Starting today the OCTA has started a program with lower bus fares to encourage riders to return to OC Bus after ridership levels dipped because of COVID-19. The Welcome Back Fare Reduction Program was paid for with cap and, trade funding from the State of California The discounted fares are $40 for a 30 day […]
The Orange County Health Care Agency has said that ambulance wait times have increased with the rise in Covid 19 hospitalizations in the county. The delay is caused by longer wait times at the hospitals when they drop off their patients because of the surge in Covid 19 patients. The number of patients hospitalized in […]
The Orange County Fairgrounds has had a busy COVID testing site open for a long time now comes good news for Costa Mesa residents a large vaccination site is also going to open this Wednesday. The news comes from former Costa Mesa Mayor and new District Two supervisor Katrina Foley. The new vaccination center wasn’t really a […]
A little bit of better news for Orange County during this -pandemic is now Orange County is in the Red Tier which means more businesses and organizations will be able to reopen. The Red Tier will also change capacity limits meaning for example retail stores can now operate at 50 percent capacity instead of the […]
New groups of people are now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine in Orange County they include teachers, food industry workers, child care providers and, seniors over 65. The majority will go to the over 65’s with 70 percent of the vaccine allocated for them and, the rest will be allocated to the people in the […]
The Anaheim Convention Center has been announced as the 4th Super Site for vaccines. The planned opening date is scheduled for next Wednesday although that is likely to be delayed because of the shortage of vaccine at the moment due to the bad weather back East. This is the 4 th of 5 planned Super […]
A third super vaccine site is going to open at Santa Ana College the new site is in addition to the two sites now open at Disneyland and, Soka University in Aliso Viejo. Santa Ana has been hit especially hard by the COVID-19 pandemic so a nearby vaccine site for those eligible is good news. […]
A new bill in California if passed would allow Disneyland, California Adventure, Knott’s Berry Farm and other theme parks to reopen much sooner than is currently allowed. At the moment the Governor Gavin Newsom has large theme parks in the Yellow tier 4 which means things would have to be back to near normal before […]
Because of an executive order enacted by President Joe Biden face masks are required on all public transportation such as buses, trains and, planes, The new order means that the OCTA is now enforcing mask wearing on the OC buses. Since the start of the pandemic this has been required but some people would ignore […]
The County of Orange is offering rental assistance for people impacted by COVID-19. The financial assistance is for Orange County residents that cannot pay their rent or utilities because of COBVID-19. To be eligible you cannot live in the cities of Anaheim, Santa Ana or Irvine and, you must be able to claim unemployment. You […]