana Valley, 7 p.m.

Magnolia at Century, 7 p.m.

ORANGE COAST LEAGUE

Saddleback at Estancia, 7 p.m.

PACIFIC-UPPER LEAGUE

Arcadia at Pasadena, 7 p.m.

Burbank Burroughs at Muir, 7 p.m.

Crescenta Valley vs. Burbank at Glendale HS, 7 p.m.

PIONEER LEAGUE

Lawndale at West Torrance, 7 p.m.

South Torrance at North Torrance, 7 p.m.

Torrance vs. El Segundo at Zamperini Stadium, 7 p.m.

RIO HONDO LEAGUE

South Pasadena at Monrovia, 7 p.m.

RIVER VALLEY LEAGUE

Arlington vs. Patriot at Rubidoux, 7 p.m.

Hillcrest at Ramona, 7 p.m.

La Sierra at Norte Vista, 7 p.m.

SUNBELT LEAGUE

Paloma Valley at Vista del Lago, 7 p.m.

SUNSET LEAGUE

Corona del Mar vs. Fountain Valley at Newport Harbor HS, 7 p.m.

Edison at Huntington Beach, 7 p.m.

Newport Harbor vs. Los Alamitos at Westminster HS, 7 p.m.

TRINITY LEAGUE

Mater Dei vs. JSerra at Santa Ana, 7 p.m.

Santa Margarita vs. Lutheran at Saddleback College, 7 p.m.

Servite at St. John Bosco, 7 p.m.

NONLEAGUE

Anaheim Canyon at Brea Olinda, 7 p.m.

Beckman at Portola, 7 p.m.

Capistrano Valley at Aliso Niguel, 7 p.m.

Cerritos at Gahr, 7 p.m.

Claremont at Chino, 7 p.m.

El Modena at Yorba Linda, 7 p.m.

Glendale at Rowland, 7 p.m.

Hoover at Temple City, 7 p.m.

Irvine at Dana Hills, 7 p.m.

Los Altos at Nogales, 7 p.m.

Northwood vs. Irvine University at Irvine HS, 7 p.m.

Pioneer at Bassett, 7 p.m.

Riverside Poly at Rancho Christian, 7 p.m.

San Clemente at Ayala, 7 p.m.

Sierra Vista at Bonita, 7 p.m.

South Hills vs. Don Lugo at Covina District Field, 7 p.m.

Trabuco Hills at Tesoro, 7 p.m.

Villa Park vs. Esperanza at El Modena HS, 7 p.m.

Woodbridge at Laguna Hills, 7 p.m.

Eureka St. Bernard’s at Segerstrom, 7 p.m.

Grace Brethren at Rancho Dominguez, 6:30 p.m.

L.A. CITY

COLISEUM LEAGUE

Crenshaw at Dymally, 7:30 p.m.

Dorsey at Fremont, 7:30 p.m.

Washington vs. King/Drew at Los Angeles Southwest College, 7:30 p.m.

EAST VALLEY LEAGUE

Arleta at Grant, 7 p.m.

Monroe at North Hollywood, 7 p.m.

Verdugo Hills at Chavez, 7 p.m.

EASTERN LEAGUE

Bell at Los Angeles Roosevelt, 7:30 p.m.

Legacy at Huntington Park, 7:30 p.m.

South Gate at South East, 7:30 p.m.

EXPOSITION LEAGUE

Maywood CES at Manual Arts, 2:30 p.m.

Santee at Marquez, 7:30 p.m.

MARINE LEAGUE

Carson at San Pedro, 7:30 p.m.

METRO LEAGUE

Locke at Hawkins, 7 p.m.

View Park at Los Angeles Jordan, 7:30 p.m.

NORTHERN LEAGUE

Eagle Rock at Torres, 7 p.m.

Franklin at Lincoln, 7 p.m.

Los Angeles Marshall at Los Angeles Wilson, 7 p.m.

SOUTHERN LEAGUE

Angelou at Los Angeles, 7 p.m.

West Adams at Rivera, 7:30 p.m.

VALLEY MISSION LEAGUE

Canoga Park at Granada Hills Kennedy, 7 p.m.

Sylmar at San Fernando, 7 p.m.

Van Nuys at Reseda, 7 p.m.

WEST VALLEY LEAGUE

Birmingham at Chatsworth, 7 p.m.

El Camino Real at Taft, 7 p.m.

Granada Hills at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

WESTERN LEAGUE

Fairfax at Palisades, 7:30 p.m.

Venice at Los Angeles Hamilton, 3 p.m.

Westchester at Los Angeles University, 7:30 p.m.

8-MAN

L.A. CITY

Discovery at Sherman Oaks CES, 7 p.m.

North Valley Military Institute at Fulton, TBA

Valley Oaks CES at East Valley, 7 p.m.

CIF-SS

Lucerne Valley at PAL Academy, 3 p.m.

University Careers and Sports Academy at Hesperia Christian, 7 p.m.

