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• Santa Anita to remain closed; Saturday’s Santa Anita Derby to be rescheduled

  31-03-2020 23:56
  
  Santa Anita will remain closed for racing, at least through the upcoming weekend, as a result of last week’s order by the Los Angeles County Health Department, according to a track press release Tuesday.
  The $1 million Santa Anita Derby and Santa Anita Oaks, the track’s premier races for 3-year-old colts and fillies, were scheduled to be run Saturday but will be rescheduled once racing resumes.
  Santa Anita, which has been closed to the public and available only to essential personnel
  
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• Coronavirus ‘victory gardens’ sprouting up across the region

  31-03-2020 23:52
  
  Dallas Eakins surveyed the backyard of his Coto de Caza home the other day. He paused a phone conversation about coaching the National Hockey League’s Anaheim Ducks (or not coaching them as was the case) to discuss at-home vegetable gardening in the age of the coronavirus pandemic.
  “I’ve got three planter boxes here,” Eakins said. “I’ve got to open up some space to have some beds for a garden. I’ve got to move a sofa and some other patio furniture around
  
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• Coronavirus kills its first healthcare worker in L.A. County

  31-03-2020 23:49
  
  The first case of a healthcare worker who died from the novel coronavirus in Los Angeles County was confirmed by health officials on Tuesday, March 31, though no details were provided other than the person was over the age of 60.
  Health officials on Tuesday also announced 10 additional deaths and 548 new cases, the largest jump in the county’s ongoing tally of COVID-19 cases and deaths thus far.
  The healthcare worker who died was included in Monday’s tally. The number of confirmed ca
  
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• Should Californians fix Prop. 13 or the state’s whole system of taxation?

  31-03-2020 23:39
  
  One of the most important decisions facing Californians this November is whether to make any changes to Proposition 13. While voters continue to give Proposition 13 an overwhelming nearly two-thirds approval rating, there are serious questions about whether the tax cap still accomplishes more good than harm.
  Conservatives will undoubtedly portray Proposition 13 as a tax cut, a restraint on the growth of government, and an important protection for property rights. Liberals wil
  
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• These 17 virtual Disneyland and Disney California Adventure rides are like being at a theme park

  31-03-2020 23:16
  
  Stuck at home and missing your Disney fix as the parks are closed due to the novel coronavirus pandemic?
  Well, take a look at these point-of-view videos of some of our favorite rides, parades and more at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure.
  Sign up for our Park Life newsletter and find out what’s new and interesting every week at Southern California’s theme parks. Subscribe here.
  Take a trip with us and you won’t even have to wait in line. The videos are organized it by
  
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• Marriott: New data breach affects 5.2 million guests

  31-03-2020 23:16
  
  By Dee-Ann Durbin, The Associated Press
  Marriott says guests’ names, loyalty account information and other personal details may have been accessed in the second major data breach to hit the company in less than two years.
  Marriott said Tuesday approximately 5.2 million guests worldwide may have been affected. The information taken may have included names, addresses, phone numbers, birthdays, loyalty information for linked companies like airlines and room preferences. Marriott said it&rsquo
  
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• Support restaurants by ordering out on Great American Takeout Tuesday

  31-03-2020 22:48
  
  Order Takeout Tonight!
  On Tuesday, March 17, the Orange County Health Care Agency called for bars, wineries, and breweries that serve only drinks to close in an attempt to limit the spread of the coronavirus. Also affected are restaurants’ dining rooms across the county and limiting them to takeout and delivery only.
  As more rules and regulations add to restaurants, they’re doing their best to adapt to delivery and takeout options. With support from the community, The Great American
  
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• Laguna Woods residents are creating ways to keep busy during coronavirus shutdown

  31-03-2020 22:46
  
  Laguna Woods Village resident Sunshine Lutey is proving she’s living up to her name by offering rays of hope to others shut-in by the COVID-19 lockdown.
  Sunshine Lutey and her husband David. (Courtesy of Sunshine Lutey)
  At 77, Lutey, like all Californians, must remain at home unless it’s for essentials. The order put into effect by Gov. Gavin Newsom on March 19 has changed life for the 18,000-plus residents, who pride themselves on being active.
  However, this hasn’t stopped Lut
  
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• Stocks fall, head to worst quarter on Wall Street since 2008

