Day: May 11, 2022

Orange County residents and visitors urged to take preventative measures against COVID-19 due to rising cases and hospitalizations

In response to rising COVID-19 cases and hospitalization trends throughout the U.S., combined with easing public health restrictions for travel and upcoming holidays leading to larger gatherings, the OC Health Care Agency strongly advises Orange County residents and visitors to take preventative measures to reduce their risk of getting sick Read More

Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer issues statement on 16.65% reduction in homelessness since he took office in 2019

Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer issued the following statement about Orange County’s 16.65% reduction in the number of people experiencing homelessness since he became the District Attorney in 2019: “Today is an incredible day in Orange County. Homelessness has been reduced by 16.65% across the entire county over the Read More

Third defendant in ‘grandparent scam’ network pleads guilty to RICO conspiracy

A third member of a network that operated and facilitated a large-scale “grandparent scam” pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy. According to charges announced in August 2021, Anajah Gifford, 23, of North Hollywood, California, was a member of a network of individuals who, through extortion and fraud, induced elderly Americans across Read More

Orange County Board of Supervisors unanimously approve Supervisor Foley’s small business assistance grant proposal

Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley released the following statement after the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved her proposal to allocate up to $1.2 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding to support Santa Ana Small Businesses impacted by ongoing streetcar construction and the COVID-19 pandemic. “For the last few months, Read More

Reps. Steel, Kim push Administration to reaffirm commitment to U.S./South Korean alliance

Ahead of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s inauguration, Reps. Michelle Steel (R-CA) and Young Kim (R-CA) sent a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken, urging them to strengthen the U.S.’s strategic deterrence efforts on the Korean Peninsula, push back against Kim Jong Un’s latest Read More

MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center nationally recognized for the fourth time with ‘A’ Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade

MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center received an “A” from Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for spring 2022. This is the fourth “A” grade in a row that Saddleback Medical Center has received to recognize its achievements in protecting patients from preventable harm and error in the hospital. “We are extremely pleased to Read More