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A 1% sales tax in Orange could increase annual revenue by up to $40 million, staff say.

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Some cities like Orange are in the red, while others like Irvine are flush with cash.

City officials are discussing potential cuts, a hiring freeze and local sales tax to address a $19.1 million deficit.

The Kern Literacy Council is kicking off the new year with a book giveaway for youth on the westside by working with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.

A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, April 20 at 4PM at the West Kern Oil Museum,

Pima County and the Federal Emergency Management Agency have launched mobile vaccination units to reach vulnerable communities with high risks of COVID-19 exposure and infection. The operation includes two mobile vaccination units that are able to administer 250 vaccines per day each, according to a county press release. The units will run through June 26, operating at two concurrent locations for three days, with one day to tear down and move to the next location. The locations were selected b...

After the Food and Drug Administration’s emergency use authorization of Pfizer for children 12 to 15 on Monday, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and CDC are expected to approve and recommend the use of Pfizer to vaccinate those 12 and older on Wednesday. The Pfizer vaccine is currently available for those ages 16 and older. The Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines are authorized for those 18 and older. “The COVID-19 vaccines are safe, effective and free ‒ ...

Advertisement: Pharmacies and other providers with Pfizer, like CVS and Walgreens also plan to begin vaccinating those 12 and older as soon as the vaccine is approved. “We’re fully prepared to administer the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to children ages 12-15 at thousands of CVS Pharmacy locations nationwide as soon as permitted,” said Sr. Communications Consultant for the Western Region, Monica Prinzing. ADHS also worked with rural counties to id...

COVID cases remain on a plateau across Arizona. For the week ending May 2, cases dropped for the first time since the week ending March 21, with 4,946 people testing positive, according to Dr. Joe Gerald, an epidemiologist and professor in the UA Zuckerman College of Public Health who has been tracking the virus for more than a year. That means an estimated 68 Arizonans per 100,000 residents are testing positive. The state hit a low of 38 cases per 100,000 people on Sept. 8, 2020, between the s...