COMMUNITY OPINION
LeBrón: Learning from COVID-19 Vaccine Equity Missteps, Keys to COVID-19 Vaccine Equity for Orange County’s 5-11 Year Old Children
At question is whether we have learned from this year’s inequitable rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine for adults in Orange County. Wealthier, whiter communities (mostly in south Orange County) had earlier access to the COVID-19 vaccine compared to low-income communities and communities of color who had been hit hardest by the pandemic.
Martz: Let’s Say “Yes” to a Cultural and Natural History Museum in Orange County
Orange County has a rare opportunity right now to develop a cultural and natural history museum at Great Park in Irvine. This museum, which would house and display the county’s millions of fossils and thousands of Indigenous artifacts, would greatly enrich our families and our community.
Kriz: Trying to Shake Down Santa Ana’s Centro Cultural Won’t Wipe the City’s Blood from its Hands
A record 80 people have died “without fixed abode” in Santa Ana in the first 10 months of 2021 with two months to go. Last year for the whole year there were 67. During this year, the City of Santa Ana has shuttered its homeless shelters, not yet gotten a replacement online and has dumped…
Singh: The Youth We Leave Behind
The Orange County School Board needs to push for more diagnostic testing and increase mental disability education in schools.
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