Orange County Supervisors fiercely debated adopting beach reopening guidelines on Tuesday, just as a showdown between some Supervisors and Gov. Gavin Newsom has been unfolding over the past week over beach closures during the novel coronavirus pandemic.
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 inREGIONS
Los Alamitos’ Anti-Sanctuary City Fight Fizzles Out
City Council members through a virtual meeting unanimously repealed an ordinance passed in April 2018, which claimed to exempt the city from the California Values Act, a state law passed in 2017 prohibiting local law enforcement from regularly cooperating with federal immigration authorities.
Posted inHuntington Beach
Huntington Beach Will Sue Over Gov. Newsom’s Order to Close OC Beaches; Newport Beach May Follow
Huntington Beach intends to sue the state after Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that he would be closing all Orange County beaches.
Posted inNEWS
Orange County Fair Cancelled This Year Due to Coronavirus Pandemic
The cancellation — expected for weeks as the 150-acre fairgrounds property had all but closed its facilities to the public and other county fairs up and down the state already cancelled theirs — was made official by the OC Fair and Events Center Board of Directors at their Monday special meeting.
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OC Fair Allows Use of Property for Emergency Homeless Housing During Coronavirus
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has forced fair officials to grapple with their uncertain future, under public health orders to limit public interactions and restrictions on mass gatherings, with no guaranteed timeline of when those restrictions will ease.
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Trailers for Homeless, Fair Cancellation on Fair Officials’ Table Today and Monday
Both the use of travel trailers on the fairgrounds and this year’s possible cancellation would be in line with other county fairs’ recent actions across the state.
Posted inAnaheim
Coronavirus Strikes At Least Twelve Orange County Nursing Facilities
The hardest hit facility, locally, is the Anaheim Healthcare Center, a 215-bed skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility on Beach Blvd in the city’s west end. At least 15 patients inside the center were reported to have tested positive for the virus. No staff were reported to have tested positive as of Monday, according to the state data.
Posted inCountywide, Emergencies & Disasters, NEWS, Politics & Elections, Santa Ana, State, Top Stories, Westminster
Gov. Orders Santa Ana Recall Election To Be Mail-in Ballot Only, Westminster Majority Survives Recall
Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered that Santa Ana’s special recall election –deciding the fate of Councilwoman Ceci Iglesias’ seat — will happen entirely through mail-in ballots. Meanwhile, final election numbers on Westminster city council recall shows majority faction retaining their seats.
Posted inCosta Mesa, Countywide, Emergencies & Disasters, Government, NEWS, REGIONS, Safety, Security & Justice, State, Top Stories
OC Fair Getting Travel Trailers, Looking at Buildings on Property for Coronavirus Emergency Medical Use
The OC Fair is getting travel trailers and is looking at three buildings on its 150-acre state property in Costa Mesa for potential emergency housing and medical services, as county officials try to find ways to stretch out hospital capacity for coronavirus response.
Posted inCountywide, Emergencies & Disasters, Government, NEWS, Safety, Security & Justice, State, Top Stories
Are Orange County Hospitals, Already 60% Full, Ready For Coronavirus Case Surge?
Local hospitals, eyeing surges in coronavirus cases in other parts of the country, are stretching out their capacity to a total goal of 5,367 beds available countywide, and county health care agency officials say the medical facilities are more than 60% full.
