January 26, 2021

Orange County

Voice of OC: Coronavirus vaccinations woes continue, some county supervisors blast rollout

Because the current distribution plans call for people 65 and older, Suzzane Haggerty said she was surprised to get a vaccine confirmation through Othena and thought the service pulled medical records, showing she has respiratory issues. She was turned away at the Disneyland supersite.

 

Voice of OC: OC Hospital with biggest known COVID safety problems gets fed-level relief

Fountain Valley Regional Hospital, a for-profit hospital that has had the biggest known safety problems of any Orange County hospital during the COVID pandemic, ended up getting the most federal taxpayer relief dollars distributed by County of Orange officials.

 

Voice of OC: Stanton plans to install license plate reading cameras on major intersections

Stanton officials are set to buy more surveillance gear allowing police to read the license plates of all cars coming in and out of the city’s major roadways.

 

Voice of OC: Annual Navy training expected to create noise for some North OC residents

The annual Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain exercise is conducted across all Navy bases in the country. The purpose is to ensure the Navy can efficiently respond to anti-terrorism threats, according to a press release sent out by the Navy on Monday.

 

Voice of OC: Short term rentals see countywide crackdown following resident complaints

Cities across Orange County are finding ways to handle the rapidly expanding business of short term rentals, rooms or whole homes rented for just a few nights in residential areas that have left resident’s with split opinions on the issue.

 

Labor

Edweek: High court declines appeals from teachers seeking union-fee refunds based on ‘Janus’ Case

The court’s actions, while not a ruling on the merits of the cases, was a practical victory for the teachers’ unions and other public-employee labor organizations, who faced millions of dollars in financial liabilities if the objecting employees’ claims were revived.

 

ABC: Farmworkers in Central California receive COVID vaccine

The vaccination rollout continued in Central California Monday -- as dozens of essential farmworkers received the COVID-19 shot in West Fresno County. Farmworkers are among the most vulnerable populations because they work in close proximity to each other and go home often to multi-generational households.

 

Nation

AP News: Biden, in first call with Putin, presses on Navalny, treaty

President Joe Biden had his first call with Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, the White House and Kremlin said. U.S. officials said Biden raised concerns about the arrest of opposition figure Alexei Navalny while pressing the Russian president on his nation’s involvement in a massive cyberespionage campaign and bounties on American troops in Afghanistan.

 

Publication Date: January 26, 2021