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Area officials urge protection from measles and Salinas police hold public meeting

KAZU | By Amy Mayer,
Eduardo Gonzalez-Torres
Published March 17, 2025 at 10:39 AM PDT
A sphere with many bits poking out of it, on all sides.
Alissa Eckert
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CDC
This illustration shows a 3-D graphic representation of a spherical-shaped, measles virus particle.

In today's newscast, public health officials want people to be cautious of measles and ensure they're vaccinated. And, the Salinas police department will hold a community meeting tonight to present its plan for using military equipment.

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Amy Mayer
Amy Mayer is an award-winning journalist with more than 25 years of experience in public radio. Before KAZU, she worked as an editor for the California Newsroom and at St. Louis Public Radio. For eight years, she covered agriculture as the Harvest Public Media reporter based at Iowa Public Radio. She's also worked at stations in Massachusetts and Alaska and has written for many newspapers, magazines and online news outlets.
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Eduardo Gonzalez-Torres
Eduardo Gonzalez-Torres joined the KAZU newsroom in January 2025 as a student intern. He transferred to CSUMB in the fall of 2024 from Porterville College and is excited to embark on his journalism journey. Eduardo is contributing to daily news coverage and KAZU's social media. He loves music, watches at least one movie a week, is a soccer fan, and enjoys the moments he shares with family and friends.
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