Gov. Newsom announces new coronavirus reopening guidelines that use a tiering system. OC is on Tier One, essentially putting it back on the state watchlist.
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.
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State Public Health Officials Stand By Methods Used to Remove OC From Coronavirus Watchlist
State health officials stand by their decision to remove OC from the coronavirus watchlist, despite up to a week delay on virus tests turnaround that could affect some key metrics.
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OC Health Officials Stand By Reopening Push, Despite Higher State Coronavirus Estimates
State counts for infected people with coronavirus in OC looks very different from the county’s. And both are still over the threshold established by the state to come off the watchlist.
Posted inCountywide, Education, Emergencies & Disasters, Health & Wellness, State, Top Stories
OC Schools Get Hundreds of Millions From State to Bolster Online Learning Efforts During Pandemic
The state budget set aside $5.3 billion for schools statewide in an effort to get more internet access and computers to students in poor school districts.
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OC Youth Sports Largely Cancelled as Coronavirus Transmission Rates Remain Clouded by Uncertainty
Youth sports have been put on hold after updated coronavirus guidance from state health officials.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Huntington Beach, NEWS, Outdoors, State, Top Stories, Water, Power & Waste
Public Protest, Questions Push Water Board Decision on Huntington Beach Desal Permit to Aug. 7
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.
Posted inCENTRAL COUNTY, Emergencies & Disasters, Government, Health & Wellness, Huntington Beach, NEWS, REGIONS, Safety, Security & Justice, State, Top Stories
Huntington Beach’s Anti-Mask Bastion Status Puts its Latino Neighborhoods on Edge
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.
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Unprecedented OC Election Season Gears Up, Shaped by Social Justice Movements, Public Health Crises
The 2020 election was already set to be pivotal; but now it will be further shaped by regional forces like Coronavirus and social protests.
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OC Sheriff Barnes Clarifies Mask Enforcement Approach With Gov. Newsom
In a letter to Gov. Newsom, OC Sheriff Don Barnes said he might punish people for “egregious violations” of the statewide mask order.
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Despite Local Differences Over Mask Order Enforcement, Gov. Newsom Expresses Confidence in OC
Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes in a statement this month said deputies will continue to request voluntary compliance.
