Fullerton City council members have voted to extend the program for three more months amid the COVID-19 crisis.
Monthly Archives: June 2020
Posted inNEWS
Santa Ana Officials Move Forward with Police Spending Increases, Police Oversight Commission in Meeting Marred By Public Outrage
Santa Ana City Council members late Thursday night approved a $9 million police spending increase for the next fiscal year along with the rest of the city budget in an initial vote.
Posted inARTS & CULTURE
Celebrating Juneteenth in the Midst of the Black Lives Matter Movement
Juneteenth has yet to be recognized as a federal holiday, but this day is taking center stage as Black Lives Matter protests continue.
Posted inPress Releases
Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings
Because of our collective actions, California has limited the spread of COVID-19 and associated hospitalizations and deaths in our state. Still, the risk for COVID-19 remains and the increasing number of Californians who are leaving their homes for work and other needs, increases the risk for COVID-19 exposure and infection.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Armelin: American Truth and Reconciliation
America has a poor understanding of its history, and this has perpetuated tacit racism against African Americans. To heal and become a greater republic, America finally must have truth and reconciliation.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Acevedo: Tone-Deaf Leadership
Irvine Mayor Christina Shea has thumbed her nose at veterans, students, and now people of color. If she wants to be on the right side of history, she will need to learn to embrace all members of her community.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Halverson-Cano: Fear Mongers Hijack OC Board Of Supervisors and Terrorize our County, a Pastor’s Experience
Rev. Dr. Sarah Halverson-Cano attended a press conference outside of the Orange County Board of Supervisor’s office to speak out against the lifting of the mask mandate. The press conference was overtaken by anti-maskers who disrupted the speakers, spread hate and threatened to spread the corona virus.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Kriz: Thirty More People Died “Without Fixed Abode” in OC in May; Last Year it was Fourteen
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, the mortality rate of OC’s homeless has been consistently double of that from last year. Do we care?
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
Orange County Residents Again Required to Wear Coronavirus Masks, Following Gov. Newsom Order
Orange County had a mandatory mask order until June 11, when interim County Health Officer Dr. Clayton Chau walked it back to a strong recommendation.
Posted inNEWS
Young Black Organizers and Leaders Look to a New Orange County in Light of Protests
Local Black activists and leaders participating in recent protests warn that the energy needs to carry over to local city council and public agency meetings in order to accomplish any real systemic change.