  31-03-2020 22:35
  
  By Stan Choe, Damian J. Troise and Alex Veiga, The Associated Press
  Stocks fell Tuesday to close out Wall Street’s worst quarter since the most harrowing days of the 2008 financial crisis.
  The S&P 500 dropped a final 1.6%, bringing its loss for the first three months of the year to 20% as predictions for the looming recession caused by the coronavirus outbreak got even more dire. Stocks haven’t had this bad a quarter since the last time economists were talking about the worst dow
  
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• Beckman Coulter in Brea developing coronavirus antibodies test

  31-03-2020 22:33
  
  Brea-based Beckman Coulter said Tuesday, March 31 it is developing tests, or assays, to identify antibodies created in people recovering from a novel coronavirus infection.
  “Antibody assays play a critical role in understanding the measure of immunity an individual has developed against SARS-CoV-2,” said Kathleen Orland with Beckman Coulter’s chemistry and immunoassay business. “This type of understanding could help determine … those who would require a vaccine onc
  
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• Angels’ Andrew Heaney bides his time during coronavirus quarantine

  31-03-2020 22:13
  
  As Andrew Heaney sits at his home in Oklahoma, working through a list of the top 100 movies of all-time and enjoying the tree blossoms he hasn’t seen in a while at this time of year, he yearns for the day when he can return to the baseball field.
  Even if it’s in an empty stadium.
  As the Angels player representative to the union, Heaney was involved in the conference calls that led to last week’s agreement between Major League Baseball and the players about the way this coronavi
  
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• Cal State Fullerton alum who struggled to read specializes in teaching literacy

  31-03-2020 21:46
  
  By Aaron Orlowski
  The round robin reading sessions were the worst part.
  As the students took turns around the circle, reading aloud subsequent passages in a text, Zoila Gallegos would anxiously try to predict which passage she would be required to read, then practice it in advance. Distracted, she would end up missing the broader meaning and purpose of the text.
  “I hated reading. The writing was even more difficult,” Gallegos said. “And since I wasn’t good at it, I was tr
  
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• Dana Point issues 158 parking tickets, urges visitors to stay home during coronavirus

  31-03-2020 21:29
  
  Although it appears Ken Kansler has Doheny State Beachto himself, there were pockets of other people exercising, surfing and picnicking in Dana Point, CA on Saturday, March 28, 2020. Kansler, a digital marketer, said he had to get out of his home for a bit of exercise after being cooped up during the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Visitors got pricey souvenirs during their trip to Dana Point over the weekend – in the form of 158 parking citation
  
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• All-Orange County girls wrestling team

  31-03-2020 21:20
  
  The All-Orange County girls wrestling team for the 2019-20 season.
  FIRST TEAM
  101: Devyn Gomez, Kennedy
  106: Carissa Qureshi, Portola
  111: Victoria Buchholtz, Anaheim
  116: Juliana Cubias, Aliso Niguel
  121: Chloe Bruno, Western
  126: Devora Delgadillo, Garden Grove
  131: Alexandra Lopez, Huntington Beach
  137: Samantha Snow, Los Alamitos
  143: Aine Drury, Westminster (Girls Wrestler of the Year)
  150: Lauren Camp, Kennedy
  160: Makayla Ybarra, Cypress
  170: Keanna Valle, Magnolia
  189: Breanna Raya, Cost
  
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• NFL team owners approve playoff expansion by two teams

  31-03-2020 20:46
  
  NFL team owners voted Tuesday to expand the playoffs by one team in each conference for next season.
  During a conference call to discuss league business after the annual meetings were canceled due to the new coronavirus pandemic, the owners also awarded one of those extra games to CBS and one to NBC. Three-fourths of the 32 owners needed to approve the change.
  Only the teams with the best record in the AFC and NFC will get a bye under the new format; the top two teams skipped wild-card weekend i
  
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• Coronavirus fallout: California consumer confidence drops to 13-month low

  31-03-2020 20:11
  
  California consumer confidence fell to a 13-month low as the economic fallout of the fight against coronavirus grows.
  The Conference Board reported Tuesday, March 31 that its consumer confidence index for the state for March was 109.4 vs. 122.9 the previous month and 131.2 a year ago. The last time the index, based on consumer polling, was lower was February 2019 as the national and state economies were cooling and interest rates were on the rise.
  The March report showed California shoppers had
  
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• Coronavirus: Two staff members at Anaheim homeless shelter test positive

  31-03-2020 20:09
  
  Two people who work at the Anaheim Emergency Shelter run by the Salvation Army have tested positive for COVID-19, Anaheim city spokesman Mike Lyster said Tuesday, March 31.
  None of the 205 residents of the shelter on south Lewis Street so far had shown any signs of being infected, Lyster said.
  After a trace of the two staff members’ recent activity at the shelter, 34 residents who came in contact with them were tested on Monday night, Lyster said, adding that shelter operators are waiting
  
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• Who’s going to pay for Hollywood’s coronavirus shutdown?

