February 25, 2020
Orange County
Voice of OC: Costa Mesa Mayor Katrina Foley secures more briefings concerning coronavirus patients
Mayor Katrina Foley and the city immediately sued and blocked a move by the federal government to locate coronavirus patients in Costa Mesa, at least temporarily. At Monday’s hearing, Judge Staton said the nature of the outbreak prompted natural questioning. “We are at the very early stages of this outbreak."
Massive changes to California voting spark fears of Iowa-style primary chaos
Memories of the chaos that plagued Iowa’s first-in-the-nation caucuses on Feb. 3 have election officials nationwide looking to avoid similar embarrassment. Iowa’s results were delayed for days, in part because of the failure of an unproven vote-counting app.
ABC7: First OC pop up voting center opens in Villa Park
More than a week before the California primary on March 3, voters are already heading to the polls as early voting centers open across the state. Voters streamed into Orange County's first pop-up polling place on Monday, taking advantage of a convenient new way to cast their ballot.
Daily Pilot: Newport mother sentenced to 5 months for paying to fix daughters’ college entrance exams
Michelle Janavs, heiress to a frozen foods fortune, was sentenced Tuesday to five months in prison for paying $100,000 to fix her daughters’ college entrance exams and agreeing to pay twice that amount to sneak one girl into USC as a bogus beach volleyball player.
California
ABC7: CA lawmakers want to limit development fees on new homes
In their latest bid to combat California's affordable housing crisis, state lawmakers on Monday announced a package of bills to limit development fees that can add tens of thousands of dollars to the price of a new home.
Nation
Associated Press: Stocks sink, bonds soar of fears virus will stunt economy
Stocks slumped again on Wall Street Tuesday, piling on losses a day after the market’s biggest drop in two years as fears spread that the growing virus outbreak will put the brakes on the global economy.
Publication Date: February 25, 2020
