Category: Orange County

COVID-19 Cases Drop as Vaccine Efforts Ramp Up

New COVID-19 cases have fallen 52 percent in Orange County during the past two weeks, according to data from the Orange County Health Care Agency (OCHCA). As of Feb. 11, the 14-day average of new daily cases was 11,242, while two weeks ago it reached 23,846. The daily COVID positive cases recorded Feb. 11 was 799, bringing the total cumulative cases to 240,999 cases throughout…


Yorba Linda Man Hurt During Black Lives Matter Protest Blames City, But it Wants His Claim Denied

The City of Yorba Linda wants to deny a claim for damages against a man who injured during a Black Lives Matter (BLM) protest on city property last September. Brian Willis—who was hit by a sedan during a protest and counter protest last September—filed a claim against the city, alleging it was negligent in failing…


Yorba Linda Man Hurt During Black Lives Matter Protest Files Damages Claim Against City

The City of Yorba Linda wants to deny a claim for damages against a man who was injured during a Black Lives Matter (BLM) protest on city property last September. Brian Willis—who was hit by a sedan during a protest and counter protest last September—filed a claim against the city, alleging it was negligent in…


Soka University Vaccine Doses Remain Usable, Despite Temperature Irregularity, Officials Say

The Orange County Health Care Agency (OCHCA) says its vaccine supply was not affected by a refrigeration issue at its Aliso Viejo distribution site. About 6,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine were jeopardized Feb.  10 due to a refrigeration temperature irregularity at Soka University. Additional vaccine was brought in to fulfill scheduled appointments while county…


Proposed Gun Law Would Ban Gun Shows at Orange County Fairgrounds

An Orange County supervisor is speaking out against a proposed bill that would prevent gun sales at the Costa Mesa fairgrounds. The senate bill—being pushed by Sen. Dave Min (D-Irvine)—would ban firearm and ammunition sales on public property throughout California, effectively ending gun shows. Orange County Supervisor Don Wagner called the proposed legislature a “bad idea,” saying it would not…


Campaign to Oust Newsom Reaches Raw Number of Signatures to Trigger Recall Election, says Campaign Manager 

The campaign to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom has bypassed the number of raw signatures needed to initiate a special election, according to a campaign manager behind the effort. Rescue California—an organization spearheading an effort to put the recall election on the ballot—has received more than 1.5 million signatures, Anne Hyde Dunsmore told The Epoch Times. It expects to…


Campaign to Oust Newsom Reaches Raw Number of Signatures to Trigger Recall Election, Campaign Manager Says

The campaign to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom has bypassed the number of raw signatures needed to initiate a special election, according to a campaign manager behind the effort. Rescue California—one of the groups behind putting the recall election on the ballot—has received more than 1.5 million signatures, Anne Hyde Dunsmore told The Epoch Times. It expects to reach…


Recall Newsom Campaign Reaches Raw Number of Signatures to Trigger Recall Election, says Campaign Manager 

The campaign to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom has bypassed the number of raw signatures needed to initiate a special election, according to a campaign manager behind the effort. Rescue California—an organization spearheading an effort to put the recall election on the ballot—has received more than 1.5 million signatures, Anne Hyde Dunsmore told The Epoch Times Feb. 10. It…


Orange County Board Drops Rule Restricting Commenters From Addressing Individuals

Southern California residents who want to make public comments during meetings of the Orange County Board of Supervisors can now address individual members by name, instead of having to address the board as a whole. The rule requiring all public remarks to be addressed to the entire board had stood since being adopted in 1971,…


Santa Ana Holds Forum to Help Low-Income Residents Push Through Pandemic

The City of Santa Ana was planning to hold an online forum Feb. 10 to help protect residents from eviction during the ongoing pandemic. Officials were planning to educate low-income renters about some programs it offers to help support those whose lives became more challenging as a result of the COVID-19 virus. One of its services,…