AT LEAST 7 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN STUCK BY DISCARDED NEEDLES SINCE DECEMBER OF 2012….AND THE LAST ONE WAS AT COWELL BEACH JUNE 15TH. THE PERSON WHO WAS STUCK THAT TIME SAYS HE GOES TO COWELL BEACH REGULARLY, AND FEELS THAT THE SAND THERE SHOULD BE SIFTED DAILY AS IT IS AT SANTA CRUZ MAIN BEACH. RESIDENTS WHO FIND SYRINGES (ESPECIALLY IN PARKS OR AT THE BEACH) ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL 9-1-1.