  31-03-2020 19:43
  
  Hollywood studios and other major entertainment media entities are making efforts to treat the people who work for and with them decently at this point in the coronavirus crisis.
  Late last week, WarnerMedia committed to contributing $100 million to a fund to help production workers sit out Warner Bros.’ many idled shows.
  It was also reported that Netflix will be paying actors from their curtailed series their minimum guaranteed fees for episodes that won’t go into production until th
  
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• NFL draft still on based on VP’s letter to prospects

  31-03-2020 19:04
  
  NFL vice president Troy Vincent has sent a letter to several prospects inviting them to participate “live” in the NFL draft in three weeks.
  The Associated Press on Tuesday obtained the letter sent by the league’s football operations chief to prospective early selections in the draft, which will be held remotely on April 23-25 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
  “We hope that you will start your NFL journey with us as part of the NFL family,” Vincent wrote. “At th
  
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• NFL draft still on based on exec’s letter to prospects

  31-03-2020 19:04
  
  NFL vice president Troy Vincent has sent a letter to several prospects inviting them to participate “live” in the NFL draft in three weeks.
  The Associated Press on Tuesday obtained the letter sent by the league’s football operations chief to prospective early selections in the draft, which will be held remotely on April 23-25 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
  “We hope that you will start your NFL journey with us as part of the NFL family,” Vincent wrote. “At th
  
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• Alien Ant Farm, Riverside’s Packinghouse Brewing Company collaborate on new beer

  31-03-2020 19:03
  
  Alien Ant Farm will drop a new collaboration this week, but you won’t find this exclusive on Spotify or Tidal — the rock band has teamed up with Riverside’s Packinghouse Brewing Company for a new beer.
  The double hazy IPA, dubbed “IPAAF,” is the result of a months-long partnership between the Riverside brewery and the alternative rock band, which started in Riverside. People will be able to pick up four-can packs from the brewery as of April 4.
  Terry Corso, Alien An
  
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• Series celebrates Julia Child’s legacy with Jacques Pépin and other superstar chefs watching her reruns

  31-03-2020 19:00
  
  Julia Child died in 2004, but she’s still commanding attention on American TV. The legendary chef’s lovable small screen personality still fascinates us all, especially culinary types.
  So PBS has brought “Dishing with Julia Child” to the screen with six episodes beginning on Friday, April 3. In a cozy, chatty format that Child would have loved, the network has invited nine superstar chefs to watch her reruns and provide pithy running commentary.Patrick McNamee, a decorate
  
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• Aerial video shows Disneyland castle, Matterhorn mountain and Galaxy’s Edge during coronavirus closure

  31-03-2020 18:55
  
  A new aerial video of an eerily empty Disneyland shows a lonely Sleeping Beauty Castle, motionless Matterhorn mountain and a vacant Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge as the Anaheim theme park remains closed indefinitely due to the coronavirus outbreak.
  Disney’s two Anaheim theme parks, three hotels and outdoor shopping mall remains closed until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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• Elite Eight voting underway for top SoCal movies, food, athletes and recreation spots

  31-03-2020 18:37
  
  You spoke with your votes and with your comments about our Sweet 16 selections for the top Southern California movies, food institutions, athletes and recreation spots.
  We got blasted for our omissions, and you did a number on some high seeds in the brackets we established. Although, was there ever any doubt that No. 13 “Die Hard” would take down No. 4 “Earthquake” in our movie showdowns? Please.
  Now it’s time to check out the Elite Eights you’ve chosen throug
  
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• Dolly Parton launches bedtime story series ‘Goodnight With Dolly’

  31-03-2020 18:30
  
  In these times of coronavirus concern, country music legend Dolly Parton is going to read us bedtime stories.
  Every Thursday, starting April 2, Parton will choose a children’s book from her very own Imagination Library and read it aloud from the comfort of her home in Tennessee for the “Goodnight With Dolly” series on YouTube.
  Each book will be chosen to be appropriate for all ages and bring comfort to families hunkering down at home and practicing social distancing amid the gl
  
