Many children will have to return to daycare requiring bold initiatives. There is likely no vaccine for COVID and herd immunity is years away. There is no relief for this pandemic on the immediate horizon and waiting for a cure is unattainable because science takes time. Our childcare programs will have to be reimagined with flexible thinkers leading the charge. Yet the OC Supervisors have yet to contact anyone in the educational community for assistance. The new normal should be led by campus sanitation specialists who rank in respect to principals and paid commensurate to professionals. Our daily structure needs to be rethought and turned on its head altogether. It’s time.
Yearly Archives: 2020
Posted inHuntington Beach
Officials to Send Beach Reopening Plans to State, Supervisors Split on Plan
Orange County Supervisors fiercely debated adopting beach reopening guidelines on Tuesday, just as a showdown between some Supervisors and Gov. Gavin Newsom has been unfolding over the past week over beach closures during the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inREGIONS
Anaheim Police To Go After Criminals With Facial Recognition Software
After more than a year-long trial phase, Anaheim police are set to get an annual subscription to a facial recognition software that compares images of unknown individuals suspected of crimes against known offender databases consisting of booking mugshots of those arrested and booked for criminal offenses.
Posted inCosta Mesa
Landlords, Property Owners Challenge Costa Mesa’s Eviction Moratorium
The Costa Mesa city council will meet in closed session tonight to discuss an expected lawsuit from property owners and landlords over the ban with city attorney Kimberly Hall Barlow. The city was one of several in the county to implement such a ban to protect renters as the economic effects of the virus worsened.
Posted inREGIONS
Landlord Groups Want Santa Ana to Repeal Its Emergency Rent Increase Freeze
Santa Ana City Council members could vote to rescind or affirm the rent hike restriction — enacted last month by City Manager Kristine Ridge through an executive order that’s currently in effect until May 31 — at their Tuesday meeting.
Posted inREGIONS
Los Alamitos’ Anti-Sanctuary City Fight Fizzles Out
City Council members through a virtual meeting unanimously repealed an ordinance passed in April 2018, which claimed to exempt the city from the California Values Act, a state law passed in 2017 prohibiting local law enforcement from regularly cooperating with federal immigration authorities.
Posted inInside the Newsroom
Nonprofit News Like Voice of OC Needs Your Support Now More Than Ever
Orange County can’t afford to lose public service journalism like ours — reporting that delivers facts instead of fear, that speaks truth to power, that helps you protect your quality of life.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
OC Officials Won’t Enforce Business Closures, Limited Retail to Reopen Friday
Orange County officials won’t enforce business closure rules amidst Coronavirus as protests are mounting and Gov. Newsom is expected some businesses to reopen Friday.
Posted inINVOLVEMENT
Sefton and Schlotterbeck: Orange County Needs a Tree Preservation Policy
Friends of Harbors, Beaches and Parks supports a tree preservation policy going before the OC Board of Supervisors Tuesday. The precedent-setting policy will protect mature, native trees that improve our quality of life and contribute to the beauty of the environment. Distinctions on property size, location, and exceptions to this policy exist.
Posted inInside the Newsroom
New York Times Boosts Local News for World Press Freedom Day
“On World Press Freedom Day and every day, we encourage you to find a local news organization you trust and support it,” says a New York Times initiative.
