Cornerstone Communications

Orange County Wednesday continued to show declining trends in cases of COVID-19, giving county officials hope of graduating to the less-restrictive red tier of the state’s coronavirus reopening system by St. Patrick’s Day. However, doctors worry that reopening too much too soon could be dangerous because of the COVID variants are in the community. Jumping back in is a bad idea, said Dr. Eric Alcouloumre. Moving slowly, carefully, and safely back in is an awesome idea and i...t is exactly what we should be doing. Alcouloumre, who has been working on the frontlines at Hoag Hospital, is concerned about the COVID variants and does not support reopening just yet.]

Residential renters in Irvine experiencing hardship due to the pandemic will be able to apply for financial rental assistance, as a partnership between Irvine and the Orange County United Way will allocate more than $17 million toward unpaid rent.

Southern California home prices and sales both were up 13% from January of 2020 as buyers compete for a limited number of homes for sale. In late summer and early fall, as many as 20 buyers camped out to buy new phases of Landsea Homes’ ShadedTree development in Ontario, where houses with yards sell for under $800,000. Landsea began offering a home-office package that includes sound insulation, smart-home technology, extra outlets and USB ports and LED lighting.

Josh Marr stumbled into his calling as an urban farmer during a college internship, when the sociology major worked at a Long Beach community garden set up for inner city kids. Nearly a decade later, Marr is the staff farmer at Esencia Farm in south Orange County’s Rancho Mission Viejo.

Landsea Homes, a publicly traded residential homebuilder, announced today the groundbreaking and beginning of construction on model homes for three new communities in Arizona Vidrio at Estrella in Goodyear, Sunset Farms in Tolleson, and Madison Square in Phoenix.

Wednesday’s dress code for class was formal at JSerra Catholic High School in San Juan Capistrano. The school arranged a lunchtime Winter Formal for students with fancy table settings, pictures and dancing outside in the campus parking lot.

In a socially distant pandemic age, tax preparation is the latest piece of life that has moved to the virtual realm.The Orange County United Way is again offering free tax prep and electronic filing to low- and moderate-income individuals and families through its annual OC Free Tax Prep program.

Newport Beach-based Landsea Homes has opened its first in-house design center at the company’s Irvine headquarters. The studio and showroom allow Landsea’s homebuyers to choose from multiple design options from a variety of brands.

As students remain in distance learning, Lisa Collum of Top Score Writing, Patrick Quinn of Brainly and Dr. Sina Safahieh, child and adolescent psychiatrist at Hoag, offered these tips to keep kids’ school experience on track.

Irvine Company signed two leases totaling nearly 60,000 square feet at Spectrum Terrace in Irvine. The 1.1-million-square-foot campus brings together a host of amenities that encourage wellness, feature world-class architecture, offer indoor-outdoor connectivity and provide expansive outdoor spaces.

United to End Homelessness will host community discussions with industry experts to educate the public as part of Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week from Nov. 15 to 22.

To arrive at their conclusions, the team, which included imaging experts at Hoag in California, had 14 radiologists assess scans with and without the help of AI. In total, they analyzed 240 two-dimensional digital mammo images performed between 2013 and 2016.

Landsea Homes, a Newport Beach-based homebuilder, has announced that Peter Beucke has been named as the new corporate vice president of innovation and sustainability, and Karen Dresher has been named as the new corporate vice president of information technology.

The speed at which Hoag can move and did move during the pandemic has been very impressive. I’m sure it’s one of the reasons we had access to early-stage clinical trials and it speaks to the collaborative nature between the medical staff and the hospital.

"During his tenure with Landsea Homes, Pete has continuously shown strong leadership and made significant contributions to further the company's innovation and sustainability mindset," said Mike Forsum, president and chief operating officer, Landsea Homes.

Now, under a collaboration between NantKwest, Inc. and ImmunityBio, Hoag will serve as the trial site with a goal of examining the safety, side effects, and immune system response of the two-dose prospective vaccine.

This week, the first dose of ImmunityBio's COVID vaccine candidate was administered at Hoag in Newport Beach. Eventually, 35 will be enrolled in this first phase trial.

"Landsea Homes prides itself on utilizing technology to be at the forefront of providing homes that meet the ever-changing needs of today’s homebuyers especially during these uniquely transformational times, said Mike Forsum, president and chief operating officer, Landsea Homes.

If I can do it, you can do it, Jay Hewitt said with his arms around his 5-year-old at the finish line of his own personal Ironman triathlon. Thinking about you gave me the strength to keep going.

Hoag will start recruiting 35 adult volunteers this month for the Phase 1 trial, which is designed to monitor the safety and possible side effects of the vaccine. Dosages will vary per candidate and be administered in two shots three weeks apart, the company said in a news release.

I ran my first mile of training on my first day of radiation and chemo, Hewitt, 39, said. Within five weeks I was up to running 20 miles at a time. After finishing radiation therapy I continued training while I continued chemotherapy. I just took my last cycle of chemotherapy and I (competed) with the medication still in my system."

Many builders such as Landsea Homes, for example, will allow you to become involved in many elements of the design process. You can choose from a range of internal upgrades, pick your favorite kitchen cabinets, or even play around with the floor plan to ensure that the home fulfills every one of your needs, so buying new certainly has many advantages.