There are eight state lawmakers: Richard Bloom, David Chiu, Sharon Quirk-Silva, Scott Wiener, Buffy Wicks, Lorena Gonzalez, Rob Bonta, and Mark Stone, who comprise the California Legislative COVID-19 Housing & Homelessness Urgent Action Group. In support of the Reclaimers, the lawmakers sent a letter to Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom asking him to make available the vacant Caltrans homes to people who are homeless or living in inadequate abodes.

With families across OC and the state losing jobs and income from public health shutdowns, officials say those who can pay property taxes by the April 10 deadline are still required to, while people who are facing hardship from coronavirus and its related closures can request a waiver of late penalties.

County tax officials are expecting about $2 billion dollars in April, which largely finances local cities, school districts and county government operations. Another installment of taxes are due in December.

COVID-19 Update: the State of California is leasing two hospitals to increase availability of beds for COVID-19 patients.‬ ‪California also received shipment of medical personal protective equipment and medical supplies from the Strategic National Stockpile.‬

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“When Brown proposed Calbright I had initial concerns,” said Quirk-Silva, who was a teacher in the Fullerton School District for 30 years and was first elected to the California State Assembly in 2012. “I knew we had a fairly robust online program within each community college.

OC cities are declaring states of emergencies and responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

City of Buena Park - City Hall Councilmembers held an emergency meeting on Tuesday, March 17 and voted to declare an emergency and close city hall to the public.

A pair of medical centers in Orange County are the first local health facilities to begin drive-thru swabbing for the novel coronavirus.

The two sites on Monday, March 16, set up outdoor stations to swab the nose or throat of people seeking to be tested for the infection. Both facilities running the drive-thru testing are part of the Providence health system, but a spokesman for Providence would not confirm the locations.

The infection has led to at least 68 deaths around the country, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Orange County Taekwondoians Lee Jae-heon and Yang Bok-sun supported to introduce resolution for the 'Taekwondo Day of California'