Orange County health care officials announce an effort to step up mass testing for Coronavirus. Meanwhile, County Supervisors adopted a patchwork of policies that seek to reopen golf courses for recreation, keep beaches and parks open and require retail employees to wear masks, as the novel coronavirus slowly spreads throughout the county, killing 33 people out of 1,691 confirmed cases.
Yearly Archives: 2020
Posted inREGIONS
Without a Broader County Mandate, Mask Laws Vary By City
Tonight, Fullerton could join other cities in OC requiring face coverings to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Cities like Costa Mesa and Buena Park required everyone to cover up when out in public, while others like Santa Ana, Irvine, and Westminster only apply the mandate to employers and workers in essential businesses while residents in those cities are merely encouraged to cover up.
Posted inCountywide
Santana: What Does Orange County Look Like When It’s Back in Business?
Orange County Supervisors today are expected to start talking about the process of reopening local businesses. What will the new normal look like?
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
Growing Protests in Orange County Over Stay Home Orders Raises Enforcement Questions
Public protests are beginning to pop up throughout Orange County as some residents voice objections to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s stay home orders. Questions are also rising over enforcement of those orders.
Posted inAnaheim
Coronavirus Strikes At Least Twelve Orange County Nursing Facilities
The hardest hit facility, locally, is the Anaheim Healthcare Center, a 215-bed skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility on Beach Blvd in the city’s west end. At least 15 patients inside the center were reported to have tested positive for the virus. No staff were reported to have tested positive as of Monday, according to the state data.
Posted inGovernment
Santa Ana to Revisit Two Controversial Development Projects on Same Night
On the same night, Santa Ana council members will revisit a much-contested apartments project at 2525 N. Main St. and a tower that’s been in development for more than a decade at One Broadway Plaza.
Posted inPress Releases
Connect-to-Council to present a Special Election Virtual Debate/ Forum
Connect-to-Council, a Santa Ana non-profit organization, will host an informational Virtual Forum/Debate to discuss the Santa Ana Council Ward 6 Representative (Cecilia Iglesias) recall issue and to hear from the Candidates that are vying for the Ward 6 Council position to replace Cecilia Iglesias (in the event this recall is successful).
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Clayton-Tarvin and Briscoe: Feckless OC Supervisors Expose Essential Workers to COVID19
Inaction by the Orange County Board of Supervisors could result in infection, sickness, and death from COVID-19 for many county residents including innocent children. The lack of action by the OC Supervisors is so serious, we believe, that cities like Irvine, Costa Mesa, Seal Beach, and Buena Park have had to take matters into their own hands, passing ordinances to mandate face coverings like masks for essential workers. While we wait like cattle for herd immunity to develop, we must have a strategy to re-emerge. Part of a safety plan should be, we believe, a requirement for face coverings.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
Orange County Judge OKs Laguna Hills Motel for Homeless People as Virus Continues to Spread [April 20 Coronavirus Update]
The County of Orange will finally get homeless people into a hotel in South County after an OC Superior Court judge looks unconvinced by Laguna Hills efforts to stop the county from housing people there during the novel coronavirus pandemic, which has killed 33 people as of Monday.
Posted inInside the Newsroom
Voice of OC Wins Top Honors in State-wide Journalism Contest, “This is Why Journalism Exists”
Voice of OC’s news investigations, columns, photography and design once again have earned top praise in the state’s top annual journalism competition.
