December 14, 2020

Orange County

Voice of OC: Orange County’s homeless face a hard choice – suffer sexual harassment inside shelters or risk arrest, lawsuit alleges

The lawsuit details the accounts of eight people, now plaintiffs, who were in and out of these shelters. Kandel described the legal action as a “follow-up” to the report, which was based on interviews with homeless people, staff members and volunteers at some of the same facilities.

 

Voice of OC: Judge orders half of OC jail inmates removed from group living areas amid new outbreak

In his ruling, the judge found that Sheriff Barnes “has failed to reduce the jail population sufficiently to ensure appropriate social distancing,” and “has abused his discretion in failing to consider for release all medically vulnerable inmates, including those with disabilities.”

 

OC Register: First wave of coronavirus vaccines arriving across Southern California

After rolling off aircraft on Sunday, vaccines were heading to health care facilities Monday with vulnerable frontline workers first in line.

 

Daily Pilot: COVID-19 cases in Orange County continue to trend upward; total number of cases near 100,000

The county health agency reported 2,091 cases on Saturday, pushing the total number of cases in the region to 99,393. It also reported 18 deaths, all residents not living in a facility. There have now been 1,680 deaths reported to date.

 

Voice of OC: Huntington Beach joins community choice energy program

Consumers who join in the program — initiated by Irvine — are projected to save around 2% on their monthly electricity bill and potentially more as cities pay down the costs of launching the program, according to Irvine’s feasibility study.

 

Labor

Labor 411: Police arrest person who entered Teamsters building with a bomb and held one person hostage

Spokane Police Sgt. Terry Preuninger said the man carried what appeared to be an explosive device into the building, located along a busy commercial street. Traffic was routed away from the building during the incident.

 

California

KTLA 5: Health care workers get 1st COVID-19 shots, kicking off largest vaccination campaign in U.S.

“I feel hopeful today. Relieved,” critical care nurse Sandra Lindsay said after getting a shot in the arm at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New York. “I feel like healing is coming.”

 

Publication Date: December 14, 2020