The new detailed map showing COVID-19 disparities and other health gaps has public health experts and community organizations hoping it’s another step in addressing community inequities.
Category: Health & Wellness
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Cannabis Sales Are Paying for New Public Library Services in Santa Ana
In a city where libraries usually get smaller slices of the annual budget, marijuana sales have financed what officials hope to be a first step in upgrading the Santa Ana library.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
Orange County Residents Should Expect, Prepare For Indefinite COVID Waves
Public health experts say COVID-19 waves will come and go for the foreseeable future, meaning residents should expect routine vaccinations and keep masks handy when positivity rates creep up again.
Posted inEquality & Equity
Garden Grove Residents Demand City Address Crime and Dwindling Parking
After struggling with parking issues and crime in their neighborhood, some East Garden Grove residents are calling for parking permits.
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Orange County Grocery Workers Vote to Authorize Strike
While the vote does not necessarily mean a strike will take place, it allows union leadership to call one if no progress is made during the ongoing contract negotiations.
Posted inWestminster
Car Wrecks, Flooding and a Possible Sewage Leak: Life in a Westminster Mobile Home Park
Residents at the Driftwood senior mobile home park are pushing for better living conditions and calling on elected officials and park management for help.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
State Legislators, OC City and School District Officials Call For Ending State of Emergency
While nearly every state-imposed pandemic restriction has ended in Orange County, many are still calling for a total repeal of the governor’s state of emergency.
Posted inEquality & Equity
Will Orange County’s Grocery Workers Strike? Union Claims Unfair Labor Practices
Grocery store workers are calling for increased pay and better safety conditions at stores after risking illness on the frontlines of the pandemic as essential workers.
Posted inPlacentia
Placentia Middle Schoolers Sent Home After Assistant Principal Took His Own Life on Campus
The death happened in a private staff area and no one was present or witnessed it, said a Monday news release sent out to parents by school principal Michael Young.
Posted inEquality & Equity
How Would Santa Ana’s Own Public Health Department Work?
The idea could test City Hall greatly, yet officials decrying neglect by the county during the pandemic have indicated it’s a burden they might have to bear.
