Orange County officials are moving to test at least 4,000 people a day for the novel coronavirus as OC officials release guidelines on business reopenings and Gov. Gavin Newsom announces that school may be back in session by late July. Meanwhile, the virus has killed 42 people out of 2,151 cases in OC as of Tuesday.
Yearly Archives: 2020
Posted inIrvine
Irvine’s City Council Authorized Nearly A Billion Dollars in Great Park Neighborhood Debt With Less Than Five Minutes of Open Discussion
Over the past six years, Irvine City Council members approved nearly $1 Billion in potential bond indebtedness for the Orange County Great Park neighborhoods with less than five minutes of public discussion.
Posted inREGIONS
Huntington Beach Parents On Edge as School Officials Near Decision on Perry Elementary Closure
The district’s Board of Trustees is set to meet at 5:00 p.m., through the virtual meeting platform Zoom, to vote on whether or not to close the school as a cost-saving measure for the district’s financial woes.
Posted inCountywide
OC Moves to Increase Coronavirus Testing, Plans to Reopen Economy May Stall if Beach Crowds Continue
Orange County officials are increasing the novel coronavirus testing as part of a key factor in reopening sectors of the economy, but Gov. Gavin Newsom said any reopening could be delayed if people flaunt guidelines and continue gathering on beaches. Meanwhile, the virus has killed 39 people out of 2,126 confirmed cases in OC.
Posted inInside the Newsroom
Voice of OC Exists to Protect Your Quality of Life
Voice of OC was started a decade ago on the simple idea (that some called crazy) to protect the community’s quality of life through solid reporting on local government. And […]
Posted inNorberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Newly Appointed Orange County Public Health Official Hired to Tackle Coronavirus Once Was Fined By State For Failing to Report Pharmaceutical Payments
Orange County’s newly-appointed Health Care Agency Director Clayton Chau – a well known clinician and public health executive known for his mental health expertise with immigrant communities – was fined by state authorities back in 2014 for failing to disclose lucrative drug company speaking fees from AstraZeneca and other pharmaceutical companies from 2009 to 2012 while he was worked as a top psychiatrist at HCA.
Posted inNEWS
Orange County Fair Cancelled This Year Due to Coronavirus Pandemic
The cancellation — expected for weeks as the 150-acre fairgrounds property had all but closed its facilities to the public and other county fairs up and down the state already cancelled theirs — was made official by the OC Fair and Events Center Board of Directors at their Monday special meeting.
Posted inJulie Leopo
Leopo: Grocery Truck Markets Connect Santa Ana Neighborhoods During Coronavirus
He sells fresh produce that he buys from Los Angeles— an hour away. His clientele is multi-generational: youth skipping to buy candy and hot chips, husbands running out to buy a pack of tortillas during dinner time, or señoras carefully picking tomatillos for their fresh salsa of the day.
Posted inOutdoors
Warm Weather Crowds Prompt OC Cities to Rethink Varying Beach Closure Policies During Coronavirus Crisis
Images of large, warm weather crowds in Newport Beach and Huntington Beach made the rounds on social media over the weekend, bringing fears of inadequate social distancing and risk of further spreading the coronavirus throughout OC. Now cities like Laguna Beach and Newport Beach are rethinking their coastal access policies going into another week of heat.
Posted inEconomy
OC Cities Debate Financial Response To Coronavirus Sales, Hotel Tax Losses
As cities begin to evaluate the loss in tax revenue due to coronavirus, different measures are being put in place to reduce spending and adjust upcoming budgets.
