NorCal counties to State: Get out of the way, give us vaccine, let us handle it Some Northern California counties are tired of the state's top down approach and are asking the state to step aside and let the counties handle their own community. Author: Eric Escalante Updated: 6:52 AM PST February 26, 2021 LASSEN COUNTY, Calif. — The top-down approach from the state reached a breaking point in Lassen County after local leaders cut ties with OptumServe, a state partner in testing services. "Our initial concerns with having a California centralized testing solution have not only proven to be true but is turning out to be worse than what we had originally thought," Lassen County health officials said in a letter cutting ties with OptumServe.