Restaurants in Old Town Placentia have been providing outdoor dining services since mid August and will now continue on through next summer.
Yearly Archives: 2020
Posted inCollegiate News Service
Laguna Beach To Consider Permanent Dog Play Area at Moulton Meadows Park
A temporary play area at the park has gone through a six-month trial-period as part of a pilot project.
Posted inCanyons
Orange County Sheriff’s Department Seeks Spike in Car Impound Fees
Fees would increase from $50 to $144. Officials say it’s to recover costs while opponents say it will hurt the working poor.
Posted inPress Releases
State of California Moves County of Orange to More Restrictive Purple Tier Effective Immediately
Effective immediately under order of Governor Newsom and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), the County of Orange was moved into the Purple Tier, the state’s most restrictive tier.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Kriz: Thirty-Two People Died “Without Fixed Abode” in OC in October, Last Year There Were 24
Thirty two people died “without fixed abode” in OC in October, last year there were 24, keeping the mortality rate among the county’s homeless roughly double that of last year. Yet, the recent opening of three 24/7 shelters in Northern O.C. offers some reason for hope movement albeit glacial is becoming possible.
Posted inCountywide
Huntington Beach to Consider Continuing Main Street Closures During Coronavirus
The Huntington Beach City Council on Monday considers extending closure of the second and third block of Main Street to vehicle traffic through Feb. 28.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
State Officials Shut Down More OC Businesses as Second Coronavirus Wave Increases Hospitalizations
OC is now in the most restrictive reopening tier as public health officials fear new cases might overwhelm hospitals.
Posted inNEWS
What Should Orange County’s Fairgrounds Look Like in the Future, Who Should It Serve?
Due to COVID-19 impacts, California may be setting the stage to relinquish state control of some of its fairs. Meanwhile, OC’s Fairgrounds faces an identity crisis.
Posted inSanta Ana
Orange County Moves its Largest Homeless Shelter Starting Around the New Year
A new, larger county shelter in Santa Ana to replace the current open-air bus terminal shelter in the city’s Civic Center.
Posted inARTS & CULTURE
Panoringan: The Accidental Influencer — A Conversation with Connie Bang-Co Aboubakare
As a mother with grown children, Connie Bang-Co Aboubakare is an unlikely food influencer who has amassed over 99,000 followers.
