Meet the new protocols–same as the old? As this column goes to press, the viral trifecta that is COVID-19, RSV and influenza will be old news, but hopefully not dropped from the […]
California to Lift Many COVID-19 Restrictions June 15
Orange County has been in the Yellow “Minimal” Tier of the State’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy since late May, with an average daily case rate per 100,000 residents of just 0.8, […]
Local COVID-19 Update
County Resumes Use of Johnson & Johnson Vaccine The county of Orange has announced that it will resume making appointments for the single shot Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccination in OC following […]
County Looks Toward Yellow Tier in COVID-19 Recovery
Fullerton has lost 295 of its 142,824 residents, 93 of them in Skilled Nursing Facilities, to COVID-19 since the pandemic began over a year ago. Despite an upswing in cases in many […]
OC Move into Orange Tier Allows More Social and Economic Activity
Orange County moved into the Orange Tier of the state of California’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy on April 1. The Orange or “Moderate” Tier is the second to the least stringent […]
Council Discusses Allocation of Nearly $35 million in Federal Relief Funds to Fullerton
The city of Fullerton will receive nearly $35 million in federal relief funds as part of the recently-passed American Rescue Plan Act, which was signed by President Biden on March 11. The […]
St. Jude Vaccinates 400 Seniors at Fullerton Community Center
Four-hundred seniors received Moderna COVID-19 vaccines at the Fullerton Community Center on Friday, February 20. St. Jude Medical Center provided Moderna vaccine doses for them during a one-day mobile clinic organized in […]
County Launches Emergency Rental Assistance Program
The county of Orange launched an Emergency Rental Assistance program on February 1 and will accept applications for a period of one month from eligible renter households with unpaid rent or utilities […]
Small Business Adapting
Business as usual has taken on a whole new meaning. Teleconferencing, cleaning, and juggling a slew of new concerns for employees and owners alike can be formidable. However, small business owners in […]
School Board Votes to Extend Distance Learning
The Fullerton School Board voted at a special meeting on Saturday, January 16 to allow teachers to work remotely through January 29 due to ongoing concerns about COVID-19. Prior to the meeting, […]
Disneyland Supersite Begins Mass Vaccinations in County
The Orange County Healthcare Agency’s first COVID-19 mass vaccination site began administering vaccines Wednesday January 13 in the parking lot of Disneyland in Anaheim. The site is the first of five so-called […]
St. Jude Expands Hospital Space for Unprecedented Surge of COVID-19 Patients
California has just reached the count of 2 million COVID-19 cases, the most of any state in the country. In Orange County 1,854 people are hospitalized, a rate more than twice as […]
Fullerton Navigation Center Being Used as COVID-19 Site
Due to a spike in COVID-19 cases across Orange County’s homeless shelters, Fullerton’s Navigation Center run by Illumination Foundation is being used as a site for homeless residents who have contracted COVID-19. […]
First COVID-19 Vaccines in Orange County Given to Orange Hospital Workers
The first vaccines in Orange County to prevent COVID-19 were administered to five health care workers at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange this morning. Michael Lowman, a nurse from St. Joseph’s COVID-19 […]
Residents Report Inconsistent Trash Pickup in Fullerton
Residential trash collection contracted through the City with Republic Services has been inconsistent for a number of Fullerton residents during the last few months. It’s not just a single house or a […]
Fullerton Police Downplay Enforcement of COVID-19 Restrictions
The Fullerton Police Department has announced that it will continue to “take an education-first approach with regard to orders imposed by the State.” This approach is consistent with that taken by the […]
City Allows Outdoor Dining In Defiance of State Health Order
The city of Fullerton has decided to defy at least one provision of California’s strict Regional Stay-At-Home Order, which took effect on December 6. The state order was imposed on December 6 […]
December 15 City Council Meeting to be Held at Fullerton Community Center
Due to the increase in COVID-19 cases resulting in the recent Statewide Stay-at-Home order, as well as to recent Cal OSHA regulations, the December 15 City Council meeting will be moved from […]
Local Education Challenges During COVID-19
For over nine months K-12 education has been turned upside down without a consistent plan to resume life with COVID-19. Schools pivoted with changing State guidelines and little federal support. Families, teachers, […]
Fullerton City Facility and Service Updates/Closures
In accordance with Governor Newsom’s “Stay at Home” order to slow the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19), effective Wednesday, December 9, Fullerton will implement additional temporary changes to City government functions. The “Stay […]
Ways to Improve Public Participation During COVID-19
The ability for Fullerton residents to participate in local decision-making is becoming more difficult with COVID-19 restrictions. Any issue that dramatically affects someone’s personal or business life, including zoning of a nearby […]
Dramatic Increase in COVID-19 Forces Return of Restrictive Health Measures
Rising Cases of COVID-19 Orange County’s rates of coronavirus transmission are spiking once again, with metrics in most categories steadily rising in recent weeks. Daily reports of new COVID-19 cases are now […]
State Moves OC Back to Purple Tier, Requiring Closures to Slow COVID-19
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced Monday that Orange County had been moved from the Red Tier, or second most restrictive, to the Purple, or most restrictive tier of the […]
