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Valley Public Radio Staff

Kristina Herrick
Kristina Herrick
Classical Music Host
Juanita Stevenson
Juanita Stevenson
Valley Edition host
George Mason
George Mason
On-air host, Clearly Classical
Rebecca Plevin
Rebecca Plevin
Reporter
Jason Scott
Jason Scott
Host, Clearly Classical and All Things Considered
Vince DiCiccio
Vince DiCiccio
Host, The Oasis; The Intersection
Ezra Romero
Ezra Romero
Reporter and Producer
Marv Allen
Marv Allen
Host, Morning Edition

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Mental Health
10:36 am
Tue September 11, 2012

Prop 63 Program Provides Many Paths Towards Mental Wellness

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By Pauline Bartolone

Since it was enacted in 2004, California’s Proposition 63 has raised over $8 billion by taxing the wealthy. The money was intended to pay for mental health services and prevention programs. But lawmakers have called for an audit after questions were raised about how money from the “millionaires’ tax” is being spent.

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Valley Edition
7:09 pm
Mon September 10, 2012

On Valley Edition: Valley Fever 'Epidemic'; Inner City Unemployment; Sierra Art Trails

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On this Valley Edition, host Juanita Stevenson examines the recent surge in the number of cases of valley fever in the Central Valley, talks about solutions to the problem of inner city unemployment, and looks ahead to the upcoming events of the Sierra Art Trails program in the foothills of central California. 

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Just One Breath
6:03 am
Sun September 9, 2012

When valley fever struck celebrated winemaker, doctors missed it

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Credit Laura Dickinson/ Vida en el Valle
Todd and Tammy Schaefer walk through a neighbor’s vineyard with their Old English Mastiff, Daisy Ray. Todd was working in a vineyard when he contracted valley fever.
Credit Rebecca Plevin/Vida en el Valle
Todd Schaefer, pictured with his wife Tammy Schaefer, has had disseminated coccidioidomycosis, and fungal spinal meningitis for almost 9 years now.
Credit Laura Dickinson/ Vida en el Valle / Reporting on Health Collaborative
Just the sight of the myriad medications Todd Schaefer must take for his valley fever makes him feel ill. A side-effect of the medications is nausea and vomiting.
Credit Laura Dickinson/ Vida en el Valle
Todd Schaefer walks around a neighbor's vineyard looking at a bunch of Syrah grapes and discussing how he contracted valley fever from the area’s dirt.
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By Rebecca Plevin and Reporting On Health Collaborative

Todd and Tammy Schaefer appear the picture of good fortune and good health.

Tall, fit and well dressed, the couple met in Malibu, where they established their wine business. In 2001, they moved to Paso Robles, in San Luis Obispo County, and focused on Pacific Coast Vineyards full-time.

That’s where their long nightmare with valley fever began. Early in October 2003, Todd Schaefer was running a bulldozer that kicked up a thick cloud of dust.

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