Public comment during OC Supervisors meetings have become a hotbed of vaccine conspiracy theories.
Monthly Archives: April 2021
Posted inGovernment
On “Black April,” Plans for Another Vietnam War Memorial in Westminster Spark A Different Debate
Some question officials’ priorities for another Vietnam War memorial in Westminster as the city faces a number of ongoing, serious crises.
Posted inOutdoors
Regulators Allow Controversial Desal Plant to Run in Huntington Beach Without Immediately Making Up for Coastal Damage
It’s one more step toward a seawater desalting plant getting built in Huntington Beach. The project goes next before the State Coastal Commission.
Posted inARTS & CULTURE
American Ballet Theatre Returns to the Stage for First Time Since the Pandemic
ABT dancers have come to Costa Mesa to live and work in a pandemic bubble in order to rehearse and perform together for an upcoming streaming concert.
Posted inGovernment
Anaheim Council Boots Commissioner Over “China Virus” Remarks, But Not Without Political Clashing
What was supposed to be a conversation about anti-Asian racism — and a vote to remove a commissioner — quickly turned political.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Nederhood: Where Water Flows, Life Grows, Especially in the OC
Orange County is one of the best places to live in the US in part because it has the world’s best water system. The OC water system is based on its aquifer, recycled water, outstanding conservation and captured storm water in the Santa Ana River. Additional water has traditionally come from Northern California and the Colorado River. Both of these sources are now at risk. If global warming continues, so will the much lower water supplies from these sources. The OC water system was created because 20, 30 and 40 years ago OC rate payers had the vision and commitment to invest in its water future. Investing in the Poseidon desal plant will insure the OC continues to have fresh, reliable water generated by the best local water system, anywhere.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Nonprofit Sparks Efforts to Vaccinate OC’s Muslim Population; Pandemic Data on Arab Community Nonexistent
Mobile vaccine clinics are coming to mosques across Orange County during and after Ramadan.
Posted inOutdoors
Should Poseidon Be Able to Start Running Its Desal Plant Without Starting to Make Up for Marine Life Loss? Another Water Board Hearing Today
The project, which could kill 108 million organisms in the ocean per year, comes before the Santa Ana water board yet again Thursday.
Posted inGovernment
‘Vaccine Passport’ Controversy Puts Renewed Focus on OC’s Secretive, Costly and Glitchy Vax App
County officials have been contradicting themselves on whether they approved millions in extra spending on the app, and won’t yet reveal the full terms of what the extra money is for.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Berardino: Why Orange County Veterans Support Newsom
Nick Berardino, Vietnam Combat Veteran and President of VALOR (Veterans Alliance of Orange County) writes that veterans who understand the implications of life and death decisions should stand by our governor and support his choice to protect the lives of Californians and Orange County residents.
