Reporting

<p>The safety of Lake County’s roadways is a matter of great concern not just for drivers but for officials and agencies across a broad spectrum – from health to planning, public works to law enforcement.</p>

<p>Curtis Jasper has come a long way since December, when he was living on the streets of Los Angeles, all but crippled by multiple ulcers on his legs. For eight years he tended his ulcers by himself on the streets, changing his dressings in bathrooms in public libraries and restaurants — any pl

<p>Lake County's roads, combined with drivers under the influence, have led to an increasingly deadly situation on the county's roadways.</p>

<p>Sweeping vistas, clear blue skies, colorful countryside – all define the geography of California's Lake County's. For motorists, however, the roads are both beautiful and harrowing, with the number of vehicle crashes in recent years showing a marked increase.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>Terri Tavita lets her 10-year-old son ride his bike 1 mile to and from school, but not without misgivings. Concerns about traffic safety top the list.</p>

<p>What do you do if you want to properly dispose of expired or unused prescription medications? It’s not the easiest thing to do here.</p>

<p>CalOptima is Orange County's system for managing Medi-Cal. With no warning, one county supervisor tried to push through major changes that shifted control of the $1.3 billion program.</p>

<p>On a morning in late August, 57-year-old Mary Manning was resting on her sister Jackie's porch. Midway through a rugged course of chemotherapy for breast cancer. Manning looked at her younger sister and said, “I think this poison is killing me.”</p>

<p>Über prosperous Silicon Valley isn¹t a place one expects to find thousands of homeless people. But a 2006 count found over 7,600 men, women and children without a home in Santa Clara County.</p>