December 8, 2020

Orange County

County of Orange: County prepares for first allocation of COVID-19 vaccine

The HCA will distribute this initial supply to Orange County (OC) hospitals for prioritization of their high-risk health care workers as part of Phase 1a of a multi-phased plan developed through the CDPH Community Vaccine Advisory Committee.

 

Voice of OC: Communication breakdown fuels virus spike

County officials are critical of the Governor Newsom’s management of the crisis and for what they say is a lack of transparency. Yet, County officials are not ensuring county government operates in a transparent manner over Coronavirus response or procurement, much less press relations, according to the Voice of OC.

 

Voice of OC: Irvine council set to vote on controversial agenda setting policy after delay

The item in question would be an extension of an existing city policy that requires either two council members or the mayor’s support to agendize any discussion by the full City Council. Without action by the body, that policy will sunset in January, allowing any council member to agendize an item for discussion.

 

OC Register: Orange County leaders approve funding increase for auto theft task force

The Orange County Board of Supervisors unanimously agreed to increase the yearly registered passenger vehicle registration fee by $1 and the commercial vehicle registration fee by $2 in order to pay for the Orange County Auto Theft Task Force.

 

OC Register: County restaurants protest latest coronavirus shutdown

Orange County restaurant owners were at their limit when Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a curfew to curb the spread of coronavirus on Thursday Nov. 19. Now with the latest shutdown, which killed on-premises dining, some are protesting as infection and hospitalization rates soar.

 

OC Register: Bond fire size downgraded as containment reaches 75 percent

Firefighters continued to march toward full containment of the Bond fire in the Silverado Canyon area on Tuesday, Dec. 8, and downgraded the blaze’s size as more accurate mapping became available.

 

State

KTLA: Newsom to bring in hospital staff from outside state as hospitals near capacity

Some California hospitals are close to reaching their breaking point, prompting Gov. Gavin Newsom to bring in hundreds of hospital staff from outside the state and prepared to re-start emergency hospitals that were created but barely used when the coronavirus surged last spring.

 

MIT Tech Review: The coming war on the hidden algorithms that trap people in poverty

A growing group of lawyers are uncovering, navigating, and fighting the automated systems that deny the poor housing, jobs, and basic services.

 

Publication Date: December 8, 2020