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Vectors Aren’t Just Mosquitoes

May 1, 2025 Mosquito & Vector Management District of Santa Barbara

Mosquitoes aren’t the only danger—Santa Barbara County residents also need to watch for ticks and rodents that can spread serious diseases by Elizabeth Ann Morabito For centuries, people believed rats were responsible for the bubonic […]

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Busting Mosquito Management Myths

May 1, 2025 Mosquito & Vector Management District of Santa Barbara

Science-based mosquito control strategies in Santa Barbara County challenge long-held public misconceptions and highlight how residents can help by Elizabeth Ann Morabito Did you know people once believed mosquitoes were created from mud? In the […]

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Stop the Bite Before It Starts

April 30, 2025 Mosquito & Vector Management District of Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara County residents can take these simple steps to protect themselves, their pets, and their neighborhood from mosquitoes by Elizabeth Ann Morabito Did you know that you can single-handedly stop thousands of mosquitoes from […]

Santa Barbara Downtown, aerial view from Santa Barbara County Courthouse.
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Teaming Up Against Tiny Threats

April 30, 2025 Mosquito & Vector Management District of Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara County’s public health and vector control experts join forces to monitor and prevent the spread of diseases from mosquitoes, ticks, and other vectors by Elizabeth Ann Morabito Mosquitoes and other disease-carrying vectors have […]

Two close up photos of Aedes aegypti mosquito, the one of the left with a thin dark abdomen before feeding, and the one on the right with an engorged, reddish abdomen after feeding
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Unmasking Local Bloodsuckers

April 30, 2025 Mosquito & Vector Management District of Santa Barbara

Mosquito species in Santa Barbara County vary by habitat, behavior, and disease risk—knowing the difference can help prevent bites and protect public health by Elizabeth Ann Morabito Did you know Santa Barbara County is home […]

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Winning the Fight Against Dangerous Biters

April 30, 2025 Mosquito & Vector Management District of Santa Barbara

The Mosquito & Vector Management District of Santa Barbara County protects public health by controlling mosquitoes, ticks, and other disease-carrying pests by Elizabeth Ann Morabito In 2020, a Santa Barbara resident noticed something strange—mosquitoes biting […]

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Seeds of Change

November 6, 2020 California Endowment

BY EDGAR SANCHEZ Rubie Simonsen has worn many hats. The 30-year-old Sacramentan has been a yoga instructor, a community volunteer, a poet, a website designer and a youth program manager. But the role Simonsen values […]

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Environmental Justice

October 22, 2020 California Endowment

BY EDGAR SANCHEZ As wildfires and a merciless pandemic convulsed California, a Sacramento conference explored 2020’s perils and how minorities are bearing the brunt of COVID-19. The Oct. 15 virtual event—entitled “The World on Fire: […]

Environment

Community Leaders Join Together to Restore Morrison Creek

July 3, 2019 California Endowment

BY EDGAR SANCHEZ In 2017, the Avondale Glen Elder Neighborhood Association (AGENA) wanted to apply for a hefty state grant to help restore Morrison Creek, a storm water drainage canal that stretches from Rancho Cordova […]

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City of Sacramento Takes Environmental Focus

March 28, 2019 California Endowment

BY EDGAR SANCHEZ With temperatures rising everywhere, scientists have sounded an alarm and the community is responding: Global warming endangers the entire planet. When Sacramento residents attended a recent “open house” meeting for the city […]

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