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• Orange County girls soccer: All-league teams 2019-20

  31-03-2020 18:01
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowThe all-league girls soccer teams for the 2019-20 season. | Coaches and school administrators can email complete all-league team lists to [email protected].
  ACADEMY LEAGUE
  Player of the Year: Abbey Cook, Webb
  Coach of the Year: Malick Mbengue, Avalon.
  First Team: Laura Vasquez, Samueli Academy; Clarissa Sullivan, Samueli Academy; Charly Scheftz, Tarbut V’Torah; Ellie Schoen, Tarbut V’Torah; Tar
  
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• Cedars-Sinai to test potential coronavirus treatment

  31-03-2020 17:12
  
  LOS ANGELES — Cedars-Sinai announced Tuesday that it has joined an international effort to test an experimental antiviral drug as a potential treatment for COVID-19.
  The institution expects to enroll its first clinical trial participant this week, it said in a statement.
  Cedars-Sinai is among dozens of sites around the world participating in the clinical trial, sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health. The trial is evaluati
  
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• The hard, but honest, truth about Disneyland’s closure

  31-03-2020 15:33
  
  At least Disney was honest with us.
  Theme parks and other attractions all over the country are pushing back their reopening dates as it becomes apparent that COVID-19 won’t blow over quickly. But rather than commit to a new date, Disney offered the industry’s first honest response — it’s closed until further notice.
  Sign up for our Park Life newsletter and find out what’s new and interesting every week at Southern California’s theme parks. Subscribe here.
  The
  
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• Safety violations ground historic warbirds that visit Torrance annually

  31-03-2020 15:30
  
  The FAA has grounded 10 historic aircraft that a nonprofit group regularly used for public flights, including at several Southern California airports — such as Torrance’s Zamperini Field — after finding serious safety violations in the wake of an October crash that killed seven, though the organization said in a statement it has a “commitment to safety.”
  The Federal Aviation Administration release a seven-page report last week that probed the Oct. 2 crash of the his
  
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• World virus infections top 800,000; Spain sees record deaths

  31-03-2020 14:14
  
  By ARITZ PARRA, DAVID RISING and NICK PERRY
  MADRID — Spain’s coronavirus deaths jumped by a record number Tuesday as the country’s medical system strained to care for its tens of thousands of infected patients and the world total climbed to more than 800,000 case.
  In the United States, where the spread of the coronavirus has been accelerating, New York’s governor begged for health care reinforcements, saying up to 1 million more workers were needed.
  Spain and Italy are st
  
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• Trump administration to release final rule on mileage rollback

  31-03-2020 14:06
  
  By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and TOM KRISHER
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is poised to roll back ambitious Obama-era vehicle mileage standards and raise the ceiling on damaging fossil fuel emissions for years to come, gutting one of the United States’ biggest efforts against climate change.
  The Trump administration is expected to release a final rule Tuesday on mileage standards through 2026. The change — making good on the rollback after two years of Trump threatening and fighti
  
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• Suspect in killing of Irvine man at Malibu Creek State Park attacks deputy, is restrained in court

  31-03-2020 09:05
  
  LOS ANGELES — A man charged with killing a father who was camping with his daughters in a Southern California park had to be subdued in court on Monday after the judge refused to allow him to defend himself without a lawyer.
  Anthony Rauda attacked a deputy during the hearing and was restrained, NBC Los Angeles reported.
  The case was continued until May 5, the news station said.
  Rauda, 43, is charged with one count of murder, 10 counts of attempted murder and five counts of burglary in a ra
  
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• Here are disinfectants for use against the coronavirus

  31-03-2020 08:06
  
  Thanks to COVID-19, we’ve never had to wash our hands more and spring cleaning is even more important.
  It’s not easy being clean
  The COVID-19 virus is about 10,000 times smaller than the period at the end of this sentence. How long it can linger on surfaces is not certain.
  A new analysis published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that the virus can remain viable in the air for up to 3 hours, on copper for up to 4 hours, on cardboard up to 24 hours and on plastic and stain
  
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• Map shows coronavirus cases in San Bernardino County cities

