Orange County’s Coronavirus Positivity Rates Keep Increasing in Working Class Neighborhoods
Orange County Coronavirus
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Community organizations are already stretched thin and leaders worry about a massive spike following Thanksgiving.
More Coronavirus Testing to Come to Poor, Often Minority Neighborhoods
Orange County Coronavirus
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The testing effort comes as a focus on addressing chronic health conditions in poor neighborhoods has surfaced.
Battered Lives: Breaking the Cycle of Domestic Abuse Hard for Immigrant Families
Healthy Communities
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Culture, traditions, legal status and social isolation can make domestic violence in immigrant families harder to prevent, and respond to. Second in a three-part series.
Culture, Opportunity Lead to Gambling Issues for OC Asians
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Gambling rates are higher among Asians than any other ethnicity. For many in the local Vietnamese community, casinos are a diversion from a hardscrabble life. For some, however, gambling leads to addiction.
Local Organizations Lose Out on Grants for Obamacare Outreach
Health & Wellness
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A coalition of Orange County community organizations and health clinics say they won’t have the funding to do crucial outreach and education on the new health care law.
CalOptima Selects Members to Respond to Grand Jury
Government
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The board has until the end of April to answer the grand jury’s accusations that Supervisor Janet Nguyen has damaged the health plan.
Supervisors Name New CalOptima Board Members
Government
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Two campaign donors to Supervisor Janet Nguyen got seats, but another of her preferred candidates was passed over.
Supervisors to Vote on New CalOptima Board Members
Government
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Nine finalists were selected from a list of 52 applicants. Two are campaign contributors to Supervisor Janet Nguyen.