December 4, 2020

Orange County

Voice of OC: Battle heats up to represent coastal cities on OC Board of Supervisors

Just a few weeks after coastal voters flipped a congressional seat from Democrats to the GOP, another contest is heating up in the battle to represent Orange County’s coastal communities.

 

OC Register: Bond fire evacuations and closures

The Bond fire in Silverado Canyon started at a house on Silverado Canyon Road on Wednesday, Dec. 2. It quickly grew to about 6,400 acres the next afternoon.

 

Daily Pilot: Orange County reports single-day record 746 COVID-19 hospitalization cases

Additionally, 17 deaths were reported due to COVID-19, bringing the county’s death toll to 1,603 since the pandemic began. One of the 17 deaths was a skilled nursing facility resident; 16 were residents not living in a facility.

 

OC Register: New stay at home order imminent for Orange County and others

Orange County could be under strict pandemic rules by the weekend if intensive care capacity among Southern California’s hospitals dips below 15%, triggering new, regionally targeted stay-at-home orders announced Thursday, Dec. 3, by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

 

State

KTLA: CA expected to get 327K COVID vaccine doses, here’s who is a priority

With California expected to receive 327,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer in mid-December, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday revealed the groups that will be prioritized once the vaccine is approved for use.

 

KTLA: CSU leaders urged to delay resumption of in person instruction amid COVID-19 surge

Presidents of the 23 campuses of the California State University system are being urged to delay the resumption of any face-to-face instruction— even for classes that have only a limited in-person component — and reassess plans for the end of fall term and beginning of spring term amid the dramatic increase in COVID-19 cases in California.

 

Nation

Associated Press: House votes to decriminalize marijuana

The Democratic-controlled House on Friday approved a bill to decriminalize and tax marijuana at the federal level, reversing what supporters called a failed policy of criminalization of pot use and taking steps to address racial disparities in enforcement of federal drug laws.

 

Publication Date: December 4, 2020