Category: NY-Cal

Orange County Reports Falling COVID-19 Hospitalization Numbers

SANTA ANA—Orange County reported 1,279 new cases of COVID-19 and 43 additional deaths Jan. 30, bringing the county’s totals to 231,036 cases and 3,018 fatalities. The number of coronavirus patients in county hospitals continued its downward trend, declining from 1,521 Friday to 1,442, with the number of patients in intensive care dropping from 426 to…


California Surpasses 40,000 CCP Virus Deaths

LOS ANGELES—California surpassed 40,000 coronavirus deaths as the state’s steepest surge of cases begins to taper. The tally by Johns Hopkins University shows the state passed the milestone Saturday with 40,240 deaths. The deaths are surging at a record pace after recent declines in cases and hospitalizations. It took six months for California to record…


Anaheim Therapist Helps Families Cope With Anxiety Amid Lockdowns

“Right now, you’re okay—even if you’re not okay.” This is a constant refrain Dr. Dorothy O’Neill shares with her clients these days. As the pandemic and lockdowns continue, O’Neill, a family therapist in Anaheim Hills, California, has noticed an uptick in similar problems her clients experience. Teens are cutting themselves more. Parents and children are…


Judge Orders Trump Organization to Give Documents to New York Attorney General

A judge in New York on Friday ordered the Trump Organization to give documents to an attorney general. Supreme Court Judge Arthur Engoron said lawyers representing the company must turn over documents it sought to withhold. “Morgan Lewis is hereby ordered to produce to petitioner, by Feb. 4, 2021, all documents marked ‘not privileged’ by this…


Orange County COVID-19 Death Toll Continues Steep Climb

SANTA ANA—Orange County Jan. 29 logged 107 more COVID-19 fatalities, a record number in a single batch of death reports, which raised the cumulative to 2,975 for the pandemic. The death reports are staggered because they come from a variety of sources and are not always logged immediately, but the batch of reports logged Jan….


Irvine Affordable Housing Development to Offset Hot Housing Market

To meet a growing demand for housing in Orange County’s strong market, a new affordable housing development in Irvine is underway. The Irvine Community Land Trust has almost completed its Salerno Apartments, which is scheduled to open in March. Located on the corner of Nightmist and Sand Canyon Avenue, the development will provide 80 units of affordable housing units for renters making no more…


Irvine Wants to make Ordering In More Affordable

Facilitating takeout deliveries could soon become cheaper for restaurants in Irvine, where councilors are considering capping the amount third-party delivery companies can charge. A motion set for discussion during Irvine’s Feb. 9 city council meeting could limit the amount companies such as GrubHub and Door Dash charge customers and restaurants during the COVID-19 pandemic. The…


Final Doctor Sentenced in $153 Million Medical Insurance Fraud Scheme

SANTA ANA (CNS)—A 73-year-old physician—the last of 19 defendants in a $154 million medical insurance fraud scheme dating back more than two decades—was sentenced Jan. 29 to three years of formal probation, 1,000 hours of community service and ordered to pay $2.9 million in restitution. Dr. Mario Rosenberg, was indicted along with a dozen others in…


DOJ Will Decide Whether to Investigate New York Nursing Home Deaths: White House

The Department of Justice (DOJ) will make the decision on a potential probe of New York officials over nursing home deaths from COVID-19, the White House said Friday. “Any investigation, I would point to the Department of Justice,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters in Washington. “Again, any investigation would be led by…


As Orange County Braved Storm, Community Efforts Helped Prevent Major Mudslides

Orange County endured several mudslides late Jan. 28, but no injuries as a rainstorm hammered down on the region, causing numerous car crashes and prompting evacuation orders. Heavy rains triggered mudslides near Santiago Canyon and Silverado Canyon, where two major fires in 2020 ravaged foliage that once played a critical role in controlling water flow in rural valleys….