RICHMOND, Va. — Theresa Fulgham wasn’t going to wait any longer. In complex city water systems like Richmond, getting pressure back still doesn’t mean the tap water is safe to drink. “You can’t make this stuff up.” At a dozen YMCA locations, more than 4,000 non-members have come for hot showers in recent days, said Jody Alexander, who leads the …
Hector Ramirez outside his home in Chatsworth. “Like many people with disabilities, I’ve dealt with social isolation whether I wanted it or not,” said Ramirez, 45, who spent part of his youth in an institution in Camarillo, separated from his family. Uncertainty, unexpected events and a lack of control are “the major stressors for people on the spectrum,” said Barry …
