OC Youth Sports Largely Cancelled as Coronavirus Transmission Rates Remain Clouded by Uncertainty
Orange County Coronavirus
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Youth sports have been put on hold after updated coronavirus guidance from state health officials.
Public Protest, Questions Push Water Board Decision on Huntington Beach Desal Permit to Aug. 7
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If the permit is approved, Poseidon Water, the company proposing the desal plant, would clear a major hurdle after two-decades of pushing it near the final stretch.
Huntington Beach’s Anti-Mask Bastion Status Puts its Latino Neighborhoods on Edge
Coronavirus Orange County
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Huntington Beach residents’ defiance of health orders raises concern amongst the city’s Latinos, who more often work in industries with greater Coronavirus infection risk.
Unprecedented OC Election Season Gears Up, Shaped by Social Justice Movements, Public Health Crises
Orange County Election 2020
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The 2020 election was already set to be pivotal; but now it will be further shaped by regional forces like Coronavirus and social protests.
OC Sheriff Barnes Clarifies Mask Enforcement Approach With Gov. Newsom
Orange County Coronavirus
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In a letter to Gov. Newsom, OC Sheriff Don Barnes said he might punish people for “egregious violations” of the statewide mask order.
Despite Local Differences Over Mask Order Enforcement, Gov. Newsom Expresses Confidence in OC
Orange County Coronavirus
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Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes in a statement this month said deputies will continue to request voluntary compliance.
OC Census Response Rates Higher Than State And National Rates Thus Far
Countywide
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These responses will determine how billions of federal dollars will be distributed as cities face the economic devastation caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Uncertainty Continues for OC Restaurants and Bars Reckoning with Coronavirus
Economy
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Restaurant owners who suffered from a lack of sit-down dining business during the more restrictive months of the pandemic had to shutter again amid Coronavirus outbreaks and case spikes.
Toll Road Officials Keep Battling Efforts to Drop South OC Toll Road Extension, Defend Financial Health
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TCA directors in March dropped a slew of controversial proposals to extend the 241 toll road. Now they’re using paid lobbyists to oppose a state bill affirming their own move.
OC Fair Audit Shows $220K in Improper Expenses, Travel, and Unreported Theft
OC Fair
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The audit spans a year, 2018, in which the OC Fair and Events Center was under leadership of former CEO Kathy Kramer, who was fired by the Fair Board in late 2019.