Coronavirus stats hit plateau

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That compares to the Feb. 16 count of 1,426, the Feb. 9 count of 1,443 and the Feb. 2 count of 1,440.

Deaths rose this week to 21 from 15. Hospitalizations increased to 177 from 170, but the number of people being treated for COVID-19 in intensive care units has declined to 19 from 26.

To date, according to the OCHCA, Orange County has had

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Also on agenda for Tuesday night will be the second reading and final approval of a controversial proposed ordinance banning nearly all but government flags from being displayed on city property, a move believed by opponents to be an effort to and the mayor.

The council will meet in City Hall, 7800 Katella Ave. at 6 p.m.

712,571 confirmed cases and 7,957 deaths.

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This week the Orange County Superior Court issued a final ruling in favor of the City of Huntington Beach in a high profile lawsuit – the City of Huntington Beach v. State of California, Department of Finance.

The city attorney’s Office sought reimbursement of a previous redevelopment loan, known as the “Waterfront Loan” in the amount of $22.4 million, plus interest, equating to approximately $25 million.

This award for $25 million will be returned by the State to the Huntington Beach taxpayers and is in addition to the $5.2 million that the city won last year in the same case.

The $25 million is owed by the state to the City of Huntington Beach from the Waterfront Loan Redevelopment Project.

This obligation to reimburse the City stems from a 1988 Agreement between the Former Redevelopment Agency and the City of Huntington Beach for the sale of real property within the “Main-Pier Project Area.”

“This is a great win for Huntington Beach and I am very proud of the leadership and legal acumen that Mr. Michael Gates and his team has demonstrated,” said Mayor Tony Strickland. “I appreciate Mr. Gates’s willingness to fight the fights that other cities don’t. He is a real asset to Huntington Beach and the taxpayers should be proud.”

In the decision, the Court wrote, “the Agreement contains an obligation to pay, and DOF should have treated it as an enforceable obligation when the Successor Agency submitted its Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule 17-18… the Petition after remand is granted, and a writ of mandate shall issue directing DOF to treat the Waterfront Loan on the Successor Agency’s ROPS 17-18 as an enforceable obligation.”

A 44-year-old Los Alamitos man is dead after the vehicle in which he was driving struck a concrete wall in Westminster late Tuesday night.

The man has been identified as Jace A. Remington.

The Union of Overseas Vietnamese Language Schools hosted a recognition gala on Saturday, Feb. 25 to honor over 500 Vietnamese Language Teachers and community leaders from across the nation.

Twenty Garden Grove Unified School District employees from both K-6 and 7-12 levels were honored for their ongoing dedication and commitment to fostering students’ language proficiency and cross-cultural understanding. GGUSD Trustee Lan Nguyen helped coordinate the event.

The City of Stanton is in the process of updating its Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) self-evaluation and transition plan. The accessibility plan provides a comprehensive plan for accessibility for persons with disabilities to city facilities, programs, services, activities and events. Your comments and opinions are important to us and will provide valuable information regarding how the city can better serve persons with disabilities.

To take the survey and learn more, visit StantonCA.gov/ ADASurvey or send an email/call Han Sol Yoo, Associate Engineer, with your comments and suggestions without completing a survey: Han Sol Yoo, Associate Engineer Phone: (714) 890-4204

Email: HYoo@StantonCA.gov

Adam Vo, Wyatt Bellinger and Logan Kaylani of Edison High School in Huntington Beach have been named finalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program, an academic competition for recognition and scholarships. These Edison students are in the top 3 percent of all the test-takers.

According to Commander Kevin MacCormick of the WPD, the crash occurred around 10:22 p.m. in the area of Bolsa Chica Road and Rancho Road. Arriving officers found the vehicle with the sole occupant dead at the scene, as determined by the Orange County Fire Authority. There were no other vehicles involved and the cause of the crash is unknown.

Anyone who may have witnessed the accident is asked to call Sgt. Anil Adam of the WPD Traffic Division at (714) 548377

In November 2022, the Huntington Beach City Council approved the removal of late fines for Huntington Beach Public Libraries.

Effective immediately, HBPL patrons will no longer accrue fines on overdue items, and all past overdue fines have been removed.

This continues a trend of userfriendly changes in library policies over the past decade, including removing non-resident card fees, adding teen cards, and eliminating charges for media items. Through this change, more of the community members will be able to access the library. It’s hoped many library enthusiasts return without fear of fines.

Library materials will still