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Assemblywoman Quirk-Silva hosts Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism, and Internet Media Hearing for a Safe Return to Sports

Today, I hosted another one of our series of hearings with the Assembly Committee on Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism and Internet Media. We gathered together with experts from NCAA Division I Schools, members of the California Interscholastic Federation and California State Athletic Commission, USA Boxing, and Dr. Pan leader of California State COVID-19 response. As these experts shared their insight we were able to explore and discuss the future and safe return of athletics in California. 

The Assembly Committee on Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism, and Internet Media gather together to discuss a safe return to sports in California.
With the concerns of COVID-19 and athletics returning, the committee practices safe protocols as they held their hearing in the Assembly Chambers
Dr. Pan provides insight to the committee regarding COVID-19
Assemblywoman asks questions to Dr. Pan
Experts provided their testimony via virtual recordings and live stream for the event.
With many concerns facing our future with sports during a pandemic the committee continued to address these pressing questions

Fullerton Observer: Orange County Moves to Less Restrictive Red Tier

The county of Orange announced on Friday, March 12 that effective March 14 OC would move into the Red or “Substantial” Tier of California’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy (covid19.ca.gov/safer-economy). The four-tiered Blueprint was adopted last year to determine how much of their respective economies and public activities individual counties could open, based on several health metrics.

Voice of OC: Irvine Veterans Cemetery Remains In Limbo While Some Push City Council To Move Forward Now

Over the past few years, the argument has boiled down to a decision between two sites on the former El Toro Marine Corps Air Station, one set on a strip of runway and hangars and the other on land zoned to become a golf course. 

State legislators, led by Orange County Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva voted in 2019 to study those sites in Irvine to see what would be the best deal for state taxpayers. 

Acupuncture Advocacy: CSOMA CA Legislation Update & Upcoming Town Hall

February 2021 Press Release:  Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva (D – Fullerton) and the California State Oriental Medicine Association (CSOMA) introduced the first bill in California to ensure a nationally recognized standard for the delivery of acupuncture medicine throughout the state.

EIN News: OAKMONT SENIOR LIVING OPENS NEW LUXURY COMMUNITY IN FULLERTON, CALIF.

Oakmont Senior Living continues to expand its network of luxury senior living communities in California with the opening of Oakmont of Fullerton on March 1. The opening of the brand-new community was celebrated with a festive vaccination clinic for new residents and team members on Feb. 28 and a socially distanced ribbon cutting attended by Fullerton Mayor Pro Tem Nick Dunlap, representatives from Assembly Member Sharon Quirk-Silva’s office and County of Orange Board of Supervisors Vice Chairman Doug Chaffee’s office, plus members of the North Orange County Chamber

 

My LA News: State Clears Theme Parks, Stadiums To Reopen, With Strict Capacity Rules

Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva, D-Fullerton, who introduced a bill to reopen theme parks, said initially officials were eyeing a plan that only allowed Orange County residents in Disneyland and Knott’s.

Quirk-Silva said the state’s move makes her bill moot, but the legislation could be kept available as a shell bill for something related. Hearings were scheduled in Sacramento next week on youth sports, she said.

Assemblywoman Quirk-Silva Makes Progress for Reopening of Theme Parks, Sports, and Outdoor Activities

Assemblywoman Quirk-Silva Makes Progress for Reopening of Theme Parks, Sports, and Outdoor Activities

ORANGE COUNTY, CA – Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva (D – Fullerton) is enthusiastic about Governor Newsom’s recent announcement of his new blueprint for the return to Outdoor Activities, including Theme Parks, live performances and Sports with fans in California.  This new blueprint was developed after the persistent effort of Assemblywoman Quirk-Silva with he

Hollywood Reporter: Disneyland v. Gov. Newsom: When Will the Standoff Over Reopening End?

The iconic Anaheim park is a vaccination site while the Hollywood giant is locked in a stalemate with the embattled Democrat to speed up the return of visitors and employees.

It’s the quiet Mike Morrison finds most striking. A Disneyland Resort employee for 16 years, the manager of engineering services for Anaheim’s California Adventure Park is used to the bustle that accompanies one of the most popular theme parks in the world. But for nearly one year now, the Disneyland Resort has been shuttered amid the pandemic.

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