Comprehensive updated state guidelines for K-12 schools are expected to come out next week.
Category: State
Sacramento sets housing law, the state budget and the rules Orange County cities have to follow. We cover the decisions made there so you don’t have to sift through council agendas and meeting minutes.
Posted inEducation
Will Masks be Required When Orange County Students Go Back to School in the Fall?
Orange County school districts are awaiting mask guidance from the state public health department.
Posted inIrvine
Is the Dream of an Irvine Veterans Cemetery on the Way Out the Door?
State Senator Tom Umberg pulled a bill this week that would have cemented Irvine as the site of the cemetery, opening room for veterans’ new favored site in Gypsum Canyon.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
Hate Crimes Increase Throughout California and OC, According to New State Report
As state numbers increase, Orange County combats its own spike in hate crimes.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
Newport Beach Ends COVID Local Emergency, County Supervisors Continue State of Emergency
Newport Beach officials are unclear if their decision will impact access to pandemic relief funds.
Posted inGovernment
Veterans Abandon Potential Cemetery Site Ahead of Contentious Irvine City Council Vote
The announcement could trigger the city pulling out of the cemetery debate altogether, writing off nearly a decade’s worth of work by advocates on both sides of the debate.
Posted inIrvine
California’s Veterans’ Affairs Agency Issues Long Awaited Study Estimating Costs For Competing Irvine Sites
The study concludes a nearby golf course site is $30 million less expensive to build on than another site closer to the original hangars at the former U.S. Marine Corps Air Station El Toro.
Posted inOutdoors
Will Locals Lose A “Now or Never” Chance to Create A Rare Central Orange County Park?
Garden Grove officials appear to have rejected an offer from a community group that wants to turn the Willowick Golf Course into a park-centric development.
Posted inNEWS
Fountain Valley Hospital Workers Protest Low Wages Following Safety Issues And Scathing State Report Last Year
Employees want the parent company to hire workers directly, instead of subcontracting them, so they can get better pay.
Posted inGovernment
Foggy Picture of the Pandemic’s Impact on Some of OC’s Racial, Ethnic Groups Stems from Lack of State Data
Some health leaders say data needs to be more detailed on the Middle Eastern/North African and Asian populations to better target resources.
