Mobile military hospital tents are being set up in Orange County. A Santa Ana Police Officer is set to plead guilty and a man sentenced to death for an Irvine crime dies on death row.
Welcome to an almost True Crime edition of Drive Time OC

Headline
Seth - Santa Ana Police Officer to Plead Guilty to Federal Charge Alleging He Took Bribes From Crime Figure
Web - https://voiceofoc.org/2020/12/santa-ana-police-officer-to-plead-guilty-to-federal-charge-alleging-he-took-bribes-from-crime-figure/

Headline
Brian - Mobile Field Hospitals
OC Health Care Agency Deploys Mobile Field Hospitals to Help Alleviate COVID-19 Burden on the Local Health Care System
(Santa Ana, CA) — The OC Health Care Agency will deploy mobile field hospitals (MFHs) to local hospitals this week to support the Orange County (OC) health care system as it responds to a surge in COVID-19 patients. OC hospitals may receive emergency waivers from the California Department of Public Health to request the use of the MFH facilities.
As posted today on the HCA’s website, ochealthinfo.com/novelcoronavirus, Orange County currently has .5 percent (UPDATED) of adult intensive care unit beds available in our local hospital system and reported an additional 2,173 cases of COVID-19 today.
MFHs are capable of expanding current hospital capacity by adding additional beds to existing grounds. They are housed in large, semi-type trailers and contain heavy duty canvas tents with hard flooring and temperature-controlled units equipped with running water, toilets and showers, generators and lighting, as well as air purifiers. MFHs can be configured in a myriad of footprints and sizes, and the HCA has a total of 8 trailers to support at minimum, 200 patient beds.

The following OC hospitals have requested this resource from the HCA and have already activated their surge plans:

- Fountain Valley Regional Hospital — 50 beds
- St. Jude Medical Center, Fullerton — 25 beds
- University of California, Irvine — 50 beds

Planning is currently underway with additional hospitals to encourage an equitable countywide distribution of the HCA’s available mobile beds.
Web - https://mailchi.mp/ochca/mfhs?e=0a258888b3

Headline
Brian - Man convicted of torturing, strangling Irvine teen dies on death row
Web -https://www.ocregister.com/2020/12/14/man-convicted-of-torturing-strangling-irvine-teen-dies-on-death-row/

NATIONAL MAPLE SYRUP DAY
Get the flapjacks ready for National Maple Syrup Day. December 17th calls for orders of pancakes, french toast, or biscuits topped off with butter and delicious maple syrup.
Web - https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-maple-syrup-day-december-17/

Events
Brian - FREE "Winter Wonderland" Fair Foodie Fest @ Angel Stadium
Web - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-winter-wonderland-fair-foodie-fest-angel-stadium-tickets-131001038633

Seth - Take-Home Taco Kits
Web - https://www.newportbeachindy.com/wild-taco-launches-take-home-taco-kits-and-revamped-to-go-menu/
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