Coastal Christian at Coast Union, 7 p.m.

Calvary Baptist at California Lutheran, 7 p.m.

Cornerstone Christian vs. Southlands Christian at Los Altos, 7 p.m.

Academy of Careers & Exploration vs. Lancaster Desert Christian at Lancaster, 7 p.m.

Avalon at Chadwick, 2 p.m.

New Designs Watts at Chula Vista Victory Christian, 7 p.m.

Football

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Experimental first week for CARE courts comes to a close

• October 7, 2023

No one was sure exactly what would happen on Monday, Oct. 2. Would there be a trickle or a flood?

It was the first day of California’s “paradigm shift” on how it treats severely mentally ill people, many of whom are homeless. The CARE Act — for Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment — kicked off in Orange, Riverside and five other counties, allowing doctors, licensed therapists, first responders and family members to file petitions with the court, asking for housing and services for people who are gravely mentally ill.

It appears folks are proceeding cautiously. Orange County Superior Court’s CARE court received four petitions as of mid-day Friday, said spokesman Kostas Kalaitzidis. Riverside County Superior Court received two petitions, but has gotten eight referrals to its Behavioral Health CARES line, said spokeswoman Brooke Federico.

Details on who filed the petitions — medical professionals? social workers? parents? — were not yet available, and CARE court proceedings are not matters of public record.

The counties will, however, compile detailed reporting for the state, which will guide the program as it rolls out in Los Angeles County in December, and in the rest of the state next year.

Orange County expects some 1,400 petitions to be filed the first year — about 27 a week —  while Riverside anticipates some 450 to 800 petitions the first year, or some eight to 14 a week.

Screengrab from Riverside County video explaining the CARE Act, designed to provide support, medication and housing to the severely mentally ill

The program has been deeply controversial. Opponents argue that people should be free to chart their own course without government intervention. Supporters argue that civilized societies don’t allow mentally ill people to live and die on public streets.

Officials insist that no one will be treated against their will.

What happens now that petitions have been filed? They’ll be reviewed by a judge, and an evaluation by mental health experts may be ordered.

To qualify, the ill person must be at least 18 years old, experiencing severe untreated mental illness (diagnosed as a schizophrenia spectrum disorder or other psychotic disorder), not clinically stabilized or in ongoing voluntary treatment, and in deteriorating condition, unlikely to survive safely without supervision.

What happens if the ill person qualifies? A CARE plan will be drafted and must be approved by the court. It would furnish medical treatment, stabilizing drugs, counseling, psychotherapies, peer support and, crucially, a housing plan, or whatever pieces of that are needed.

CARE plans can last up to 12 months, and be extended for another 12 months if necessary. The idea is to head off stints in jails and psychiatric hospitals, loss of legal rights through conservatorship and, ultimately, death. The goal is recovery and independence, officials have said.

There are some 7,000 to 12,000 people in California who have severe psychosis, officials said.

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Prime Healthcare workers to strike the week of Monday, Oct. 9

• October 7, 2023

An estimated 1,800 workers across four local Prime Healthcare facilities plan to wage a five-day strike Monday, Oct. 9, claiming management refuses to address unsafe working and patient-care conditions caused by a short-staffing crisis.

The unfair labor practices strike will affect operations at St. Francis Medical Center in Lynwood, Centinela Hospital Medical Center in Inglewood, Garden Grove Hospital and Medical Center and Encino Hospital Medical Center if the two sides fail to reach a labor agreement.

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The licensed vocational nurses, certified nursing assistants, medical assistants, ER techs and others are represented by SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West. Their contracts expired in June and August and no additional bargaining sessions have been scheduled.

At St. Francis, 600 registered represented by the United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals will join in for their own week-long strike. Their contract expired Aug. 14, but labor negotiations are scheduled for Oct. 12 and 17.

Bernie Espinoza, an ultrasound tech at the Garden Grove facility, said he and his coworkers are exhausted and overworked.

“Staffing has been so critically low that many caregivers have left,” Espinoza said. “The remaining workers are stretched thin and rushed. We’re forced to take on more patients with less staff, which leaves much less time for quality one-on-one patient care.”

In a statement issued Friday, Prime spokeswoman Elizabeth Nikels said the company continues to bargain in good faith with the unions to reach an agreement that’s in the best interests of hospitals, employees and patients.

“Proposals have been delivered to the unions that would increase wages and provide comprehensive benefit programs, including healthcare, that is among the best in the nation at little to no cost to employees,” she said.

Nikels added that every health system across the nation is facing staffing challenges due to the national nursing and healthcare worker shortage.

“Despite this, enormous efforts have been made to hire, recruit and retain our valued staff and create a workplace that feels like community,” she said.

Ontario-based Prime Healthcare bought St. Francis through bankruptcy in 2020, and nurses say management terminated 20% of the experienced nurses, cut the pay of those who remained by 12% and instituted a three-year wage freeze during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Prime Healthcare operates healthcare facilities in 14 states nationwide.

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