South Coast Repertory recently streamed its production of “Outside Mullingar.” The production was filmed during a pre-opening night performance so that the theater could stream it online for audiences after its live performances were canceled due to the coronavirus. While organizations are eager to continue to engage with their audiences, are strategies like this worth it?
Yearly Archives: 2020
Posted inHuntington Beach
Huntington Beach Will Sue Over Gov. Newsom’s Order to Close OC Beaches; Newport Beach May Follow
Huntington Beach intends to sue the state after Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that he would be closing all Orange County beaches.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
Orange County Officials Urge Gov. Newsom to Rethink Beach Closures
Orange County officials react to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s beach shutdown order on Thursday with Republican officials like County Supervisors Chairwoman Michelle Steel, County Supervisor Don Wagner and State Senator John Moorlach strongly condemning the move. Democratic Congressman Harley Rouda also called on Newsom to rethink the move. Meanwhile, as of Thursday, the virus has killed 45 people out of 2,393 confirmed cases.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Matsuda: How Leaders Can Navigate the Post Pandemic World
Build a nimble culture that cultivates leaders who acknowledge and embrace ambiguity, knowing that change is necessary, fluid, and often messy. In charting the way forward, nimble leaders recognize that information is often incomplete and that change involves risk, so some failure will always be part of the calculus but critical learning, insight, and growth will also be the result of failure.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
Gov. Newsom Opts to Only Close OC Beaches Due to Coronavirus Concerns
Gov. Gavin Newsom closed Orange County beaches following his warning against people flocking to beaches during the novel coronavirus pandemic and expressed concerns over crowded coastline pictures from Newport Beach from last weekend.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
Coronavirus Hospitalizations Have Been Rising in OC, Despite Claims of ‘Flattened’ Curve
Coronavirus hospitalizations have been rising in Orange County – up 80 percent over the last four weeks, according hospital data – despite widely-shared claims by county supervisors that the curve has “flattened” and is “trending down.”
Posted inGovernment
Anaheim’s $475,000 City Manager Sacking Heightens Accountability, Transparency Concerns
Anaheim City Council members’ decision to fire City Manager Chris Zapata in the middle of the novel coronavirus pandemic with no public critique of his work – a move that cost taxpayers roughly $475,000 in severance pay – has heightened accountability and transparency concerns among some council members and residents.
Posted inPress Releases
County of Orange Teams Up with Google Fiber to Help Job Seekers Impacted by COVID-19
The County of Orange (County) Community Services Community Investment Division has partnered with Google Fiber and Orange County United Way to provide loaner laptops and hotspots in an effort to increase access to workforce development programs and services offered through the Irvine One-Stop Center during this critical period.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Phillips: We Cannot Let This Global Health Pandemic Evolve into a Child Abuse Pandemic
There is a rise in admissions to hospitals of children injured by family members, and it is not surprising. Sadly, history has shown us that child abuse increases when there is heightened family stress such as that now being brought on by the Coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Goll: Young Children Hardest to Count, Have Most at Stake in 2020 Census
In the 2010 Census, more than 210,000 California children younger than 6 weren’t counted. As a result, our state missed out on a decade’s worth of crucial funding — to the tune of over $2 billion — for programs that support kids. These programs provide basic necessities like food, shelter and health care. Through the All Kids Count campaign, First 5 Orange County and First 5 California are part of a coalition working to ensure this doesn’t happen again.
