While bus drivers and operations employees directly employed by OCTA get to keep their jobs and even their pay as some stay home, bus drivers employed through two private contractors the agency gives money to have been laid off, and will see their benefits follow their jobs out the door.
Tag: Public Health
Posted inCountywide, Emergencies & Disasters, Top Stories
Orange County Officials Agree to Start Disclosing COVID-19 Hospitalization Data
Officials announced the upcoming data release in response to a question from Voice of OC, which for nearly a week has been pressing county officials to disclose the number of people hospitalized for COVID and how many surge beds are being pursued.
Posted inCountywide, Emergencies & Disasters, Top Stories
After Long Silence, OC Officials Planning to Provide More Info on Hospital Needs
Officials were preparing to for a 2 p.m. Monday news conference to start giving more data about their plans for a surge in people being hospitalized with COVID-19.
Posted inCountywide, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Failing to Communicate
Whether it’s finding out about the readiness of hospitals or figuring out how many testing kits exist or asking about what cities’ residents are testing positive for the virus, the answer most often from the County of Orange in the past few weeks is we can’t say.
Posted inCountywide, Emergencies & Disasters, Top Stories
OC Releases City-Level Data on Residents With COVID
Officials cautioned that the risk of the virus is similar countywide, and that people should continue practicing social distancing everywhere.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Emergencies & Disasters, Top Stories
Drive Through Food Pantry Reorganizes After Long Lines
The Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County will be retooling their drive through food pantry designed to help those in need during the coronavirus pandemic and are prepared to serve 8,000 people.
Posted inCountywide, Emergencies & Disasters, Top Stories
OC’s City-Level Coronavirus Data to Be Released Friday Afternoon
The data is expected to be discussed at a 1:30 p.m. news conference. Health experts say the raw numbers likely are misleading, and that the public should be cautious about coronavirus everywhere.
Posted inCountywide, Emergencies & Disasters, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
OC Trying to Add 2,300 Homeless Shelter Beds to Slow Virus Spread
The goal is to open three new types of shelter, though the timeline wasn’t clear.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters, Government, Health & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness, NEWS, Politics & Elections, REGIONS, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories, Westminster
Westminster Could Join Number of OC Cities Banning Evictions
It would be the latest city to join a growing list banning evictions throughout the county amid the coronavirus public health emergency. Many residents in Little Saigon area live in rental units with many others living in accessory dwelling units and mobile homes.
Posted inAnne Marie Panoringan, ARTS & CULTURE, Food
Panoringan: The Foodservice Industry Trend We Didn’t See Coming: Hand Sanitizer Manufacturing
Blinking Owl Distillery is changing course and will be producing hand sanitizer for the foreseeable future.
