February 16, 2021
Orange County
OC Register: County to make push to vaccinate those with less access
COVID-19 in Orange County and across the country is not strictly an older adults’ problem. Many of the communities here suffering most from the disease share a few factors: they’re poorer, they’re denser and they’re less White.
Voice of OC: Huntington Beach officials crack down on homeless activity
Huntington Beach officials are set to crack down on homeless activity in their city next week with a new proposed law that would outlaw people keeping their belongings — like medication and personal items — in public spaces like sidewalks and parks.
Voice of OC: Victims of OC’s deadliest mass shooting says DA defamed him in retaliation for peaceful protest
“When you make yourself a self-appointed public figure and continually involve yourself in political discussions, you make yourself fair game for anyone to have an opinion about you,” DA spokeswoman Kimberly Edds said in a statement responding to requests for comment from herself and DA Todd Spitzer.
Voice of OC: On Presidents Day, elected officials across OC should reflect on George Washington’s farewell
Already shocked by the divisions emerging in America after two terms in elective office, Washington called on his predecessors to think as leaders not partisans.
Daily Pilot: ‘Our numbers are crazy’: Despite the pandemic, Orange County is busy issuing marriage licenses
You may now kiss the bride, the clerk behind the glass announced after a young masked couple exchanged vows the other day at the Old Orange County Courthouse in Santa Ana. “Like, actually kiss her?” asked Alonso de la Torre Vega, prompting guests watching the ceremony on a Zoom call to laugh out loud.
Labor
OC Register: California pay raises outpace US average
It turns out 2020 was a fairly good year to be an employed Californian, at least according to one compensation metric. The quarterly Employment Cost Index, a federal yardstick of employee costs, tracks 15 large job markets in the nation — including a 12-county Bay Area region and a five-county area in Southern California.
California
KTLA: Cal State LA opens one of 1st federally operated COVID vaccine centers in the country
The center, which will operate seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., will have the the capacity to inoculate about 6,000 people daily. Vaccinations are by appointment only and reservations can be made through the state’s MyTurn system.
KTLA: Blue Shield of California creating plan to administer 3 million COVID-19 shots by March
Blue Shield of California will create an algorithm to determine where to allocate COVID-19 vaccines statewide with the goal of being able to administer 3 million shots a week by March 1, according to a contract made public Monday that grants the insurance giant far-reaching powers in overseeing the state’s distribution of doses.
Publication Date: February 16, 2021
