If someone tests positive for the virus, local physicians say there’s a host of new treatments to lessen symptoms and testing is key to coming out of quarantine.
Yearly Archives: 2022
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Irvine Asphalt Factory Relocation Settlement Expected Within 60 Days After Three Year Fight
Residents on the northern edge of Irvine have been fighting to get the plant closed down for years, but it remains unclear when the asphalt plant will be moving out.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Morris: More Harm Created in the U.S. Immigration System
Visitation restrictions in Immigration detention centers were Reinstated May 11, 2022, Southern California detention centers prolonged the detrimental isolation. Detainees have not been able to see their loved ones in over two years throughout the Covid-19 pandemic.
Posted inAnaheim
Disney Revs Up Campaign Spending in Anaheim Amid Calls to Curb Their Influence After FBI Allegations
Disney has moved a whopping $1.3 million into place for this fall’s Anaheim election – far more than anyone else has spent on the city’s elections in recent years, records show.
Posted inEquality & Equity
Orange County Human Relations Council Looks to Curb Rising Hate Crimes
Council leaders say finding ways to end hate incidents and crimes starts in Orange County’s communities through education and expanding the ability to report hate crimes.
Posted inNEWS
Forced to Borrow to Meet Budget Deficits, City of Anaheim Mulls Disneyland Ticket Tax
A ballot proposal of a 2% gate tax on large entertainment venues that could produce $84 million annually comes up for a debate at Tuesday’s council meeting.
Posted inFullerton
Fullerton Grapples With Building New Homes, While Hanging Onto Neighborhood Retail
It’s a debate cities throughout Orange County grapple with during the housing crisis: Should old commercial centers be replaced by housing or should they be a mix of housing and retail?
Posted inPress Releases
Eligible Citizens Interested in Local Office Can File Candidacy Documents with the Registrar of Voters or Their City Clerk
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Posted inCommunity Opinion
Kriz: 8.2% of OC’s Homeless Population May Be Dead by Year’s End as Homeless Deaths Continue at Record Pace, 31 in June, 236 for the Year
Another 31 people “without fixed abode” died in OC in June, 236 for the year thus far. If nothing changes, based on the County’s 2022 PIT Count, a full 8.2% of its beginning of the year homeless population will be dead by year’s end.
Posted inARTS & CULTURE
What to See and Do at the 2022 OC Fair
The OC Fair opens today, offering rides, fair food, exhibits and entertainment on Wednesdays through Sundays until Aug. 14.
