August 24, 2020

Orange County

Voice of OC: OC Health officials stand by reopening push despite higher Coronavirus estimates

Despite stark differences in outstanding case estimates and the fact that both state numbers exceed the state threshold, state and county officials have apparently agreed to ignore the discrepancies on case estimates.

 

OC Register: Orange County removed from state coronavirus watch list

On Sunday, Dr. Clayton Chau, Orange County’s Health Care Agency director and acting health officer, said he was confident Orange County would keep off the watch list over the 14-day window.

 

OC Register: First of two luxury hotels open in Anaheim

JW Marriott hotel opened in Anaheim this week and while it wasn’t filled with guests, people came just to walk through and marvel at the decor, and about two dozen others to sip craft cocktails, swim in the private pool and sleep on fresh linens in the well-appointed rooms.

 

Fullerton Observer: Mosquito control spraying set for Fullerton, Buena Park

The Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District (OCMVCD) is reporting an increase of mosquitoes that are positive for West Nile virus (WNV) in areas of the County, resulting in the season’s first residential truck-mounted adult mosquito control treatment in Fullerton and Buena Park.

 

Labor

Labor 411: Teachers declared “essential workers” in bid to pressure them to return to schools

The declaration of teachers as ‘critical infrastructure workers,’ which came in an Aug. 18 guidance published by the Department of Homeland Security, means that teachers exposed to coronavirus but who show no symptoms can return to classrooms and not quarantine for 14 days as public health agencies recommend.

 

California

LA Times: Massive California wildfires expected to get worse as lightning, wind storms move in

LA Times: Massive California wildfires expected to get worse as lightning, wind storms move inThe storms could spark more blazes and cause existing ones to spread rapidly, and that is unwelcome news for firefighters, who are already stretched thin.

 

Nation

OC Register: Coronavirus: Jobless workers can receive $300 extra in California

The U.S. government’s Lost Wages Assistance Program is tapping Federal Emergency Management Agency funds to bankroll the program, which replaces a prior program for coronavirus-linked federal unemployment assistance that provided $600 in extra weekly benefits for jobless workers.

 

Publication Date: August 24, 2020