January 8, 2021
Orange County
Voice of OC: Coronavirus trends continue to worsen as hospital staff are pushed to the limit
Orange County medical workers are under increasing stress as coronavirus patients flood hospitals across the county, while recent trends indicate the long feared holiday spike could be here.
Voice of OC: OC Sheriff faces tough questions in court today about jail out break
Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes is slated to face hard questions today in a local court about his handling of an ongoing coronavirus outbreak in local jails. The afternoon hearing comes as over 1,000 inmates are currently infected with coronavirus. Four are hospitalized, and one has died from the outbreak as of Wednesday.
OC Register: Orange County opens vaccination sites to hundreds of medical workers
The Orange County Health Care Agency on Thursday, Jan. 7, began administering first doses to all personnel listed in Phase 1A, which since mid-December targeted frontline hospital workers, residents of long-term care facilities and first responders to get their coronavirus vaccines first.
Daily Pilot: Orange County’s first safe parking program runs out of money as advocates call for countywide program
Advocates see the program as crucial for the homeless people who used it. As the pandemic economy continues to spiral, they are hoping the county will take a cue from the city of Fullerton and adopt a countywide program to help those in need.
OC Register: Millions of stimulus payments went to wrong accounts. Here’s how to check yours
H&R Block, Jackson Hewitt and TurboTax have issued statements informing their clients for the 2019 tax year that the payment may have gone to now-closed accounts. The misdirected payments number in the millions, they said.
California
ESPN: Half of Fame Dodger Manager Tommy Lasorda passes away
Former Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda has died at the age of 93, the team announced. He managed the Dodgers from 1976 to 1996, winning two World Series titles, four National League pennants and eight division crowns. He was named NL Manager of the Year twice and won 1,599 career games.
OC Register: Fired Angels clubhouse worker files documents supporting lawsuit against team
Attorneys for fired Angels clubhouse worker Bubba Harkins have submitted affidavits from former big leaguers Wally Joyner and Mike Sweeney and text messages from Justin Verlander and Gerrit Cole as part of their lawsuit against the Angels.
Nation
AP News: Biden to speed up release of COVID vaccines
With COVID-19 surging and vaccinations off to a slow start, President-elect Joe Biden will rapidly release most available vaccine doses to protect more people, his office said Friday, a reversal of Trump administration policies.
Publication Date: January 8, 2021
