I hope you are all staying safe as we get through this next phase of the pandemic. The County has been vaccinating our seniors (65+ years old), who have moved into the current Phase 1A status. My office has received emails from seniors who are frustrated with the performance of this new technology, a system that is bogged down with ...

Othena Q+A from the OC Health Care Agency: What is Othena? The Othena.com site is where interested individuals can register for vaccinations and schedule appointments. To continue their journey with a richer experience, individuals can then download the free Othena app on their smartphones. The app can remind individuals of their appointment day, allow them to reschedule, scan a quick ...

Since opening on Wednesday, January 13, the Disneyland Resort Super POD COVID-19 vaccination center has given coronavirus vaccinations to approximately 23,000 people as of yesterday. 9,000 vaccinations were given on Friday, January 15, alone.  When combined with vaccinations at the prior site located at the North Net Training Facility (a firefighter training center), 28,000 vaccines have been done. The vaccinations ...

From the County of Orange: In a vital step to help battle the spread of COVID-19, the County of Orange has established the first large Point-of-Dispensing (POD) site to provide COVID-19 vaccines to residents at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim. “The Disneyland Resort, the largest employer in the heart of Orange County, has stepped up to host the county’s first Super ...

Do Governor Newsom’s constantly changing lockdown rules and policies comport with our constitutional rights? Is there a better way to protect those vulnerable to COVID while lifting damaging restrictions on economic activity and the education of our youth? These and other pressing policy questions will be discussed by scientific and legal experts at a January 8-10 public policy conference organized ...

Governor Gavin Newsom has announced the creation of a $500 million COVID-19 Relief Grant administered by the California Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA) at the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development for small businesses that have been impacted by COVID-19 and the health and safety restrictions. Funds will be awarded to selected intermediaries with established networks of ...

Remarks delivered by new Anaheim Councilman Avelino Valencia following his swearing in as representative of District 4: Good evening Anaheim. It is an honor to stand here before you. I would like to thank God, my wife Monica, my parents – Avelino, Olivia –  and my brother, Alejandro, for accompany me this evening, as well as expressed my appreciation to ...

Following are remarks given by new Councilman Jose Diaz on December 8, 2020, after he was sworn in to represent District 1 on the Anaheim City Council: I am honored to be speaking at this event as a newly elected council member. I want to begin by thanking God. He guides me in every step, and every action, and every ...

Following the swearing in of the new and re-elected councilmembers last night, District 6 Councilman Trevor O’Neil used the council comments portion of the meeting to take aim at the latest in Governor Newsom’s ever-changing criteria and strategies for coping with the COVID-19 pandemic: We have now been subjected to another stay at home order that is just crushing our ...

OC Sheriff Don Barnes issued the following statement on December 5, 2020, in response to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s latest shutdown order: 2020 has been a difficult year for all of us in many ways.  The pandemic, civil unrest, and fires have affected us all. Governor Newsom announced new stay-at-home orders for much of California, including Orange County.  The ever-changing nature ...