This piece focuses on the Feb. 15 Santa Ana City Council meeting, where the City’s General Plan Update will be discussed and possibly approved. Despite residents sharing their concerns about lead in the soil with the City, the General Plan Update did not sufficiently address prevention and mitigation of lead exposures. The Op-Ed calls for the City to lead a process convening multiple stakeholders in an anti-racist approach to understanding and addressing lead in Santa Ana.
Author Archives: Alana M.W. LeBrón, Ph.D
Posted inCommunity Opinion
LeBrón: Learning from COVID-19 Vaccine Equity Missteps, Keys to COVID-19 Vaccine Equity for Orange County’s 5-11 Year Old Children
At question is whether we have learned from this year’s inequitable rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine for adults in Orange County. Wealthier, whiter communities (mostly in south Orange County) had earlier access to the COVID-19 vaccine compared to low-income communities and communities of color who had been hit hardest by the pandemic.
