The City of Irvine is rolling out its emergency rental assistance program, and will begin accepting applications March 8. In partnership with Orange County United Way, Irvine will allocate about $17.7 million for the initiative, which was funded through state and federal dollars. “I continue to hear from our community about the hardships they face…
Irvine Launches Financial Relief Program for Struggling Renters
March 5, 2021
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Newsom Signs $6.6 Billion School-Reopening Bill, School Year Could Be Extended
March 5, 2021
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LOS ANGELES (CNS)—Gov. Gavin Newsom March 5 signed a $6.6 billion legislative package that offers incentives for schools to resume in-person instruction for students up to second grade by April 1 and provides funds to help recoup learning lost during the COVID-19 pandemic, possibly by extending the school year. But whether Los Angeles Unified School…
Guatemala Woman, 23, Among 13 Killed in California Crash
EL CENTRO, Calif.—One of the 13 people killed when the SUV smuggling them into California hit a tractor-trailer was a 23-year-old woman who was fleeing violence in Guatemala for the hope of a better life, family members said. Yesenia Magali Melendrez Cardona had told her father she wanted to follow in his footsteps and go…
Supervisor Candidates Share Plans to Manage County’s Infrastructure and Transportation
March 5, 2021
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With the special election for a vacant Orange County Board of Supervisors (BOS) seat approaching, March 9, The Epoch Times reached out to each candidate and asked about their infrastructure and transportation goals. More than $1 billion is spent every year on the county’s infrastructure improvement projects and public transit. The BOS oversees the public works department, and supervisors sit on the Orange County Transport…
Orange County Sheriff’s Officer Suspended in Capitol Riot-Related Investigation
March 5, 2021
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SANTA ANA—A veteran Orange County sheriff’s employee is on administrative leave and the subject of an internal investigation for her part in attending the rally that led to the Capitol breach on Jan. 6. Monica Alston, a sheriff’s special officer, has been with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department since 1999, but was on personal leave…
New York Senate’s Top Democrat: One More Accuser and Cuomo Should Resign
The top Democrat in New York’s Legislature said Thursday that if a fourth woman comes forward to accuse Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment, then he should step down from office. “Any further people coming forward, I would think it would be time for him to resign,” Senate Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins told Spectrum News’ “Capital…
New York Officials Acknowledge Leaving Data Out of COVID-19 Nursing Home Death Report
New York officials on Thursday confirmed they omitted nursing home resident death data from a report on COVID-19 last year. The report was released by the New York State Department of Health. It claimed that a March 2020 order from state officials wasn’t to blame for thousands of nursing home residents dying from COVID-19. The…
Proposed Bill Would Delay Controversial Property Tax Law
March 4, 2021
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A local state senator is working to delay a recently-passed proposition that could cause the taxable value of inherited homes to rise. Sen. Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel) has introduced of a bill that would delay the implementation of a portion of Prop. 19 until February 2023. “While Prop. 19 is now law, the measure is…
Non-Citizens Could Soon Serve on Santa Ana’s Public Committees
March 4, 2021
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Santa Ana will likely become the first city in Orange County to allow non-U.S. citizens without legal immigration status to serve on its commissions, boards, or committees. During a March 2 city council meeting, council voted unanimously to remove a restriction that required a person appointed to one of the city’s boards, commissions, or committees to be an eligible voter. The…
State’s New COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Strategy Targets Disadvantaged Californians
California will now allocate 40 percent of all new COVID-19 vaccine doses for residents living in its most disadvantaged communities. The effort, announced by state officials March 3, seeks accelerate the reopening of the economy by slowing the spread of the virus in areas where it tends to propagate fastest. In Southern California, many of the communities that…
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