One year into this life altering pandemic we mark as Covid time, seems like a good time to take stock of our public health response in Orange County to the coronavirus thus far, and ask the critical question how fit is our frontline public health agency in seeing us through what will most certainly be a second year on Covid time?
Tag: Frank Kim
Posted inGovernment
After Public Outcry Over Secrecy, County of Orange Changes Approach, Says it Will Start Publicizing All Planned Covid Contracts Before Approval
It comes after a public backlash to the county’s top official criticizing Voice of OC record requests for $220 million in secretly-approved coronavirus contracts that were never posted on public agendas.
Posted inCountywide
Orange County Officials Disclose More CARES Act Spending, Offer First Public Update on Millions in Secret Contracts
Hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts have been signed privately by county staff under emergency powers delegated by county supervisors, according to the supervisors’ chairman.
Posted inCountywide
Secret PR Contract Aims to Promote OC Politicians Amid Vaccine Rollout Woes
The $2 million PR campaign aims to build a “love affair” between the public and top county officials, according to an internal work plan obtained by Voice of OC.
Posted inCountywide
Will You Take the Covid Vaccine? Orange County is Hiring a PR Firm to Reassure Public
It’s unclear if the contract will be brought for a public discussion or a public vote by county supervisors.
Posted inCountywide
Questions Remain About How Orange County Has Spent Nearly $544 Million in Coronavirus Relief Funds
As hospitalizations spike to record levels, CARES Act relief money is almost all spent. Where did it go?
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
Gov. Newsom Opts Against Rehiring Protections for Orange County Resort Workers
A governor’s veto on Wednesday night puts more than 50,000 hotel and resort workers across Orange County on edge as they were hoping to get rehiring protections.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Economy, Emergencies & Disasters, Health & Wellness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Orange County Sees Coronavirus Trends Improving, Anaheim and Santa Ana Remain Hot Spots
Orange County continues to see a decline in coronavirus hospitalizations after numbers spiked last month.
Posted inCountywide
OC Restaurant Outbreaks Rose Sharply When Indoor Dining Opened, Now Down Since Closing, County Says
OC public health director: Dine-in closures aim to curb infections.
Posted inCountywide
OC Hospitals Preparing for ‘Crisis Care Strategies’ as Coronavirus Patients Rise Sharply
Orange County Coronavirus hospitalizations are now rising faster than at any other point in the pandemic.
