Is it the post-Christmas spike that some public health officials warned us about? Wednesday’s coronavirus infection numbers for Orange County blasted old records, according to the daily report from the county. The […]
A bitter Christmas present?
Pandemic, protests and politics
To our readers: This is the second installment of the “Year in Review 2020” feature. It will cover the months of May through August 2020. The third and concluding part will […]
Mitch blocks vote on $2k check
The effort by the unlikely alliance of President Donald Trump and Congressional Democrats for a $2000 COVID-19 relief check hit a wall on Tuesday when Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) refused […]
Hospitalizations keep rising
While the tally of new coronavirus cases in Orange County continues to decline, offering hope of an improving public health situation, the number of hospitalizations due to COVID-19 infections, and the total […]
Showdown over $2k relief check
The U.S. House of Representatives approved an increase for COVID-19 relief checks from $600 to $2000 per person on Monday, setting up a unique contest. Democrats – who have the majority in […]
Pressure on hospitals continues
Coronavirus cases and deaths in Orange County continued their general downward trend in Monday’s report from the county health care agency, but pressure continued to build on hospitals. According to the OCHCA, […]
Cases decline, patients increase
Two trends on coronavirus cases in Orange County are offering contradictory ideas about where the pandemic is headed locally. For three of the last four days, the county health care agency reported […]
New cases rising once again
After two days of declines, new cases of coronavirus cases reported to the Orange County Health Care Agency rose again, nearly eclipsing the record set earlier this week. According to the OCHCA […]
2020: A Year Worth Forgetting
2020 is almost over and we’re happy to see it go. We’ve been battered by the pandemic, protests and partisan politics. We’ve lost a lot of the things that brought us pleasure: […]
2nd block of Main stays closed
A divided city council narrowly approved keeping the second block of Huntington Beach’s Main Street closed to vehicular traffic for another two months. At the final meeting of 2020, the Huntington Beach […]
