Category: Orange County

Orange County District 2 Candidates Discuss COVID-19 Recovery Strategies

With the March 9 special election approaching to fill Orange County’s District 2 supervisor seat, four out of five candidates told The Epoch Times how they would help those negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Costa Mesa Mayor Katrina Foley could not be reached for comment. Kevin Muldoon Like many other cities in California, Newport Beach restaurants and small businesses were…


Orange County District 2 Candidates Discuss COVID-19 Economic Recovery Strategies

With the March 9 special election approaching to fill Orange County’s District 2 supervisor seat, four out of five candidates told The Epoch Times how they would help those negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Costa Mesa Mayor Katrina Foley could not be reached for comment. Kevin Muldoon Like many other cities in California, Newport Beach restaurants and small businesses were…


Booming Housing Market Creates Shifts in SoCal Moving Patterns

Many potential buyers have been undeterred by rising home prices throughout Southern California, despite high unemployment and cutthroat competition for houses entering the market, say realtors. Others, however, say they’ve been priced out of the state and have decided to leave—especially young, potential first-time buyers. Some experts are calling for a hike in mortgage interest…


Orange County’s Wait for Vaccine Continues as COVID-19 Cases Drops

SANTA ANA—Orange County reported 252 new cases of COVID-19 and 40 additional deaths Feb. 21. Hospitalizations continued a downward trend, dropping from 591 Feb. 20 to 577 Feb. 21, with the number of coronavirus patients in intensive care dropping from 196 to 190, according to the Orange County Health Care Agency. Of the 40 deaths…


Orange County’s Wait for Vaccine Continues as COVID-19 Cases Drop

SANTA ANA—Orange County reported 252 new cases of COVID-19 and 40 additional deaths on Feb. 21. Hospitalizations continued a downward trend, dropping from 591 Feb. 20 to 577 Feb. 21, with the number of coronavirus patients in intensive care dropping from 196 to 190, according to the Orange County Health Care Agency. Of the 40…


Gun Advocates Resist Restrictions as SoCal Firearm Sales Shoot Through the Roof

The combined events of the last year and ongoing calls for federal gun control have created ideal conditions for a massive local surge in gun and ammo sales, according to Southern California gun rights advocates. Trent Butler, executive director of the Orange County Gun Owners (OCGO) political action committee, told The Epoch Times that civil…


UCI Says Its Antibody Treatment Could Reduce COVID-19 Hospitalizations Nationwide

Medical researchers at the University of California–Irvine (UCI) say their ongoing success with administering antibodies to treat COVID-19 could slow hospitalizations nationwide. The UCI Health researchers say they continue to see positive results in their clinical method for infusing patients with monoclonal antibodies—laboratory-made proteins that mimic the immune system’s ability to fight off viruses—for the…


‘Kitten Tsunami’ Could be Headed for Northern Orange County, Warns Advocate

Garden Grove has a cat problem, and it could cost taxpayers $70,000 this year. The city reported a nearly threefold increase in the amount of feral cats captured last year, prompting a call for more resources to contain the free-roaming felines. “Each year, the number of kittens that are born in feral colonies have been increasing,” the…


Organizers Near Amount of Signatures Needed to Trigger Newsom Recall

With its March 17 deadline approaching, the campaign to oust California Gov. Gavin Newsom is less than 60,000 signatures short of triggering an election, officials say. “The bottom line is we have been underestimated and discounted from day one, yet we are within 58,000 valid signatures of qualifying the recall, with plenty of time left…


Newport Beach Police Chief Recounts ‘More Crooks on the Street’

Newport Beach’s top cop says that while crime remains low in the coastal city, police have seen an upswing in thefts. “We had frankly more crooks on the street,” Police Chief Jon Lewis said during a Feb. 18 Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce meeting. “They were taking advantage of these opportunities here.” The department saw an…