Orange County Business Council (OCBC), the leading voice of business in Orange County, joins a coalition of business leaders today in a call for clarity as the state’s economy reopens. The unified state and regional business community issued the following statement in response to new workplace regulations passed by the …continue reading
Is there a light at the end of the tunnel? Today, Governor Newsom announced he expected the state to return to a more normal, pre-pandemic days and to open the economy by June 15. If this is true, and the state can open safely, it is time to end the …continue reading
As California surpasses a major milestone in the fight against COVID — administering more than 20 million vaccine doses, including 4 million in the state’s hardest-hit communities, and with hospitalizations continuing to steadily decline — Governor Gavin Newsom today outlined the state’s next step in the COVID-19 pandemic recovery, moving …continue reading
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) today released new guidance and made updates to the Blueprint for a Safer Economy, a central component of state’s plan to fight COVID-19. The Blueprint is built off of scientific understanding of the virus, how it is transmitted, and the prevalence of COVID-19 …continue reading
City staff received and reviewed the California Department of Public Health guidelines for opening Outdoor Playgrounds and other Outdoor Recreational Facilities and prepared the required signage, cleaned each playground and the exercise equipment. California Department of Public Health guidelines Summary COVID-19 continues to pose a severe risk to communities and …continue reading
Students and teachers of St. Catherine’s Academy (SCA), an all-boys Catholic school with a military tradition are enjoying being back on campus for almost a month of in-person learning since the commencement of the pandemic last March. It has been a lot of joy for students, teachers and staff and …continue reading
Lakewood Center (Lakewood, CA), Stonewood Center (Downey, CA), and Los Cerritos Center (Cerritos, CA) are once again open for business now that LA County has approved indoor mall re-openings on October 7. The easing of COVID-19-related restrictions welcomes back retailers and shoppers ahead of this year’s holiday season, which retailers …continue reading
The Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services will issue an updated Health Order allowing for further reopening of some industries and services in accordance with protocols to control the spread of COVID-19. The changes are effective at 12:01 a.m. Monday, October 5, and are in alignment with the …continue reading
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, on March 17, 2020 City Council decided to suspend street sweeping parking citations to provide some relief to residents adhering to the safer at home order. As orders were lifted and lessened, street sweeping citations resumed on June 15, 2020. Then again as …continue reading
We are happy to announce that Kobe Steakhouse is now open for both indoor and outdoor patio dining everyday from 4:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.! Come join us and watch our chefs showcase their sizzling performance while you enjoy all your favorite drinks and menu items! Due to limited capacity, …continue reading
A new blueprint for business sector re-opening was unveiled by Governor Newsom on August 28, 2020, which includes a color-coded, tiered system that will use two metrics to measure the novel coronavirus: spread rate and test positivity percentage. The tiers are designated by four colors: purple (widespread), red (substantial), orange …continue reading
The California Fitness Alliance (CFA) issued the following statement today in response to Governor Newsom’s most recent reopening plan. “Governor Gavin Newsom has failed Californians with a statewide plan for gyms and fitness that can’t be explained on the basis of credible evidence and will result in state-induced business failure …continue reading
Governor Gavin Newsom today unveiled the Blueprint for a Safer Economy, a statewide, stringent and slow plan for living with COVID-19 for the long haul. The plan imposes risk-based criteria on tightening and loosening COVID-19 allowable activities and expands the length of time between changes to assess how any movement …continue reading