March13, 2020
Coronavirus
Daily Pilot: Coronavirus threat prompts Newport-Mesa and Laguna Beach schools to shut down classrooms
The Newport-Mesa board of trustees voted unanimously at an emergency meeting to shift to online learning starting March 20 for all of the district’s 31 campuses and roughly 22,000 students in Newport Beach and Costa Mesa. Garden Grove and Santa Ana Unified followed soon after.
Voice of OC: Top OC health officials face public answer coronavirus questions in online town hall
Two of Orange County’s top public health officials went front and center Thursday with local residents, answering questions about the coronavirus in an online Town Hall, where residents raised concerns over access to testing and the safety of their kids in public schools.
'Don't panic' says US woman who recovered from coronavirus
The 37-year-old, who has a PhD in bioengineering, said she was sharing her story "to give people a little bit of hope" through her own relatively mild experience with the infection, which she treated herself from home.
Orange County
Voice of OC: Judge blocks Fullerton bloggers from publishing secret city hall documents
An Orange County Superior Court Judge blocked Fullerton bloggers Joshua Ferguson and David Curlee from publishing or distributing any more secret city hall documents, despite a previous gag blocked by an appellate court.
Voice of OC: Whistleblower hearing set for Friday over fired OC fairgrounds executive
State officials plan to hold a hearing Friday on a whistle blower complaint by the former chief financial officer of the Orange County Fairgrounds, who was fired after more than a year of job uncertainty after questioning higher-ups about the agency’s finances.
Labor
ABC7: Coronavirus takes heavy toll on ports of LA and Long Beach
The coronavirus outbreak is hitting the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach hard. Port officials said they expect declines to continue through the end of the month, but when cargo finally leaves ports overseas, then the San Pedro Bay Complex will have other problems on its hands.
Publication Date: March 13, 2020
