Hundreds of speakers during an Orange County Board of Supervisors meeting May 25 called on the elected officials to terminate the county’s local health emergency and pass a resolution denouncing a vaccine verification system. The supervisors voted to let the local health emergency stand. About 200 people gathered outside the board’s Santa Ana, Calif. chambers during the May 25…
Orange County Rally Attendees Call for End to Local Health Emergency
May 26, 2021
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Orange County Offers $100,000 Reward for Road Rage Killing
May 25, 2021
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The Orange County Board of Supervisors is offering a $100,000 reward for information on the fatal road rage shooting of a six-year-old boy on the Costa Mesa Freeway in Orange, Calif. Aiden Leos was killed May 21 on the 55 freeway while his mother, Joanna Cloonan, was driving him to kindergarten at Calvary Chapel school in Yorba Linda. “This is…
Irvine Calls for Public Hearing on Jail Expansion
May 7, 2021
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Some councilors in Irvine, Calif. are calling on the Orange County board of supervisors (BOS) to hold a public forum before expanding the James A. Musick Jail Facility. The facility, which has been vacant and non-operational since July 2019, is currently under construction after the BOS unanimously approved a construction contract to expand the facility on May 5, 2020. The additions will bring two new housing structures…
School Board Stands Against Vaccine Passports, Mandatory Vaccines for Minors
May 6, 2021
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Concerns regarding digital vaccine passports and mandatory vaccines for children prompted the Orange County Board of Education (OCBE) May 5 to oppose the measures. Its vaccine passport resolution came despite the County of Orange previously assuring the public such a platform, if approved, would be strictly voluntary. The OCBE’s decision followed an April 7 rally that…
Orange County Outreach Targets the Vaccine Hesitant
May 3, 2021
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Officials in Orange County, Calif. are now focusing their inoculation efforts on residents reluctant to receive the vaccine. The strategy switch comes as the county reports a reduction of demand at its super point of dispensing (POD) sites. Meantime, officials said they need to vaccinate about 740,000 more Orange County residents in order to reach COVID-19 herd immunity….
Supervisor’s Attempt to Assuage Vaccine Fears Backfires
April 30, 2021
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An Orange County supervisor’s attempt to dispel COVID-19 vaccine myths backfired when his comments were taken out of context by national media outlets, officials say. During an April 27 Board of Supervisors meeting, Supervisor Don Wagner questioned Orange County Health Care Agency director Clayton Chau on concerns Orange County residents shared about the vaccine. “Is…
Orange County Arts to Receive $5 Million in Rescue Funds
April 28, 2021
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The Orange County Board of Supervisors on April 27 approved an allocation of $5 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds to support arts-related small businesses and non-profit organizations. The funding came as local arts organizations continue to struggle with economic losses resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. A recent survey by Arts Orange County (Arts…
Jailed Woman Whose Baby Died at Birth Reaches Settlement
April 28, 2021
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SANTA ANA—Orange County supervisors April 28 agreed to a proposed $1.5 million settlement with a woman who gave birth to a baby who died while the mother was in custody in Orange County Jail. The board voted unanimously in closed session to approve the settlement in the lawsuit filed by Ciera Stoetling, who was jailed…
Orange County’s Vaccine App is Voluntary, Says Health Boss
April 16, 2021
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After an uproar of 215 public commenters spoke during a recent Orange County Board of Supervisors (BOS) meeting, county officials are reiterating to the public that the upcoming vaccine verification program is voluntary. “I really respect people’s freedom to voice whatever their opinion is, whether it be anti-mask, or anti-vaccine because that’s the beauty of our country…you have a freedom of…
Orange County’s Vaccine App is Voluntary, Says Health Official
April 16, 2021
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After an uproar of 215 public commenters spoke during a recent Orange County Board of Supervisors (BOS) meeting, county officials are reiterating to the public that the upcoming vaccine verification program is voluntary. “I really respect people’s freedom to voice whatever their opinion is, whether it be anti-mask, or anti-vaccine because that’s the beauty of our country…you have a freedom of…
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