Category: NY-Cal

Salon Owners See Challenges, Confusion as California Lifts Stay-at-Home Order

Salonists and hairstylists across Southern California expressed some relief after Gov. Gavin Newsom lifted the region’s mandatory stay-at-home orders on Jan. 25, although they are confused by the timing of the announcement. They also continue to feel uncertain because of so many changes in restrictions over the past several months; the changes, which have come…


Newport Beach Chews Over High-End Apartment Complex Near John Wayne Airport

Newport Beach City Council will consider approving a plan to construct 312 mostly upscale apartments above a three-level parking structure Jan. 26. The Residences at 4400 Von Karman Project is a proposed 13-acre project site that would include apartment units atop an 825-space parking garage. If approved, the site would also boast a separate 284-space above ground parking structure, a one-acre public park, and the…


Battle Over the Release of Orange County’s Inmates Continues as Some Receive Vaccine

Some local inmates are receiving the COVID-19 vaccine as the Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD) works to contain the virus, county attorney Kayla Watson said Jan. 25. Watson made the comments during an Orange County court hearing, as legal proceedings continued into whether half the region’s prison population should be released during the ongoing pandemic….


Garden Grove Men Charged With Defrauding State Unemployment Agency for $500,000

Two business owners are being prosecuted for allegedly facilitating false unemployment claims for COVID-19 relief money through California’s Employment Development Department (EDD). Orange County District Attorney (OCDA) Todd Spitzer made the announcement during a Jan. 25 press conference, where he said nearly $500,000 in cash and bank accounts was recovered during the investigation. Spitzer said…


Orange County Streetcar Project is Over Budget, and Behind Schedule 

The county’s first modern, electric streetcar will cost more than originally anticipated, and take longer to complete, Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) officials said during a Jan. 25 meeting. The news came after the project faced a number of unforeseen challenges during its construction phase, said OCTA spokesperson Eric Carpenter. “Some of those challenges have included unknown…


Man Dies in Fullerton Stabbing

The Fullerton Police Department is investigating the fatal stabbing of a 36-year-old man. Police said they received reports of an attack in the 4000 block of West Valencia Drive Jan. 23 about 11:30 p.m.  They discovered the victim in the 200 block of South Turner Avenue, which is adjacent to West Valencia Drive. First responders attempted to help the victim,…


California-Mexico Coalition Helps Women, Girls in Sex Trade ‘Tolerance Zone’

TIJUANA, Mexico—On a bright, warm afternoon in January, women on the streets of Tijuana’s red-light district, Zona Norte, lean on the walls of run-down hotels or “gentlemen’s clubs.” Some stand alone, looking down at their smartphones between catcalling passersby. Some, not wearing masks, stand together and chat. The business of selling sex continues day or…


California Lifts Regional CCP Virus Stay-at-Home Order as Conditions Improve Statewide

A regional stay-at-home order in California set in place late last year to curb the spread of COVID-19 was lifted on Monday as health officials said they see conditions improve statewide. The order had been in place for the San Francisco Bay Area, San Joaquin Valley, and Southern California, covering the vast majority of the…


California Governor Announces Statewide Stay-at-Home Order Lifted ‘Immediately’

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday lifted harsh restrictions, saying projections of key metrics show the state is doing well against COVID-19. “We are in a position projecting four weeks forward with a significant decline in the case rates, positivity rates. We are anticipating decline, still more decline in hospitalizations, and more declines in [intensive…


California Lifts Stay-at-Home Orders

SANTA ANA (CNS)—Citing improving conditions in hospitals, state health officials Jan. 25 lifted all regional stay-at-home orders, including in the 11-county Southern California region, but counties will still be subject to tight regulations of the restrictive “purple” tier of economic reopening guidelines. The regional stay-at-home order was imposed in Southern California last December when intensive…