The Orange City Council has unanimously voted to appropriate $1.02 million to help operate and construct two homeless shelters in Placentia and Buena Park.
Yearly Archives: 2020
Posted inBrea, Collegiate News Service, News Briefs
Brea Planners Weighing Workforce Apartment Complex
Planning officials are considering a proposal to build high-density workforce apartments in an industrial zone in downtown Brea, reserving a portion of those units for those who work in the city and offering more affordable housing.
Posted inCollegiate News Service, News Briefs, Outdoors, Yorba Linda
Yorba Linda Prohibits Skateboarding on City-Owned Property
Yorba Linda City Council has unanimously voted to ban skateboarding and loitering on city-owned facilities, raising concerns from local skateboarders.
Posted inAnaheim, Buena Park, Emergencies & Disasters, Fullerton, Irvine, Top Stories
OC Cities Begin Declaring States of Emergency
Buena Park, Fullerton and Irvine became the latest Orange County cities to declare states of emergency Tuesday in order to unlock state and federal emergency funding amid the novel Coronavirus outbreak.
Posted inAnne Marie Panoringan, ARTS & CULTURE, Countywide, Emergencies & Disasters, Food, Top Stories
Panoringan: What Resources are Available for Restaurant Owners and Employees? Plus, the Latest Grocery Store Safety Strategies
A round-up of resources for restaurants and their employees. Plus, a look at the adjustments that grocery stores are making to ensure equal access to goods and the safety of patrons.
Posted inCountywide
Kriz: Twenty More People Died Homeless in OC in February. And Now Comes the Coronavirus.
We’re all consumed now by the Coronavirus. We’ve given up freedom of assembly and even of worship and yet we leave an immune-deficient population of thousands abandoned on the streets or crammed in “coffin boat” like warehouses. Don’t we realize that if we continue to do nothing, the Coronavirus will now be with us forever?
Posted inCountywide, Emergencies & Disasters, Government, Top Stories
Amid Confusion Over Order, OC Says People Can Work and Goal is Keeping 6-Foot Separation
People can go to work in Orange County and businesses are encouraged to keep operating, county officials said late Tuesday. They acknowledged a health order they issued earlier in the day caused widespread confusion, and planned to issue a revised order Wednesday.
Posted inPress Releases
Public Health Order is NOT an Order to Shelter in Place
Today’s order from County Health Officer Dr. Nichole Quick is NOT an order to shelter in place. It is not a lockdown. It is important for all Orange County businesses to remain open while practicing social distancing consistent with the Governor’s guidance.
Posted inPress Releases
County Health Officer Issues Order to Slow Spread of COVID-19
County Health Officer Dr. Nichole Quick issued a Health Officer’s Order today to protect the health and wellbeing of Orange County, CA residents.
Posted inPress Releases
OC Human Relations Commission Makes Statement on Discrimination and COVID-19
The Orange County Human Relations Commission issues the following statement on discrimination against the Chinese American and Asian American community due to fears about COVID-19, commonly known as novel coronavirus.
