Due to the Martin Luther King, Jr., federal holiday, the regular meeting of the Los Alamitos City Council for January 2021 will be held on Tuesday, January 18, 2021. In fact, there will be a double-header — first, a special meeting beginning at 5 p.m. to interview candidates for City …continue reading
Top Ten Stories for January 07 through January 16 include eligibility for COVID-19 vaccination, a suspicious death, and affordable housing. The announcement of the eligibility for vaccination of those residents of Orange County ages 65 and older was by leaps and bounds the most-read story of the past week. Let …continue reading
As property owners begin the process of recovering after last year’s wildfires, there are programs and resources available to help get them back on track. One of those is the State’s Consolidated Debris Removal Program led by the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, CalRecycle, and local governments. Wildfire survivors …continue reading
Former Los Alamitos Mayor Troy Edgar was recognized for outstanding service. Congratulations are in order for Mr. Edgar, who received the Department of Homeland Security Secretary’s Outstanding Service Medal. He released the following statement via LinkedIn: Earlier this week, I was presented the DHS Secretary’s Outstanding Service Medal for my …continue reading
Congressman Lou Correa (CA-46) announced he tested positive for COVID-19 and released the following statement: Rep. Lou Correa said, “Yesterday, I tested positive for COVID-19. I now join more than 200,000 Orange County residents who have been diagnosed with the virus. I will be responsible and self-quarantine — away from …continue reading
Nestlé Prepared Foods, a Mt. Sterling, Ky. establishment, is recalling approximately 762,615 pounds of not-ready-to-eat (NRTE) pepperoni hot pockets product that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically pieces of glass and hard plastic, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The frozen NRTE …continue reading
Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva announced her endorsement for Mayor Katrina Foley’s campaign for Orange County Supervisor. Foley is seeking election to Orange County’s 2nd Supervisorial District, in an election that will be held on Tuesday, March 9, 2021. Assemblymember Quirk-Silva represents the 65th Assembly District, which includes portions of the 2nd …continue reading
This past Tuesday at the Orange County (OC) Board of Supervisors meeting, the OC Board of Supervisors approved the funding of seven housing developments in six local jurisdictions totaling close to $11 million to produce 437 units of supportive and affordable housing throughout Orange County. “Orange County has a desperate …continue reading
U.S. Attorney Robert Brewer and San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan said today their offices will not tolerate violence during inauguration-related protests and will work closely with federal, state, and local partners to aggressively pursue those involved in criminal activity at such events in San Diego and Imperial counties. …continue reading
All of us at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation are deeply disturbed by the tragic events that unfolded last Wednesday, January 6, 2021, in our nation’s capital. Those who attacked our Capitol and did violence to fellow Americans need to be fully accountable to the law. We mourn the …continue reading
Congressman Alan Lowenthal (CA-47), today, issued the following statement on the successful vote in the House to impeach President Trump: “Today, I voted to impeach President Donald Trump for the second time. This was not an action I took lightly, but an action I was compelled to take in order …continue reading
Senate Republican Leader Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) and several members of the California Senate Republican Caucus recently delivered a letter to Governor Newsom demanding that he set the state’s vaccine distribution as a priority. The California Department of Public Health says California has received more than 2.4 million vaccines, yet according …continue reading
OC Public Libraries is recognizing a major milestone in 2021 as it reaches its 100th year of service. The OC Public Libraries centennial, to be commemorated with the tagline Celebrate the Past, Inspire the Future. 100 Years of Possibilities., was announced at yesterday’s Orange County (OC) Board of Supervisors meeting. …continue reading