Some county workers and their union are sounding the alarm over recent case increases at government offices and have demanded telecommuting options.
Yearly Archives: 2022
Posted inAnne Marie Panoringan
Panoringan: Anne Marie’s Five Favorite New Restaurants of 2021
Reinvention is the theme these five O.C. eateries happen to share.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Rhee: Santa Ana’s Mobile Home Communities Deserve Rent Control
Santa Ana’s rent stabilization and just cause eviction ordinances, the first of their kind to extend protections specifically to manufactured home owners, are crucial to safeguarding the city’s affordable housing. The fight for rent control must continue.
Posted inEducation
Some OC School Districts Have Hundreds of Confirmed COVID-19 Cases After Winter Break
Local districts face staff shortages as Omicron is propelling Orange County’s fourth virus surge.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Demand for OC Senior Programs Surges During COVID-19, Pointing to A Bigger Problem Ahead
The demand is only expected to increase as Orange County’s share of seniors is expected to grow significantly by mid-century.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
OC Residents Face Electricity Price Hike After Clean Power Agency Picks Preliminary Rates
While public officials promised a lower price than Edison for years, officials were barely able to offer a plan that broke even with Edison’s rates.
Posted inNorberto Santana Jr.
Santana: People Deserve Better Public Engagement on COVID Data to Confront Omicron Surge
Heightened transparency and public engagement from OC public health officials around local pandemic data is key for helping residents protect themselves against the fourth COVID spike.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
OC’s Covid Surge Impacting Staffing at Hospitals; Outbreaks Hit Public Agencies
Hospitals say they’re facing staffing shortages worse than last winter’s surge, while one in five people getting tested in Orange County are now testing positive for COVID.
Posted inGovernment
The Dicing Up of Local Park in Westminster Triggers Rare Focus on City Lawyers Overseeing Public Land Deals
City officials have now asked DA Todd Spitzer to look into the 2016 selling off of a slice of Liberty Park – a deal overseen by their own city attorneys.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Kahn: New Report Shows OC Sheriff’s Department is Giving Incarcerated People Rotting Bologna Sandwiches While Pocketing Savings
Food conditions in OC jails have always been bad, but for almost two years, the OC Sheriff’s Department has served cold, rotting bologna sandwiches while pocketing the savings. Stop the Musick Coalition collaborated with incarcerated members and coalition partners to investigate the nutrition and budget of food in OC jails.
