Category: Orange County

Orange County DA Calls for End to Mass Incarnation, Police Chokeholds

February 10, 2021
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Orange County’s top prosecutor says he wants to end mass incarnation, ban carotid holds, and ensure more accountability as he looks to address race-based prejudice in the criminal justice system. “We as a society have engaged in systemic mass incarceration. As a prosecutor, I will stop it,” District Attorney Todd Spitzer said Feb. 10 in…

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Orange County DA Calls for End to Mass Incarceration, Police Choke Holds

February 10, 2021
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Orange County’s top prosecutor says he wants to end mass incarceration, ban carotid holds, and ensure more accountability as he looks to address race-based prejudice in the criminal justice system. “We as a society have engaged in systemic mass incarceration. As a prosecutor, I will stop it,” District Attorney Todd Spitzer said Feb. 10 in…

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Investigation Underway Following Inmate’s Death

February 10, 2021
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The Orange County District Attorney’s office is investigating the death of an Orange County Jail inmate. Police said the man was found dead about 7:47 a.m. Feb. 9 and appeared to have committed suicide. The 42-year-old man was arrested by City of Orange police on Nov. 8, 2018 on multiple charges, including attempted murder and a parole…

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UCI Reduces COVID-19 Hospitalizations Through Transfusions 

February 9, 2021
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The University of California–Irvine (UCI) says it’s found a way to reduce COVID-19 related hospitalizations, and the strategy is so effective that a federal virus response team has tapped it as a model. The UCI is using monoclonal antibodies (antibodies developed in a laboratory) to help lessen virus symptoms for those who tested positive for…

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Orange County Sees Declines in COVID-19 Cases as Death Toll Mounts

February 9, 2021
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SANTA ANA—January became the deadliest month for COVID-19 in Orange County Feb. 9 with 33 more fatalities logged, but all of the other indicators such as case and positivity rates continued a downward trend. The adjusted daily case rate per 100,000 people dropped from 39 last Feb. 9 to 29.7, and the test positivity rate…

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Orange County Launches Mobile Computer Lab for Job Seekers 

February 9, 2021
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Orange County is hitting the streets with an initiative it hopes will more easily connect unemployed residents with jobs. The one-stop mobile unit, which debuted in Seal Beach Feb. 9, trains and educates job seekers in Orange County, servicing youth, adults, dislocated workers, and businesses. The Orange County Board of Supervisors partnered with the Orange County Development Board…

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Santa Ana Salvation Army Store Converted into Winter Homeless Shelter

February 9, 2021
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Orange County’s homeless residents are getting some protection from the winter with the reopening of a former Salvation thrift store that was converted into a shelter. The Santa Ana facility—which originally opened during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic last March—reopened its doors Feb. 8. Up to 55 people will be allowed to sleep overnight…

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How the Pandemic Helped a Video Game Giant Grow Its Bottom Line

February 9, 2021
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Commentary The Southern California game maker that makes Call of Duty, World of Warcraft and Candy Crush reported a stand-out year for 2020. Net revenues for Activision Blizzard (ATVI) topped $8.1 billion for the first time and reached adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) of more than $3.2 billion.  Earnings per share…

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Three Men Arrested in Connection with Suspected Gang Killing

February 8, 2021
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Gang violence is continuing to take a toll on Santa Ana, where police are investigating the death of a 23-year-old man shot dead in his grey BMW. “Obviously we have a gang problem,” said Santa Ana Police spokesman Sgt. Anthony Bertagna. “In any shooting, especially when people are driving down the road and people are shooting, [there’s] a…

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Westminster to Review Temporary Moratorium on Commercial Evictions

February 8, 2021
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The Westminster city council will consider placing a temporary moratorium on commercial evictions during an upcoming meeting. The ordinance would be an emergency measure effective immediately upon adoption. The policy is being brought forward by city manager Sherry Johnson, who believes it would provide relief for businesses struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic. “This is an interesting…

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