September 11, 2020
Orange County
Voice of OC: State officials to target more testing for OC’s hardest hit neighborhoods
Although Orange County’s countywide coronavirus case rates have dropped to allow it open more businesses, the county will soon be measured by state health officials on another metric aimed at addressing virus disparities in low-income, Latino neighborhoods.
OC Register: Laguna Beach fire chief calls for residents to better prepare homes as fires blaze across the state
Fire Chief Mike Garcia is asking residents in Laguna Beach to take personal responsibility to shield themselves and their community from fire danger and clear defensible space around their homes as the community prepares for what’s expected to be an extreme fire season.
Daily Pilot: State Supreme Court will not hear O.C. Board of Education case against Newsom on school reopening
A petition filed on behalf of the Orange County Board of Education asking the state Supreme Court to check Gov. Gavin Newsom’s authority to keep school campuses closed during the pandemic has been denied, according to a decision issued Wednesday.
OC Register: ‘Seriously delinquent’ mortgages at 7-year high in LA-Orange County, Inland Empire
In Los Angeles and Orange counties, 3.4% of mortgages were in or near foreclosure in June, up from 0.9% in May and 0.7% a year earlier. This is the highest rate of loan troubles since May 2013, but it’s also well below the Great Recession’s high of 9.5%.
California
KTLA: La Nina climate pattern strengthens in the Pacific Ocean
La Niña conditions were observed in the Pacific Ocean last month, and there is a 75% chance the weather pattern will persist through the winter, forecasters with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said.
KTLA: CVS expands COVID-19 drive thru testing for kids, 12 and older
Beginning today, children age 12 years and older are eligible for testing at the more than 2,000 test sites located at select CVS Pharmacy drive-thru testing locations, CVS Health said in a news release.
Nation
Associated Press: US marks 9/11 anniversary, shadowed by virus
Americans commemorate 9/11 Friday as another national crisis reconfigured memorial ceremonies, dividing some victims’ families over coronavirus safety precautions, and a presidential campaign carved a path through the observances.
Publication Date: September 11, 2020
