February 17, 2021

Orange County

Voice of OC: Santa Ana College vaccination site opens Wednesday; vaccination inequities persist

In Orange County, that gap appears to be even wider. County officials late Tuesday announced that a new vaccination site will open today in Santa Ana College, after local officials in the city made repeated demands for a vaccine site in a hardest-hit and predominantly Latino city.

 

OC Register: Orange County’s coronavirus metrics improve again, putting the red tier within reach

However, Orange County will remain in the strictest purple tier, where it has hunkered since mid-November, until two other critical metrics improve further: case rate and health equity.

 

Voice of OC: Santa Ana Could Either Raise or Lower Residents’ Trash Rates with New Waste Collection Contract

Municipal waste agreements are some of the biggest and most lucrative contract decisions that elected officials make during their time in office. In Santa Ana, the selection of a new contractor this year could either lower residents’ trash rates by as much as nearly $5 per month, or raise it by as much as $6 a month.

 

Voice of OC: Anaheim supports Assembly bill to speed Disney reopening

As of Tuesday, California counties must reside in the least restrictive COVID-19 tier, known as the minimal tier, for their large theme parks to resume operation. Orange County has remained in the most restrictive reopening tier, known as the widespread tier, since Nov. 16.

 

Daily Pilot: Tentative order released for controversial Poseidon water project

The Santa Ana Regional Water Board released a tentative order Friday detailing proposed revisions to Poseidon Water’s controversial proposed $1.4-billion water desalination project in Huntington Beach.

 

Labor

Labor 411: Biden nominates labor union attorney for NLRB general counsel position

The nomination of a union attorney is in stark contrast to the previous administration when former President Donald Trump appointed Peter Robb, a partner at a union-busting law firm, to the position.

 

California

LA Times: Who’s ‘essential’? COVID-19 vaccine rollout leaves high-risk workers behind

The current vaccination Phase 1B, which includes people 65 and older and essential workers in education and emergency services, also lists workers in food and agriculture as eligible for shots.

 

Publication Date: February 17, 2021