Truc Dever

Spokeswoman for the Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District

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Southern California is as hard hit by housing foreclosures as any place in the country. Tonight we’ll hear about lawn painting, West Nile Virus and foreclosure fish.

Foreclosure Crisis Hits Home

Southern California is as hard hit by housing foreclosures as any place in the country. Tonight we’ll hear about lawn painting, West Nile Virus and foreclosure fish.

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