Federal and State tax filing deadlines extended to May 17
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, both the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the state Franchise Tax Board (FTB) extended the deadlines for individual taxpayers to file their 2020 income tax…
Many Californians can now get health insurance for as little as $1 a month
https://youtu.be/dflSAGjdSlc Covered California launched a special-enrollment period today to allow Californians to benefit from lower health insurance premiums available through the American Rescue Plan.The new law will help an estimated…
The next step in California’s COVID-19 recovery could come on June 15
SACRAMENTO – As California surpasses a major milestone in the fight against COVID — administering more than 20 million vaccine doses, including 4 million in the state’s hardest-hit communities, and…
Orange based solar energy contractor found to have misled consumers
SACRAMENTO – The Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) today permanently barred James Jacob Berry and any company he owns or controls from seeking future enrollment as a PACE…
The State of CA will expand COVID-19 vaccine eligibility starting on April 1
SACRAMENTO – With supply of vaccines expected to significantly increase in the coming weeks, the state is expanding vaccine eligibility to more Californians. Starting April 1, individuals aged 50+ will…
Former Councilman Solorio has been appointed to the CA Water Commission
Jose Solorio, 50, of Santa Ana, has been appointed to the California Water Commission. Solorio has been a Government Affairs Officer at Moulton Niguel Water District since 2018. He was…
Orange County returns to the Red Tier on Sunday, March 14
Santa Ana, Calif. (March 12, 2021) –Today the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) today announced that 2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to Californians in some…
Amazon and their Santa Ana based contractor fined $6.4M for wage theft violations
Los Angeles—The Labor Commissioner’s Office has cited Green Messengers Inc. and Amazon.com Services LLC $6.4 million for wage theft violations affecting 718 workers. The Santa Ana-based contractor delivered packages for…
Governor Newsom acts to provide relief to Californians experiencing pandemic hardship
SACRAMENTO – Today, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a comprehensive package of immediate actions that will speed needed relief to individuals, families and businesses suffering the most significant economic hardship due to…
Rental assistance for Santa Ana residents
As one of its first actions this year, the Legislature passed the COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act Extension of 2021. This Act provides much needed relief to Californians who are experiencing…
Public assistance programs available to Santa Ana residents
California offers public assistance programs to low-income families to help those in crisis by providing access to timely public services, such as those offered through the County of Orange Social…
Stay at home order lifted, street sweeping tickets resume Feb. 2
STAY AT HOME ORDER LIFTED Santa Ana and Orange County are no longer in a Stay at Home Order and have returned to the Purple Tier of COVID-19 restrictions, which…
CA Public Health officials lift the Regional Stay at Home Order for all regions
SACRAMENTO – Officials with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) today ended the Regional Stay at Home Order, lifting the order for all regions statewide, including the three regions…
Moderna Vaccine LOT # 041L20A cleared by the CA Health Dept.
Santa Ana, Calif. (January 21, 2021) – On Monday, January 18, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) directed providers to pause dispensing COVID-19 vaccine Moderna Lot # 041L20A due…
CA court rules that human traffickers can face max sentences even if police posed as minors
SANTA ANA, Calif. – Human traffickers who believe they are communicating with a child instead of an undercover officer in an attempt to prostitute that child can face the maximum…