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OC Chief Health Officer Resigns

SANTA ANA, Calif. (CNS)—Orange County’s chief health officer, Dr. Nichole Quick, resigned on June 8 after drawing criticism from residents for her order last month to require face coverings as the county allowed some businesses to reopen. Quick was receiving heightened security due to threats stemming from her the mask order. Protesters brought a poster […]
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California State Agency May Be Breaking AB5 Law, Says Lawyer

California’s Employment Development Department (EDD) is working to process a soaring number of unemployment claims, and it has hired outside help. A contract posted online by the EDD outlines an $11 million deal with staffing agency Deloitte. Los Angeles-based lawyer Michael Alfera has voiced concerns that this contract may violate California’s controversial AB5 law, which […]
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June’s virtual Service Council Meetings will take live public comment

This month, the Councils are going to take live public comments by phone during the meeting, as well as online. This experiment will start with the San Fernando Valley Service Council meeting on June 3. During the San Fernando Valley meeting, members of the public can call 877.422.8614 and enter [continue reading]
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Metro’s Recovery Task Force releases early recommendations to improve mobility in wake of pandemic

pdf for download here The above progress report is the first from Metro’s Recovery Task Force, formed this spring to develop a plan on how Metro can best serve the public moving forward from the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. The report includes a dozen early action recommendations. Before we go further: [continue reading]
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Metro running normal service levels Wednesday, June 3

LA Countywide curfew is in effect today June 3 at 9 PM to June 4 at 5 AM. Some cities may set stricter curfews. Visit https://t.co/p46PbDhrCO for more info. pic.twitter.com/jyUeMDJUQI — Los Angeles County (@CountyofLA) June 3, 2020 •Two other cities have different curfews: Beverly Hills – The business district curfew [continue reading]
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Sun Valley Gyms to Reopen

Jose Mier reports news of interest to the Sun Valley, CA community. The State of California just released some guidelines for the reopening of certain types of businesses which included gyms. If you remember from my earlier Jose Mier post of last month I urged Sun Valley gyms to reopen. It’s taken almost an entire […]

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Jose Mier: Becoming a Citizen

Jose Mier Discovers the Citizen App Well, Sun Valley is seeing it’s share of chaos in recent months. First we had to deal (and are still dealing with) the coronavirus. Now, protests and riots following the death of George Floyd are taking place throughout the greater Los Angeles area. If it’s not one thing it’s […]

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Jose Mier Reports on Sun Valley Churches Reopening

Jose Mier is a Sun Valley resident It’s been over two months since our Sun Valley (and the rest of California’s) houses of worship were barred to us. Many of us have had to content ourselves with video versions of worship services on YouTube, Facebook and elsewhere, making do from the confines of our homes […]

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Sun Valley Heat: Will It Kill Covid?

Jose Mier represents the interests of Sun Valley, CA. Feelin’ Hot Hot Hot It’s late May as I write this from Sun Valley. Like most of Southern California our neck of the woods is subject to some hot temperatures. We’ve recently been in the upper 90s and despite a brief cooling trend this week we’re […]

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Jose Mier: Going Crazy in Sun Valley

COVID Effect On Sun Valley Mental Health Jose Mier is not going crazy but is noticing some subtle and not-so-subtle changes in Sun Valley residents. We’re well into month number three of our imposed confinement here in Sun Valley (and the rest of the state). We’ve had time to sort of get used to doing […]