March 26, 2020

Coronavirus

Voice of OC: How coronavirus will affect OC special elections

A number of special elections and ballot initiatives will push on in Orange County despite local closures and government orders to limit public interactions, though county elections officials say civic engagement this year will have to work around health guidelines for social distancing.

 

Voice of OC: OC property taxes can be postponed for people who lose income from shutdown

With families across OC and the state losing jobs and income from public health shutdowns, officials say those who can pay property taxes by the April 10 deadline are still required to, while people who are facing hardship from coronavirus and its related closures can request a waiver of late penalties.

 

'OC Register: Cities change some rules for now to deal with coronavirus outbreak

City councils across Orange County are approving temporary actions to relax some local ordinances — on everything from parking tickets to evictions — to help residents during the coronavirus pandemic.

 

Daily Pilot: Coast Community College District to resume classes Monday, at a distance

Classes were suspended the week of March 16 to allow for faculty training and preparation for the move to distance learning as part of efforts to curb the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. Classes are off this week for the previously scheduled spring break.

 

Labor

Intercept: State workers seek to protect labor rights as virus spreads

Minnesota’s Democratic Gov. Tim Walz recently signed an executive order, pertaining to his state’s 50,000 executive branch employees, which extended paid leave to all state employees for absences like caring for children due to school closures, and allowed authorized agency heads to waive parts of collective bargaining agreements so as to more easily deploy workers..

 

National

Associated Press: 3.3 million seek US jobless aid, nearly 5 times earlier high

Nearly 3.3 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week — almost five times the previous record set in 1982 — amid a widespread economic shutdown caused by the coronavirus.

 

NBC News: Coronavirus checks, direct deposits are coming. Here's everything you need to know.

Who qualifies? How much is being sent? When? How will I get the money? Questions and answers.

 

Publication Date: March 26, 2020