The Orange County Board of Supervisors has failed hundreds of people in Santa Ana who have lost their lives to COVID-19, including the grandfather of a young Santa Ana youth organizer.
Tag: COVID-19
Posted inEconomy
Santa Ana and Costa Mesa Move Forward on Mandating Hazard Pay for Grocery Clerks
If Costa Mesa approves it, the city would join Santa Ana and Irvine in requiring the extra pay for grocery clerks.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Fortenbach and Ozeki: Video Visitation in Orange County Jails is Possible and Necessary
Individuals living inside Orange County jails have not seen their families for almost a year as all in person visits were cut off at the start of the pandemic. The Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD) must provide video visitation to help fill this void.
Posted inCountywide
Anaheim Convention Center Vaccine Site to Open Tuesday Despite Initial Supply Concerns; Homeless Outbreak Concerns Remain
A new site in Anaheim will proceed as planned despite supply delay concerns. Shelters continue to see Coronavirus outbreaks.
Posted inNEWS
County’s Othena Possibly Left Some People in Limbo After Disneyland COVID Vaccine Site Closed
County officials are looking into why their Coronavirus vaccine app Othena didn’t notify some people of appointment delays.
Posted inCountywide
OC May See Rolled Back Youth, Adult Sport Restrictions; Teacher, Farm Worker Vaccines May Start Next Week
Restrictions on youth and adult recreational sports could soon roll back if OC’s positivity rates keep going down.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Kriz: A Record 40 People Died “Without Fixed Abode” in January in OC While the County Continues to Dither about how to Respond
A record 40 people died “without fixed abode” in January in OC, again nearly twice as many as died last year prior to Covid-19. Meanwhile while the County continues to dither about how to respond to its homelessness crisis, tempted to try being cruel once again. A Hispanic Center in Santa Ana, shuttered because of the Covid-19 crisis, is being pressured to help expel the homeless persons who have taken refuge in its parking lot. And in Fullerton, following the sun-setting of the County’s only safe parking program, the city is now looking to clamp down on RVs.
Posted inNEWS
Disneyland Mass Vaccination Site to Close Temporarily Due to Supply Delays
OC’s mass Coronavirus vaccination site at Disneyland will temporarily close, due to severe weather across the U.S. delaying local deliveries of vaccine supplies.
Posted inNEWS
Santa Ana College Vaccination Site Opens Wednesday; Racial Vaccination Inequities Persist Across OC and CA
White people are getting vaccinated at far greater numbers than nonwhite populations statewide. That gap is apparently wider in Orange County.
Posted inNEWS
Health Experts Answer Vaccine Questions While Questions Linger Over Planned Vaccination Site in Santa Ana
County officials have yet to say anything about a vaccination site they’re sponsoring in Santa Ana, one of the cities most affected by Covid 19 infections and deaths.
