The OC Health Care Agency (HCA) today reported the first case of locally acquired COVID-19, more commonly known as novel coronavirus.
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Theresa Sears is Involvement Editor for Voice of OC and works with active residents throughout Orange County helping to lift their voices by facilitating the publication of daily Op-eds from a broad array of perspectives.
Theresa also handles office administration and works to help organize Voice of OC civic training programs and policy events.
With an intimate knowledge of Orange County civic issues, Theresa has worked as an active grassroots community leader on a host of public land use and regional public-benefit issues across the region for the past three decades.
As a solutions oriented activist, she has taken a leadership role in grass roots efforts supporting the public’s right to know and petition their government, community engagement, legal remedies and direct democracy.
Her efforts have preserved Orange County’s fairgrounds, Barham Ranch which is now part of Santiago Oak Regional Park, as well critical open space in East Orange. She’s also led efforts to protect Orange County’s regional park system as a leader with the Friends of Harbors, Beaches and Parks
Languages spoken: English and some Spanish
Areas of expertise: Community organizing, direct democracy, open government – public oversight, land use, civic engagement and protecting public assets.
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Orange County Health Care Agency (OCHCA) Provides Recommendations for COVID-19 Community Mitigation Strategies
Community health mitigation decisions and strategies are crucial to slowing the transmission of COVID-19 (commonly known as novel coronavirus) in Orange County, California.
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Federal Government Abandons Plans To Use Fairview For Diamond Princess COVID-19 Positive Passengers
In a stunning late development, the federal government has filed a notice with the court that it no longer plans to place COVID-19 infected Diamond Princess passengers at Fairview.
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OC Democratic Voters Divided Between Progressive Sanders and Moderate Bloomberg, Chapman University Survey Finds
With Voting Centers open throughout Orange County and Super Tuesday less than one week away, Orange County voters are almost evenly divided. In a survey of 727 county residents, likely voters are on split on their Congressional pick as well as the Democratic presidential nominee.
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Judge Grants City of Costa Mesa’s Request to Halt Use of Fairview Developmental Center As COVID-19 Quarantine Facility
Within hours of the filing of an injunction designed to halt plans to use the Fairview Development Center as a COVID-19 quarantine facility, a federal judge granted the City of Costa Mesa’s request and placed a temporary restraining order on this effort until a full plan has been vetted and shared with the city. A press conference is scheduled for 3 p.m. today.
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City of Costa Mesa Files Legal Action to Halt Use of Fairview Developmental Center As COVID-19 Quarantine Facility
The City of Costa Mesa filed legal action today against the State of California after it learned federal officials were planning to use the Fairview Development Center to house and quarantine individuals who have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus.
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Santa Ana Councilman Vicente Sarmiento Announces His Candidacy for Mayor
Councilmember Vicente Sarmiento formally announced today that he will be running for Mayor of Santa Ana this fall. This is the first time the seat has been open since 1994.
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OCTA Seeks Members for Public Committees
The Orange County Transportation Authority is seeking qualified volunteers to serve on two vital public committees that review OCTA programs and monitor funding to help ensure OCTA continues delivering on its commitment to implement an effective, balanced and sustainable transportation system.
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Celebrating 100th Anniversary of the League of Women Voters and the 19th Amendment
“Tea with Alice and Me; The Intersecting Lives of Two Militant Visionaries Miss Alice Paul & Zoe Nicholson”, is a full length one woman performance that takes the audience to women’s tearooms – Seneca, Selfridges, The National Women’s Party and Women’s Bookstores.
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Families and Communities Together (FaCT) Publishes Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Annual Report
The County of Orange Social Services Agency (SSA) is pleased to announce the availability of its Families and Communities Together (FaCT) platform annual report for Fiscal Year (FY) 2018-2019, covering the period from July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019.
