Category: NY-Cal

Cuomo Administration Ordered to Release Data on New York’s COVID-19 Nursing Home Deaths

The New York Supreme Court has ruled that state officials must turn over complete data on nursing home deaths from COVID-19, following a months-long campaign pushing for their release. Justice Kimberly O’Connor wrote in a Feb. 3 decision (pdf) that the New York Department of Health (DOH) must release the data within five business days…


Court Orders Cuomo Administration to Release Data on New York’s COVID-19 Nursing Home Deaths

The New York Supreme Court has ruled that state officials must turn over complete data on nursing home deaths from COVID-19, following a months-long campaign pushing for their release. Justice Kimberly O’Connor wrote in a Feb. 3 decision (pdf) that the New York Department of Health (DOH) must release the data within five business days…


NY Ordered to Release Data on State’s COVID-19 Nursing Home Deaths

A New York Supreme Court justice has ordered state officials to turn over complete data on nursing home deaths from COVID-19, following a months-long campaign to seek their release. Justice Kimberly O’Connor wrote in a Feb. 3 decision (pdf) that the New York Department of Health (DOH) must release the data within five business days…


California Rolls Out Second Round of Funding for Struggling Businesses 

Eligible small businesses and nonprofits in Orange County will be able to apply for a second round of grants through the state’s California Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program. Applications opened Feb. 2 and will be available through Feb. 8 until 6 p.m. This second round of grant funding ranges from $5,000 to $25,000 for businesses impacted by the COVID-19…


Laguna Beach High Schools Will Remain Closed Until Virus Metrics Improve

Some Laguna Beach high schools will remain closed until Orange County enters a less restrictive tier of the pandemic, and the local school board says it’s taking extra steps to help students struggling with remote learning. “Under the substantially stressful conditions of the pandemic, school-based mental health staff has used multiple ways to support students,…


Orange County Ridesharing Passenger Warns of Disturbing Fraud

A Rancho Santa Margarita woman is warning others about the unscrupulous tactics of some ridesharing drivers after she says she was hit with a bogus charge. Ashley McClure told The Epoch Times that she’s fallen victim to a scam that’s been circulating throughout the country for years: Vomit fraud. The Better Business Bureau is among…


Orange County’s COVID-19 Hospitalizations and Cases Continue to Drop

SANTA ANA—Orange County’s COVID-19 hospitalizations and cases continued to decline Feb. 3, but 37 more deaths were logged as the death toll from the holiday season surge mounts. The county also reported 546 new cases of the coronavirus on Feb. 3, bringing its totals to 234,708 cases and 3,199 deaths. The number of coronavirus patients…


Laguna Beach Expands Search for New City Manager 

Laguna Beach has hired a recruiting firm to help find a replacement for its outgoing city manager. The hunt for a new top bureaucrat began after John Pietig announced plans to retire in June after working with the city for 20 years. City council hired recruiting firm Bob Murray & Associates to help fill the role. The company has completed more than…


San Francisco Sues Its Own School District in Bid to Speed Return to In-person Classes

San Francisco sued its own school district on Wednesday as it tries to speed a planned return to in-person public school classes. City Attorney Dennis Herrera filed the lawsuit, with support from Democrat Mayor London Breed, against the San Francisco Board of Education and the city’s school district. In an online news conference, Herrera said…


Newsom, Biden Administration Announce COVID-19 Vaccine Site at Cal State LA

LOS ANGELES—Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Biden administration announced a pilot project Feb. 3 that will establish a community COVID-19 vaccination site at Cal State Los Angeles. The pilot site is part of the wider effort to establish 100 vaccination sites nationwide in the Biden administration’s first 100 days. The Cal State Los Angeles site—along…