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Spencer Custodio joined Voice of OC as a full-time reporter covering south Orange County and Fullerton in August 2017. Previously, he worked as one of Voice of OC’s first interns starting in 2010, covering Fullerton and general assignment stories. During his time with Voice of OC, Custodio covered the Joe Felz election night car crash that lead to him being charged with a DUI (the case is ongoing). He also has been covering the Irvine Veteran’s Cemetery, a first for Orange County, that led to a land swap with a developer that divided many veterans and residents. Recently, he covered the sudden resignation of former Laguna Niguel Mayor Jerry Slusiewicz over claims of bullying and intimidation that started when Slusiewicz found a tree trimming contract that was overpaid by $410,000. Custodio graduated from Cal State Fullerton in 2015 with a bachelor’s degree in Journalism with extensive education in Constitutional law, public policy, economics and international law. He worked as the news editor at the student newspaper, The Daily Titan, during his last semester. Languages spoken: English Areas of expertise: Voter registration and turnout, data analysis, homelessness, Irvine and Fullerton.
OC hospitals may need to start bringing in outside help to manage the wave of new coronavirus patients flooding hospital rooms and intensive care units.
Orange County’s Coronavirus cases and hospitalizations are seeing dramatic increases while experts warn hospitals could be overloaded.
In a letter to Gov. Newsom, OC Sheriff Don Barnes said he might punish people for “egregious violations” of the statewide mask order.
As Orange County’s Coronavirus cases continue to spike, worries over a lack of hospital staffing and resources to deal with rising hospitalizations are surfacing.
Fountain Valley Regional Hospital employees and their union say hospital mismanagement is fueling a Coronavirus outbreak because of the lack of fresh masks as well as the practice of mixing virus patients with non-virus patients.
OC officials are moving to enforce a statewide coronavirus masks mandate and business closures as the Fourth of July weekend draws near.
The concerns are being raised as hospitals across the county face an influx of coronavirus patients at a faster rate than any other time in the pandemic.
Fountain Valley Hospital nursing assistants and technicians claim they’re not being tested for the coronavirus and are forced to reuse equipment.
OC restaurants and movie theaters will have to limit their operations after Gov. Gavin Newsom updated statewide health orders.
Orange County bars have been shut down by county Interim Health Officer Dr. Clayton Chau ahead of the Fourth of July weekend because of spiking coronavirus hospitalizations and positivity rates.