After teen’s death, city leaders respond to residents’ outcry with improvements like street lighting.
Category: Health & Wellness
Posted inCountywide
Anaheim Residents Use Public Spaces to Cool Down During Heat Wave
Many Orange County residents have been escaping this week’s heat wave by heading to parks, libraries, community centers and other public places to find relief.
Posted inCountywide
Santa Ana’s Cooling Centers Ramp Up This Week To Help Residents Get a Break From The Heat
Nearly a dozen centers let residents cool off in the midst of an excessive heatwave advisory, which continues throughout the week.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
CA Regulators Conclude Odors From An Irvine Asphalt Factory Are Safe But Homeowners Unconvinced
While the city is still in the process of trying to relocate the factory, some residents have gotten tired of waiting years for a change and moved out.
Posted inOutdoors
OC Animal Activists Call on County Supervisors to Reopen Animal Shelter
Residents want county-run shelter to allow visitors to see more animals and reinstate its trap, neuter and release program for feral and abandoned cats.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
In Wake of ‘Pay to Play’ Fine at OC’s Health Plan for the Poor, Legislators Consider Action
County supervisors like Andrew Do could be banned from working for CalOptima in the year after leaving office.
Posted inEducation
OC Schools Are Starting up Again: Are They Prepared for COVID And Monkeypox?
Public health officials warn of a COVID wave as students across Orange County are heading back to school and as concerns over monkeypox start to emerge.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Figuring Out The Impacts of Long Covid on Orange County Residents
Doctors say they’ve seen a wide range of Long COVID symptoms, with fatigue and brain fog as the most common – but they’ve also seen nerve damage, strokes and organ damage.
Posted inAnaheim
“Enough is Enough”: Anaheim’s Edison Community Demands Safer Streets
After years of requests and the murder of a 17-year-old in Anaheim’s Edison neighborhood, residents are demanding more public safety, lights and community services.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Monkeypox Hits Orange County, 24 Cases Found So Far
As COVID lingers, concerns about monkeypox start to rise in Orange County after cases of disease start to pop up.
