Category: Orange County News

Orange County moves to “HIGH” COVID-19 Community Transmission Level based on CDC metrics

Orange County has been moved up to the HIGH COVID-19 Community Level according to the latest metrics released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the OC Health Care Agency (HCA) announced today. Combined with a surge in respiratory viruses and the onset of flu season, the HCA reminds residents Read More

Proposition 1 ensuring right to abortion goes into effect

Governor Gavin Newsom, joined by state leaders, issued the following statements on Proposition 1 – overwhelmingly approved by voters this November – which takes effect today. Proposition 1, which was introduced as SCA 10, amends the state constitution to enshrine protections for reproductive freedom, including abortion care and contraception. “Californians Read More

Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce Hosts Mayor’s Reception, Chamber Awards

L to R: Councilmember Eric Weigand, Newport Beach Chamber President Steve Rosansky, Councilmember Lauren Kleiman, Councilmember Robyn Grant, Councilmember Joe Stapleton / photo by Chris Trela The Newport Beach City Council meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 13 was all business, but the Mayor’s reception at the Back Bay Bistro that followed Read More

LBPD seeks public’s help in investigation of fatal traffic collision at PCH and Orange Avenue

Detectives from the Long Beach Police Department’s Collision Investigation Detail are seeking the public’s help in identifying the driver of a white, four-door sedan, that was involved in a fatal hit-and-run traffic collision on Nov. 21, 2022, which resulted in the death of a man. Follow-up investigation by Collision Investigation Read More

Rep. Young Kim’s bill to rename Placentia Post Office after local fallen hero passes Senate

This week, the Senate unanimously passed a bill led by U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-39) to name a Placentia, CA post office after U.S. Army Private First Class Jang Ho Kim, a Valencia High School graduate who made the ultimate sacrifice in Iraq.  The bill passed the House on December 14, 2022 and now Read More