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Orange County’s latest COVID-19 mobile clinic opened at Garden Grove’s Christ Cathedral as Catholic leaders work to address vaccine concerns among parishioners. The clinic, which opened March 10, will operate on three successive Wednesdays for first-dose Pfizer vaccinations, and continue for an additional three Wednesdays to facilitate booster shots. “This pandemic has shined a spotlight on […]

LOS ANGELES—A tentative deal with the teachers union that would restart in-person instruction for Los Angeles Unified District (LAUSD) preschool and elementary students by mid-April was approved March 11 by the district’s Board of Education. After a roughly two-hour question-and-answer session focusing on the mechanics of the agreement and anticipated structure of school days, the

Police and city officials in Santa Ana are launching a multifaceted crime-fighting initiative in response to a rise in homicides and other violent crimes. “The increase in violent crime, unfortunately, is consistent with patterns, both in small and large cities across the country throughout 2020,” Santa Ana Chief of Police David Valentin said during a

The tourist city of Anaheim is inching back to life thanks to loosened pandemic restrictions that will allow its theme parks to reopen next month, its mayor says. “This is the brightest day yet in this pandemic,” Mayor Harry Sidhu said during a March 11 press conference. “We now have a path forward for the

March 11 marks one year since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the virus a pandemic and everything changed. To mark the occasion, President Joe Biden is set to give his first prime time speech. It’s been 50 days since he took office and there have been rising calls about his absence. President Biden just signed

Leaders in Newport Beach gathered at a webinar on March 10 to discuss whether the coastal city’s living standards have been declining. “In the last year, we’ve seen a worldwide pandemic leading to an unprecedented societal shutdown, affecting our workplaces, schools, and places of worship,” said Newport Beach Police Department Deputy Chief Steve Rasmussen, who moderated the

The House Armed Services Committee leadership called for a review of the security level required at the U.S. Capitol and said that the current security posture is “not warranted at this time.” The chairman and ranking member of the committee, Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) and Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), issued a joint statement calling for a security

President Joe Biden on Thursday announced that he will direct states to make all adult Americans eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine by May 1. The administration will make sure that every adult can get the vaccine by increasing the number of vaccination sites by May 1, Biden announced in his first primetime address to the

Self-exiled former Hong Kong lawmaker Ted Hui has warned that Western nations need to heed the lessons of Beijing’s takeover of the city, saying despite the many extensive trade ties to China, democratic nations had to see through the façade and take firmer action against the tyrannical regime. Motivated by a desire for Hong Kongers

Mexico’s president is worried that Biden’s asylum policies are encouraging illegal immigration and the business of human trafficking along the border with the United States. “They see him as the migrant president, and so many feel they’re going to reach the United States,” Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said of Biden the morning after a