Action Urgent Care opens new clinics
Action Urgent Care opened two new clinics to its expanding network of clinics throughout the Bay Area.
The new clinics are located at 640 Blossom Hill Road, Suite A in Los Gatos, and at 1038 E Brokaw Road #30 in San Jose.
The new clinics will be open 8am to 8pm Monday through Saturday and 8am to 5pm on Sunday. For those unable to leave their homes, Action Urgent Care also offers mobile at home services to come to the patient’s home as well as virtual visits.
The clinics offer a range of urgent, primary care and Covid-19 testing services to people of all ages and backgrounds with full scanning and lab testing services on site.
The two new clinics accept all major PPO insurance plans and medicare for urgent and primary care and all insurances for Covid-19 testing. They also accept uninsured patients who can self pay for both in person or telemedicine services.
“We are delighted to officially announce the opening of our two new clinics so we can provide state-of-the-art urgent and primary care to the people of San Jose and Los Gatos,” CEO and founder Garick Hismatullin said. “Public healthcare is changing to be more accessible, less timely, and affordable for all. When it comes to your life, it’s simply not an area we’re willing to compromise on. We want personal health care to be available when you need it, and reliable too.”
For information, visit actionurgentcare.com.
Virtual workshop discusses cannabis
The Town of Los Gatos is hosting a Commercial Cannabis Community Workshop on May 4 at 7pm via teleconference.
During the meeting, officials will discuss cannabis regulation, and attendees will have the opportunity to share input on the potential for commercial cannabis in Los Gatos.
For information, visit losgatosca.gov/2689/Cannabis.
Supervisors push wildfire prevention in west valley
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors voted April 19 to direct the county’s Central Fire Protection District to expand its Pre-Fire Management and Wildfire Resilience program, including the addition of a dedicated crew, called a Fuels Crew, to clear brush and vegetation along evacuation routes and roads.
The board also asked for a plan to expand the district’s “community chipping” program.
The addition of a Fuels Crew would allow the district to start reducing hazardous wildland fuels in Los Gatos, Monte Sereno, Cupertino and a portion of Saratoga, along with unincorporated lands in western Santa Clara County.
“There’s an obvious need for urgency as we continue to experience larger and more damaging wildfires each year. Unfortunately, fire season is no longer a season. It seems almost constant,” said County Supervisor Joe Simitian, who proposed the program upgrades. “We have to keep looking for opportunities to improve fire prevention year-round, and to give local communities the help they need to keep their homes, businesses and families safe.”
In addition to fuel reduction along evacuation routes, county staff were also directed to expand the current Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) community chipping program. This free community chipping program, offered in partnership with the Santa Clara County Fire Safe Council, currently assists individual residents and communities in their efforts to create and maintain defensible space by processing and disposing of brush and tree branches once a year at a central location.
WUI is described as an area that transitions from a natural condition (wildland) to a developed area (urban). For instance, the Town of Los Gatos’ WUI planning area includes a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone on the southern side of the town.
“The Fire District’s Pre-Fire Management and Wildfire Resilience Program was created in response to the ever-changing wildfire environment,” Assistant Fire Chief Brian Glass said. “The region continues to experience increased risk due to an accumulation of drought-stressed fuels and overgrowth. Wildland megafires are becoming more frequent and deadly and this is why it is so important that we take action, now. The district is excited to begin this meaningful and challenging work and appreciates the support of the board of directors as we explore additional ways to keep the communities we serve safe.”
As a dependent fire district, the Santa Clara County Central Fire Protection District is governed by the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, acting as the Board of Directors for the district.
