The Orange County Coroner’s office is investigating whether a second dose of a Pfizer vaccine contributed to the death of a local healthcare worker. The Orange County Coroner Division told The Epoch Times in a statement Jan. 27 that the death of Tim Zook, 60, is under an open investigation and that additional tests within…
Orange County Man Dies After Receiving COVID-19 Vaccine
Recall Campaign Approaches Number of Signatures Needed for Vote
The effort to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom is continuing to gain traction, with at least 1.25 million signatures collected out of the nearly 1.5 million verified signatures required to call a special election. Anne Hyde Dunsmore of Rescue California—the organization behind the effort—told The Epoch Times that the campaign expects to reach 1.3 million signatures by Jan….
Recall Campaign Approaches Amount of Signatures Needed for Vote
The effort to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom is continuing to gain traction, with at least 1.25 million signatures collected out of the nearly 1.5 million verified signatures required to call a special election. Anne Hyde Dunsmore of Rescue California—the organization behind the effort—told The Epoch Times that the campaign expects to reach 1.3 million signatures by Jan….
Irvine Named Country’s Best-Managed City Financially, But Questions Linger About the Process
Financially speaking, Irvine is the best managed large city in the United States, according a Truth in Accounting ranking of the country’s metropolises. The table below shows the 15 California cities listed by the organization and how they compared to the United State’s largest 75 regions for which data was available when Truth in Accounting…
Irvine Named Country’s Best Financially-Managed City, But Questions Linger About the Process
Financially speaking, Irvine is the best managed large city in the U.S., according a Truth in Accounting ranking of the country’s metropolises. The table below shows the 15 California cities listed by the organization and how they compared to the U.S.’s largest 75 regions for which data was available when Truth in Accounting completed its…
Orange County Congresswoman Vows to Improve California’s Traffic Issues
Congresswoman Michelle Steel says she’ll make alleviating California’s jammed-up highways a priority through her role on the U.S. House of Representative’s Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Steel, who represents California’s 48th district, was among 10 new Republican members named to the committee Jan. 25. “Orange County has some of the most congested freeways in the United States and…
COVID-19 `Fatigue’ Causing Drop in Some Protective Measures, Study Finds
LOS ANGELES—COVID-19 “fatigue” is having a negative effect on some protective measures that people are taking to guard against the coronavirus—although mask-wearing is up, according to a new University of Southern California (USC) survey. Protective measures such as avoiding close contact with non-household members and staying home are waning as the pandemic drags on, the…
Garden Grove Strawberry Festival Postponed Again, Now Set for 2022
GARDEN GROVE—The Garden Grove Strawberry Festival has been postponed for a second straight year due to COVID-19 concerns, and now is rescheduled for Memorial Day weekend of next year, organizers said. “In the interest of public safety, due to the ongoing worldwide pandemic … it is with great regret that the board of the Garden…
San Francisco School Board Votes to Rename 44 Schools
The San Francisco Unified Board of Education on Tuesday night voted to rename 44 schools. The vote was 6-1, with member Kevine Boggess voting no. It means a slew of schools will be renamed, including Abraham Lincoln High School, Herbert Hoover Middle School, and Dianne Feinstein Elementary School. “It’s a message to our families, our…
A Tenacious LA Salon Owner’s Fight to Keep Business Alive
SANTA MONICA, Calif.—Michael Sparks has always been a go-getter. Though he was exposed to substance abuse growing up, he channeled the negative energy from his hardships into a drive to succeed. He made his way to college on a football scholarship, but when that didn’t work out, he came up with a new dream and…
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