Six months into being eligible, just 16% of Sheriff’s Department staff reported being vaccinated. At vaccination clinics held by the Orange County Fire Authority, only 53% of the agency’s frontline workers chose to get vaccinated.
Monthly Archives: December 2021
Posted inGovernment
Los Alamitos Boosts Local Nonprofits During the Holiday Season
City Council members unanimously approved a program to allocate $70,000 to distribute food to families in need.
Posted inPress Releases
Commission Completes and Approves Final Maps for State Districts
the 2020 California Citizens Redistricting Commission (Commission) completed and approved final maps for the state’s Congressional, Senate, Assembly, and Board of Equalization districts.
Posted inEquality & Equity
The Holidays Look Different for Families of the Incarcerated in Orange County
Despite distance and time, families of the incarcerated hold onto hope during the holidays.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
OC’s Latino Community Remains Behind on COVID-19 Vaccines One Year Later
One local public health expert gives county officials a failing grade in efforts to close the vaccine gap for Latinos and other hard hit, often immigrant communities.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Kriz: 2021 Longest Night Memorial – The Names of the 386 People who Died without Fixed Abode (Homeless) in OC between Dec 1, 2020 and Nov 30, 2021
In Memoriam … the names of the 386 brothers and sisters of ours who died “without fixed abode” across Orange County since the last time we commemorated Homeless Memorial Day. Last year there were 329 souls that we remembered, The year before that, in 2019, the last year before COVID-19, we remembered 222.
Posted inEducation
Orange County Board of Education to Choose New Member After Resignation
If the board fails to agree on who they should appoint, it will trigger a special election for the seat in North Orange County.
Posted inGovernment
Orange Residents Get a Temp For City Manager
Interim City Manager Tom Hatch started a one-year contract in October and comes with 34 years of executive experience with cities and the County of Orange.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
Orange County Trash Strike Ends, Garbage Pickups to Resume
An agreement has been approved between Republic Services and waste collection workers who were on strike for a week.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
OC Residents Might Get Their Trash Picked Up Again As Holidays Draw Near
A tentative agreement has been made with waste collection workers, and the trash strike in OC could come to an end after workers vote today.
