A roundup of news briefs and calendar items from around coastal Orange County, this week from the cities of Irvine, Newport Beach, Costa Mesa and Laguna Beach.
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The red tier in the state reopening guidelines during the coronavirus pandemic, an improvement to the current purple tier, may soon be within reach, according to Orange County chief executive officer Frank Kim, who spoke in a countywide update hosted by several chambers of commerce.
The webinar held Wednesday morning began with discussion of issues on homelessness in Orange County before transitioning into talk as to where Orange County stood in relationship to the ongoing pandemic. Californians have passed the one-year mark since the first stay-at-home order was issued last year.
The event was sponsored by the Newport Beach, Irvine, Costa Mesa, Santa Ana chambers of commerce and the South Coast Metro Alliance.