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Santana: Coronavirus Death Toll Surpasses 1,000 as OC Supervisors Keep Politicizing Public Health

Norberto Santana, Jr.
By Norberto Santana Jr. | September 3, 2020

The County of Orange this past month installed a new County Health Officer with limited background and also tasked him with running the county’s billion dollar Health Care Agency.

Another Wave of Coronavirus Patients Likely to Hit Orange County Hospitals

Orange County Coronavirus
By Spencer Custodio and Brandon Pho | July 16, 2020

Hospitals in the county are now likely to see even more virus patients in the coming weeks after two weeks of sharp increases of newly-reported cases. 

As Restaurants Face Coronavirus Outbreaks, OC Puts Health Inspectors on the Sidelines

Orange County Coronavirus
By Nick Gerda | July 13, 2020

Earlier in the pandemic, county officials said their inspectors were required to implement the state’s pandemic health orders on restaurants and other businesses.

As of Wednesday afternoon (Sept. 30), the OC Health Care Agency reports 194 new cases, 19 new deaths (1,268 cumulative) and 172 current hospitalizations (48 of those in ICU). Latest: Infections | Hospitalizations | Cities

COMMUNITY OPINION »

  • Aitken: Lack of Transparency Alone Should Halt Angel Sale

    Wylie Aitken, the former lead negotiator for Anaheim in dealing with the Angel management, makes the following points in an article on the Angel sale: • The current process has been fatally flawed • The back door, secret negotiations were in stark contrast to previous negotiations • The council has a duty to make public the prior negotiations and the negotiations undertaken by Sidhu • The failure to allow public comments is totally unjustified

  • Dobken: Correcting the Record on Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage at San Onofre

    Since the retirement of the nuclear reactors at San Onofre in 2013, activists have turned their attention to spent nuclear fuel storage at SONGS. In doing so, they've painted a picture that isn't accurate, omits facts, and only serves to mislead the public about this very safe practice.

  • Murphy: COVID Won’t Stop City’s Affordable Housing Efforts

    COVID has impacted so many things in our community from school to business to how we interact with family and friends. In the midst of this pandemic, however, local government must continue to make progress on important initiatives like addressing the senior housing shortage.

NORBERTO SANTANA, JR.

A pioneering leader in the nation’s rising nonprofit news movement and an award-winning journalist. Santana has established Voice of OC as Orange County’s civic news leader, uncovered the truths across Southern California governments for more than two decades and reported on Congress and Latin America. Learn more »

  • Santana: Out of Work, Out of Time in Orange County

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  • Governor Newsom Signs Umberg Bill Restoring Non-Presidential Year Primaries to June
  • OC Public Libraries Launches Back-to-School Events to Support Distance Learning
  • VietRISE Statement on Newly Appointed Former Vietnamese Refugee as Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

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  • Newport Beach Looks to Update Several Existing Laws, Including Tattoo Parlor Regulations

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