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Government & Politics
5:38 pm
Fri February 22, 2013

What Does Senator Michael Rubio's Resignation Mean For the Valley?

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Former State Senator Michael Rubio (D-Shafter)
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State Senator Michael Rubio stunned political observers with his surprise resignation on Friday morning. A moderate Democrat, Rubio was leading efforts to change the state's landmark environmental law, the California Environmental Quality Act.

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Government & Politics
10:52 am
Fri February 22, 2013

Michael Rubio Resigns From State Senate

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State Senator Michael J. Rubio (D-Shafter)
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State Senator Michael Rubio, D-Shafter, has resigned, effective immediately, from his position in the California State Senate. He will become the manager of California government affairs for Chevron Corporation.

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Just One Breath
6:24 pm
Sun October 7, 2012

Town hall event focuses on valley fever concerns

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State Senator Michael Rubio led a town hall meeting on Friday in Bakersfield to address concerns about valley fever
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7-year-old Emily Gorospe reads from a handwritten note describing how the disease has changed her life.
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7-year-old Emily Gorospe points at a chart tracking the increase in reported cases of valley fever in Kern County from 1930 to 2011.
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7-year-old Emily Gorospe and her mother Valerie Gorospe listen to panelists discuss the valley fever epidemic currently facing Kern County.
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Dr. Tom Larwood talks about the history of valley fever research at a town hall meeting held in Bakersfield on Friday.
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Around 40 people attended a town hall meeting about valley fever in Bakersfield on Friday October 5, 2012.
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By REBECCA PLEVIN AND RACHEL COOK - Reporting on Health Collaborative

San Joaquin Valley residents, doctors and experts demanding improvements in the way valley fever is studied, diagnosed and treated shared their concerns during a town hall meeting hosted by state Senator Michael Rubio, D-Shafter, in Bakersfield on Friday.

Experts stressed the need for earlier diagnosis of the disease. That requires better education about the disease for providers and the public, they said.

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