Residents of Costa Mesa and neighboring cities maintained Saturday that the state-owned Fairview Developmental Center in the city is a bad choice for a quarantine and treatment center. Advertisement“Ludicrous,” said Costa Mesa resident Katherine Craft. Costa Mesa’s legal action Friday came less than 24 hours after city officials said they were notified about plans to send patients with COVID-19 to Fairview. Orange County Board of Supervisors Chairwoman Michelle Steel said the idea of sending patients to Costa Mesa was unacceptable. Last week, she said, the California Department of General Services informed city officials that Fairview was “inadequate to put a homeless shelter.”“So you tell me,” Foley said.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 23, 2020 20:03 UTC