Orange County’s unemployment rate in November fell to 6.4 percent—the lowest it’s been since March, according to the California Employment Development Department (EDD). The county gained 16,500 jobs in November, according to the EDD report. They were mostly in the leisure and hospitality sector, which experienced the biggest loss during the COVID-19 pandemic. About 9,800…
Santa Ana’s Northgate Market to Become New Apartment Complex
Many Santa Ana residents are unhappy after the City Council approved the demolition of the city’s Northgate Market to make room for a new apartment complex. The council approved the construction of a 169-unit apartment building on East Fourth Street by a 4 to 2 vote at its Dec. 15 meeting, continuing a recent reboot…
California Is Like an Ocean With Strong Republican Undercurrents: Analyst
December 26, 2020
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Commentary This election cycle showed an inevitable resurgence of conservative thinking in California, as well as an increasing “viciousness” in politics, says polling analyst and news agency head Craig Keshishan. He talked with The Epoch Times’ “California Insider” about how, historically, Republicans and Democrats have shared California in a dynamic way that made the state…
San Juan Capistrano’s Annual ‘Elf Crawl’ Supports Local Restaurants
San Juan Capistrano’s 10th annual Elf Crawl is looking a little different this year. For the past decade, about 100 people dressed in elf attire would stop by San Juan Capistrano restaurants the day after Christmas for happy hour and food specials, in an event organized by the Southern California city’s chamber of commerce. This…
Orange County’s COVID-19 Surge Expected to Continue Into New Year
Orange County health officials say they expect an upswing of COVID-19 cases to continue into the New Year. “We anticipate a continuing surge into January and are planning accordingly,” University of California–Irvine (UCI) Medical Center spokesman John Murray told The Epoch Times via email. The region has seen a steady increase in COVID-19 cases throughout…
Nurses Protest Working Conditions at Orange County Hospitals Amid Pandemic
Registered nurses from four different Orange County, California, hospitals protested Dec. 23 against declining hospital safety conditions resulting from an increase of COVID-19-infected patients. Dozens of nurses attended the scheduled protests, which started at 6 a.m. and lasted approximately two and a half hours. They were held simultaneously in front of the Chapman Global Medical…
Orange County Fire Chief Reflects on a Year Rife With Challenges
December 24, 2020
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IRVINE, Calif.—As the world nears the end of a grim year, indelible memories will remain for Orange County’s top firefighter, who led crews through devastating wildfires while navigating a pandemic. Two particular dates stand out for Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) Chief Brian Fennessy: the day the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 a pandemic,…
Orange County Math Teacher Among Finalists for Presidential Award
The finalists for California’s 2020 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching have been announced—and an Orange County teacher is among them. Leslie Whitaker, a third-grade teacher in the Capistrano Unified School District, is one of three finalists in the mathematics category. Whitaker is based at Esencia Elementary in Rancho Mission Viejo. State…
Private Jet Service Wins TRO to Keep Doing Business at John Wayne Airport
SANTA ANA, Calif. (CNS)—A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order on Dec. 23 blocking Orange County from denying a permit for a private jet service from operating on the corporate jet side of John Wayne Airport. It could be a short-lived victory, however; the lease expires at year’s end, and it is unlikely to…
Orange County Shopping Malls Appear Subdued Days Before Christmas
Stay-at-home orders and hard economic times gave some Orange County, California, shoppers a reprieve from the usual mall frenzy just days before Christmas. The scene at three local malls—South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, Fashion Island in Newport Beach, and the Irvine Spectrum Center—appeared to reveal a more restrained approach to in-person perusing as the…
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