  31-03-2020 04:32
  
  San Bernardino County’s health department is releasing information on how many people in cities and towns have tested positive for the coronavirus.
  If a city or unincorporated community isn’t on the map, officials say it hasn’t had any confirmed cases yet.
  As of Sunday, March 29, the county had 111 confirmed cases and three deaths. Officials had not provided another update as of 7:30 p.m. Monday.
  Here are the places where those patients live:Barstow: 3
  Big Bear Lake: 1
  Blooming
  
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• Thrown a curve, Tanner Bibee turns his focus to the Major Leagues

  31-03-2020 04:28
  
  Keep working. Keep throwing. Keep conditioning. Keep sane. Once Tanner Bibee fully processed his college career was over, he made those vows to himself.
  It’s part of Bibee’s plan until he can put on a uniform again, which — when that happens — will be one belonging to a professional organization. That day, time and place remain a huge question mark, so Bibee figured he’d best take control of the questions he could answer. In other words, sweat now and sweat the deta
  
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• All-CIF girls basketball teams: 2019-20

  31-03-2020 04:20
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowThe All-CIF Southern Section girls basketball teams for the 2019-20 season.
  OPEN DIVISION
  Player of the Year – Brooke Demetre, 11, Mater Dei
  Coach of the Year – Kevin Kiernan, Mater Dei
  All-CIF — Asia Avinger, 12, Rosary; Lily Buggs, 11, Long Beach Poly; Joy Campbell, 12, Etiwanda; Jayda Curry, 11, Centennial/Corona; Vanessa DeJesus, 12, Sierra Canyon; Alyssa Durazo Frescas, 11, Mater Dei; A
  
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• 6 more patients arrive for care on the USNS Mercy

  31-03-2020 04:20
  
  Nine patients are being treated as of Monday, March 30, aboard the USNS Mercy, a Navy hospital ship at the Port of Los Angeles sent by the Department of Defense to free up local hospitals that are taking on an increase in coronavirus patients.
  Six more patients were brought on board on Monday,  Gregg Smith, a Navy spokesman, said.
  Information on what ailments the patients were suffering from or what cities they came from was not available. These patients do not have the coronavirus; the shi
  
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• State considering Fairview center, OC fairgrounds to help manage coronavirus ‘surge’

  31-03-2020 04:07
  
  Costa Mesa city leaders may know as soon as Tuesday, March 31, whether federal and state officials plan to use the Fairview Developmental Center or the Orange County fairgrounds to help manage an anticipated surge in people needing medical care during the coronavirus outbreak.
  Both sites were being evaluated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, working in concert with state officials, Costa Mesa Mayor Katrina Foley said Monday, March 30. City officials are planning a press conference for Tuesday
  
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• NCAA allows schools to grant extra year of eligibility to spring athletes

  31-03-2020 04:01
  
  College athletes whose seasons were suddenly cut short by the COVID-19 outbreak can get a mulligan.
  The NCAA announced on Monday that its Division I Council voted to allow schools to grant an extra year of eligibility to spring student-athletes, whose seasons ended this month when the NCAA canceled all remaining championships for winter and spring sports due to the pandemic.
  Winter sports such as basketball and hockey were not included in the NCAA’s extension of an extra year because many
  
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• Is Orange County’s coronavirus path the same as Italy’s?

  31-03-2020 03:49
  
  Local coronavirus data reported in coming days will be crucial in determining if Orange County is on the same path as Italy in the spread of the virus and its impact on local hospitals, according to two UC Irvine professors studying confirmed cases of COVID-19.
  In their analysis, based on the number of case counts per 1 million people, colleagues Dominik Wodarz, who studies the dynamics of infectious diseases, and Natalia Komarova, a math professor, put Orange County about 20 days behind the dat
  
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• Amazon fallout: Eastvale workers say company ‘ho-hum’ on coronavirus safety

  31-03-2020 03:27
  
  As work hours mount amid the crushing delivery demand surrounding the coronavirus containment orders, some Amazon workers and their family members say mismanagement at an Eastvale warehouse is putting employees’ lives at risk.
  Late Sunday night, workers at the distribution center learned a second employee had tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
  “Today we learned of a second confirmed case of COVID-19,” reads a text message from Amazon to employees. “The affected in
  
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• Amazon fallout: Eastvale worker says company ‘ho-hum’ on coronavirus safety

