The Santa Ana City Council opposes a proposed syringe exchange program
Needles found at the Santa Ana River Trail The City of Santa Ana has sent a letter to the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) strenuously opposing an application by…
Santa Ana man who stole over $1M worth of COVID-19 test kits sentenced
Carlos Peralta, also known as Carlitos Peralta, stole more than $1 million in tests and attempted to steal more worth an additional $270,000. He entered a guilty plea on Wednesday…
Irvine man heads to prison after he spent $5M in COVID-19 funds on sport cars
LOS ANGELES – An Orange County man was sentenced today to 54 months in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining $5 million in COVID-relief loans for his sham businesses, then used…
Irvine man’s accomplice sentenced for over $1M in fraudulent COVID-19 loans
LOS ANGELES – A Ventura County man who schemed with an Orange County man to illegally acquire disaster relief funds was sentenced today to 51 months in federal prison for…
Santa Ana man indicted for $1.25M COVID-19 fraud
Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko on Pexels.com SANTA ANA, California – A federal grand jury today returned an eight-count indictment charging an Orange County man with defrauding California’s unemployment insurance program…
CalOptima Health launches $50M “Cancer Moonshot”
ORANGE, Calif. (December 5, 2022) — CalOptima Health announced a five-year, $50.1 million Comprehensive Community Cancer Screening and Support Program designed to achieve the lowest incidence rate nationwide for late-stage…
The OC Health Care Agency recognizes World AIDS Day, on Dec. 1
(Santa Ana, CA) – The OC Health Care Agency (HCA) recognizes World AIDS Day 2022 as an opportunity to support the well-being of those with HIV; to remember those who…
RSV outbreak prompts declaration of Health Emergency in Orange County
https://youtu.be/mQINuSTP1jI (Santa Ana, CA) – The County Health Officer today issued a Declaration of Health Emergency in Orange County due to rapidly spreading RSV virus infections causing record numbers of…
Avian Flu confirmed in Orange County birds
https://youtu.be/_0dl3Sn_Sig (Santa Ana, CA) – The OC Health Care Agency (HCA) has received confirmation that six birds have tested positive for Avian Influenza A (H5N1), also known as Bird Flu, in Orange…
West Nile Virus detected in Santa Ana
West Nile virus activity is still active in Orange County. New indications of West Nile virus have been found in the following cities: Santa Ana, Anaheim, Brea, Buena Park, Fullerton,…
A rabid bat was found in Irvine
(Santa Ana, CA) – A bat found outside the main lobby of the Kaiser Permanente Medical Building #1 on Alton Parkway in Irvine, on Thursday, September 29, 2022 at has…
Mandated COVID-19 testing of unvaccinated workers rescinded in California
(Santa Ana, CA) – The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced in a 9/13/22 update to several State Public Health Officer Orders, that mandated testing of the small number…
Rabid bat found in Fountain Valley
(Santa Ana, CA) – A bat found at a parking lot located at Pickleball Court #1 at the Fountain Valley Tennis Center, 16400 Brookhurst Street in the City of Fountain…
Cal/OSHA posts guidance on protecting workers from Monkeypox
Sacramento—Cal/OSHA has posted guidance on monkeypox (MPX) to ensure workers in California are protected from the aerosol transmissible disease. This guidance applies to workplaces covered by the Aerosol Transmissible Diseases…