In-person Vote Center voting in the Westminster Special Recall Election, which was scheduled to begin on Saturday, March 28, 2020 and run through April 7, 2020, has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 response.
Yearly Archives: 2020
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters, Julie Leopo, Top Stories
Leopo: Life in Orange County During Coronavirus
Orange County life does not look the same way it did two weeks ago, and Voice of OC Director of Photography Julie Leopo ventured out to briefly and safely capture that story.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters, Housing & Homelessness, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
OC’s Shelter Capacity is Shrinking, For Now, Amid Scramble to Expand in Crisis
At a time jurisdictions up and down the state are expanding emergency homeless shelters to slow the spread of coronavirus and save lives, two of Orange County’s main shelters are being downsized with replacement shelters that have 200 fewer beds in total.
Posted inCountywide, Emergencies & Disasters, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
County Medical Plan for Poor and Elderly – CalOptima – is Going Mobile
Orange County’s health insurance plan for the elderly, poor and needy – called CalOptima – is quickly adapting services to a more remote model, in response to the spreading novel coronavirus, including allowing for three-month prescription refills and increased home services for its elderly members.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Pirani: The Restaurant Industry is Resilient, But It Needs You Right Now
A coalition of restaurants have created the GREAT AMERICAN TAKEOUT, Tuesday, March 24 with goal of having everyone who can do so to patronize a local restaurant in a show of support for the industry nationwide.
Posted inCountywide, Emergencies & Disasters, Health & Wellness, Investigative, Irvine, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
UCI Doctors Say Hospital Administrators Failing to Provide Enough Protective Equipment
Doctors in at least one OC hospital, UC Irvine Medical Center, are ringing alarm bells of crucial supply shortages and a lack of adequate response by administrators to a local outbreak of the novel coronavirus.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Briceño: Job loss, the Looming Coronavirus Problem
Many of our nation’s leaders are talking about ways to stem the economic fallout from COVID-19 precautions. We must learn from the lessons of the 2008 Great Recession, when we bailed out corporations but not people. We can’t do that again. This time, America’s families must be front and center.
Posted inCountywide, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Coronavirus Requires Bold Civic Leadership in Orange County
It’s time for government leaders at the local, state and federal level to step up and work together to quickly figure out the nuts and bolts of pandemic response in an environment where they are clearly playing catch up.
Posted inCountywide, Emergencies & Disasters, Top Stories
Weekly Drive Through Food Pantry Starts at Honda Center
Second Harvest Food Bank has launched weekly drive through service at the Honda Center to help them feed the hungry while maintaining the safety of the volunteers, staff and those coming to pick up the food through social distancing.
Posted inCountywide, Emergencies & Disasters, Government, Health & Wellness, NEWS, Top Stories, Transportation
OC Buses Cutting Down Service Amid Coronavirus Fears
It’s the first round of cuts to bus service transportation officials have made responding to the public safety crisis, which has caused sharp drops in bus boardings for an agency that sees ridership fall year-by-year.
