120 temporary workers were hired to fill volunteer shifts after the Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County had to suspend its volunteer operation at its distribution center amid concerns of spreading the coronavirus.
Yearly Archives: 2020
Posted inCountywide, Emergencies & Disasters, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
County Gears Up Tents, Trailers and Hotels to Help Homeless During Virus Pandemic
County officials are rolling out a mixture of tents, trailers and hotel/motel rooms to help shelter homeless people around Orange County during the novel coronavirus pandemic. The move is expected to thin some of the overcrowded homeless shelters.
Posted inCountywide, Emergencies & Disasters, Government, NEWS, Safety, Security & Justice, State, Top Stories
Are Orange County Hospitals, Already 60% Full, Ready For Coronavirus Case Surge?
Local hospitals, eyeing surges in coronavirus cases in other parts of the country, are stretching out their capacity to a total goal of 5,367 beds available countywide, and county health care agency officials say the medical facilities are more than 60% full.
Posted inCountywide, Emergencies & Disasters, Laguna Beach, Top Stories
Orange County Releases Coronavirus Statistics For Smaller Cities
Amid public pushes for more transparency, county health officials released the information on which cities of less than 25,000 people had over five confirmed cases.
Posted inCountywide, Education, Emergencies & Disasters, Top Stories
State Calls for Schools to Stay Closed Through End of Academic Year
Disease models estimate social distancing in California will need to remain fully in effect into July to reduce COVID hospitalizations to zero. And even after hospitalizations drop to zero, public health experts have recommended that social distancing largely remain in place for weeks, if not months, to prevent the virus from coming back.
Posted inEconomy, Emergencies & Disasters, Top Stories
Ralphs and Food for Less Workers Get $2 an Hour Raise, Puts Them on Par With Peers
Ralphs and Food for Less clerks are now getting the same temporary pay increase as grocery peers at other union-represented shops like Albertsons and Stater Bros, after the grocery union workers spoke out.
Posted inPress Releases
Fairview Developmental Center Selected as Alternative Care Site to Fight COVID-19 and Create Medical Surge Capacity in Orange County
As California continues to build hospital bed capacity to fight COVID-19, the California Health and Human Services Agency and California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services announced today that the Fairview Developmental Center will serve as an alternative care site to serve patients in Costa Mesa and Orange County.
Posted inPress Releases
Census Day Is Here in Orange County– Make It Count!
Today is Census Day in Orange County, the day that determines who is counted in the 2020 Census and where they are counted.
Posted inPress Releases
Orange County Rescue Mission Designated Drop-off Site to Assist OC Residents Impacted by COVID-19
Orange County Rescue Mission’s Village of Hope has been designated by Orange County and Collaborating Organizations Active in Disaster (COADOC) as the donations drop-off location to assist Orange County residents impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Posted inCountywide, Economy, Emergencies & Disasters, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
Grocery Workers Plea for Virus Safety Measures as Clerks Deal With Crowded Stores
Grocery workers are demanding increased safety and sanitation measures to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus in their stores while they endure waves of customers filling the store and panic buying.