  31-03-2020 03:27
  
  As work hours mount amid the crushing delivery demand surrounding the coronavirus containment orders, some Amazon workers and their family members say mismanagement at an Eastvale warehouse is putting employees’ lives at risk.
  Late Sunday night, workers at the distribution center learned a second employee had tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
  “Today we learned of a second confirmed case of COVID-19,” reads a text message from Amazon to employees. “The affected in
  
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• Federal court order sought to shut down OC jail because of coronavirus exposure

  31-03-2020 03:12
  
  An Irvine civil rights attorney is seeking a federal court order to virtually shut down the Orange County jail system because of the “threat of impending excruciating death” from the coronavirus, which has infected five inmates.
  Attorney Richard Herman filed the motion late Monday before Judge James V. Selna after news hit last week that more than 100 inmates and jail staff had been exposed to COVID-19.
  “That jail is a death trap,” Herman said in an interview. “The
  
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• Orange County needs more supplies for protecting against coronavirus, officials said

  31-03-2020 03:00
  
  Orange County is still far from meeting local hospitals’ demand for personal protective equipment, health officials said in a press conference Monday, March 30, which also updated the county’s reported count of coronavirus cases to 464.
  That was an increase of 37 from the day before.
  County Health Officer Dr. Nichole Quick said the county has distributed more than 1.1 million “units of supplies” since mid-February, which includes everything from masks to ventilators; she
  
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• Coronavirus lawsuit: Conditions for immigrant detainees in Adelanto ‘ideal’ for disease

  31-03-2020 03:00
  
  Conditions in the Adelanto ICE Processing Center in San Bernardino County – including inadequate sanitation and beds placed too close together – provide an “ideal incubation” opportunity for coronavirus, according to a federal lawsuit filed Monday by six immigrant detainees currently being held in the center.
  The immigrants, detained because of their immigration status, all suffer from underlying medical conditions, including HIV infection, congestive heart failure,
  
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• Plane lands at Huntington State Beach parking lot, pilot wasn’t injured

  31-03-2020 02:48
  
  With the Huntington State Beach parking lot closed to curb the beach crowds, the small red plane had an empty runway to land on Monday, March 30, without the risk of colliding with the cars that would normally dot the popular spot.
  The single-engine plane landed safely in the lot near Newland Street and Pacific Coast Highway.
  Pilot Jon Grazer stands near his 80-horsepower experimental airplane after landing it in the parking lot of Huntington State Beach after a fuel leak caused him to land in t
  
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• Jason Hitchens named head coach for Katella football

  31-03-2020 02:26
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowJason Hitchens is returning to Orange County to become Katella’s football coach.
  Hitchens was previously head coach at El Modena (1998-2003), St. Margaret’s (2006-07) and Corona del Mar (2008-10). He has coached the past two seasons at Richfield High in Utah.
  Hitchens replaces Fred DiPalma as Katella’s head coach. DiPalma retired from coaching after the 2019 season, his 12th as the team&rsqu
  
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• Hitchens named football head coach at Katella

  31-03-2020 02:26
  
  Jason Hitchens is returning to Orange County to become Katella’s football coach.
  He was head coach at El Modena, (1998-2003), St. Margaret’s (2006-07) and Corona del Mar (2008-10). Hitchens has coached the past two seasons at Richfield High in Utah.
  Hitchens at Katella replaces Fred DiPalma who retired from coaching after the 2019 season, his 12th as Knights coach. Katella won a CIF-Southern Section championship in 2017.
  St. Margaret’s won a CIF-SS championship under Hitchens i
  
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• Coronavirus: Parents missing work to care for out-of-school kids could get help under new bill

  31-03-2020 02:14
  
  With schools across California closed to slow the spread of the coronavirus, State Sen. Ling Ling Chang on Monday announced a bill intended to help parents who miss work to care for kids recoup a portion of their lost wages.
  “There are so many people who have followed the rules; they pay taxes, they save money, they scrape by so their kids can go to college. And now this crisis has taken all of that away,” said Chang, a Republican from Diamond Bar whose 29th District includes portion
  
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• Virgin Orbit to build ventilators in Long Beach, aerospace company announces

  31-03-2020 02:10
  
  Virgin Orbit, a Long Beach aerospace company, is waiting federal approval for a new ventilator that it plans to manufacture and distribute to hospitals in the company weeks, according to a statement released Monday, March 30.
  The company said it hopes to begin production at its Long Beach facility by early April. Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia, during an afternoon press briefing, said the company could start manufacturing the ventilators in the first couple of weeks of April.
  “We are all h
  
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