Today: OC Supervisors deem churches essential, sheriff won’t enforce mask requirements; how to best spend 75 million dollars in funds to help county cities and OC starts posting coronavirus recovery estimates.

Today: OC deciding whether to report more consistent Coronavirus numbers; OC moves to reopen by Memorial Day weekend despite two record days of deaths and, Fountain Valley plans to get through COVID-19 economic crisis without city layoffs or service cuts.

Today: County grapples with 458 million revenue drop projection; Local food pantries get more government funding and San Clemente beach protests trigger arrests.

Today: Most of Orange County’s $554 million in CARES Act money already spent or spoken for; supervisors split over handling $75 million small business bailout and, Costa Mesa campaign urges shopping local to end ‘economic pandemic’.

Today: How OC measures up to governor’s benchmarks for reopening; Santa Ana voters to decide whether to recall councilwoman Iglesias and Interim San Clemente city manager blocks city council in person meeting.

Today: OC could soon be able to open more businesses; Huntington Beach City Council plans for reopening businesses and, Buena Park offers $10,000 grants to small businesses hurt by pandemic.

Today: OC Mayors and Supervisors request urgent federal funding citing public safety risk; nursing home, jail infections behind recent coronavirus cases spike and, volunteer groups form in OC to feed front line workers.

Today: City of Irvine’s coronavirus antibody test plan draws concerns from county officials; Westminster coronavirus loans will take 1.1 million away from west end area fund and, public parking lots at OC Regional parks may reopen this weekend.

Today: OC meets some state criteria for reopening faster, falls short on others; Congressional delegation question County’s lower Coronavirus testing rates and, Westminster looks to consultants for Coronavirus economic recovery.

Today: Homeless deaths are spiking in Orange County; Anaheim’s emergency coronavirus evictions ban gets shot at a longer extension and, Angels ramp up stadium land sale process.