WEDNESDAY,AUGUST12, 2020 /// Now including Coastline Pilot and Huntington Beach Independent/// dailypilot.com County approves operators for JWA upgrade The supervisors meeting largely focused on the qualities of the applicants, with some customers and friends offering support. BY HILLARY DAVIS The Orange County Board of Supervisors has approved the companies that will provide serv- ices to the roughly 500 private pi- lots at John Wayne Airport when the airport upgrades its aging general aviation infrastructure. ACI Jet, Clay Lacy Aviation and Jay’s Aircraft Maintenance picked up the supervisors’ approval Tuesday for maintenance and re- pair, hangar and tie-down storage management, fueling and other Raul RoaRaul Roa/Staff Photographer support services. All already have WITH A LARGE social-distancing sign in front of her, Brennley Brown performs from the balcony of her home on Alabama Street in Huntington Beach. apresence at John Wayne. Much of the discussion at Tues- day’s supervisors meeting focused on the qualities of the applicants, Balcony singer releases album with assists from customers and friends offering supportive testi- mony. Dozens of speakers and Brennley Brown, 18, gave regular cony Sessions” were born. “I love writing letter-writers endorsed ACI Jet, Friday evening performances Every Friday evening through May, a crowd Jay’s and Clay Lacy’s records of that grew to more than 100 people would gather music and playing longtime service, local ties and from her Huntington Beach home to hear her perform live music during the co- original songs, but I specialized knowledge for pilots throughout the spring months. ronavirus pandemic. of all experience levels. Brennley, a former finalist on “The Voice,” has think [playing “The aviation community in BY MATT SZABO released a live album to commemorate those Orange County and in general is times. “The Balcony Sessions: Live from Alabama cover songs] was very transparent and close-knit,” Brennley Brown just wanted to perform on that Street” came out on Friday, and Brennley per- one of the most fun wrote pilot Walter Eeds. “If com- mid-March day when she ventured onto the bal- formed one more official show that evening to panies or individuals do not act as cony of her Huntington Beach home to play a few celebrate the release. things about the ‘good citizens,’ they don’t last very songs on her guitar. “The songs that are on the live album are really long. Jay’s Aircraft has certainly The 18-year-old Huntington Beach country the songs that I felt like captured what the Bal- Balcony Sessions met and exceeded this standard.” music artist would continue doing so throughout cony Sessions were all about,” Brennley said. for me personally.” Kevin Wayt, chief pilot for the the spring months. Irvine-based supplements com- What Brennley would come to call “the Bal- See Balcony, pageA4 — Brennley Brown pany Nutrawise Corp., said ACI Jet’s entree into the JWA commu- nity three years ago has been re- freshing. Huntington Beach promotes ‘Masks Up, Surf City’ “ACI Jet is just what Orange County KSNA airport needed, and BY MATT SZABO including social media, Surf City See JWA, page A2 TV and an email blast to 80,000- As the novel coronavirus pan- plus individuals.” demic continues, the city of Huntington Beach Mayor Lyn Huntington Beach is doubling Semeta has been mentioning the down on its “Masks Up, Surf campaign in her weekly video City” campaign. addresses to residents. ALSO FROM THE The campaign, a play on the “This citywide campaign is DAILY PILOT: phrase “Surf’s Up,” includes 100 spreading the word about the pennants, a banner at the pier importance of mask use, and the and digital displays citywide, feedback we’ve received has been Huntington Beach spokeswoman overwhelmingly positive — espe- Catherine Jun said. cially from the business commu- Fifty pennants were installed nity and partners at Visit Hunt- downtown on Aug. 6. The re- ington Beach and the Downtown maining signs are in production BID,” Semeta said. “Based on my this week, and 13 pennants and a observations, more people are banner are expected to be in- stepping up, wearing masks and stalled on the Huntington Beach doing everything they can to pro- Pier by Thursday. tect our community from Scott Smeltzer | Staff Photographer Don Leach | Staff Photographer Digital versions of the “Masks COVID-19.” Up, Surf City” signs are already NEW SIGNS that say "Masks Up, Surf City" line Main Street on Tuesday. Ten more Orange County LOCAL J.C. BASEBALL PLAYERS on display on readerboards at deaths were reported by the Or- CONTINUING CAREERS AT Golden West College, Pacific City nearly 2,200 free masks down- their storefronts or around their ange County Health Care Agency FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES PAGE A5 and near the 405 Freeway/Beach town over the past three week- neighborhoods, and we’re look- due to COVID-19 on Tuesday, Boulevard. Jun added that the ends. ing to expand this program more bringing the county’s death toll CHILD IS FIRST PERSON TO Huntington Beach Fire Depart- “Many of our business part- widely,” Jun said. to 734. CONTRACT WEST NILE VIRUS ment’s community emergency ners are reaching out to us, ask- “Signs are also being displayed THIS YEAR IN ORANGE COUNTY response team has distributed ing if we can install signage on on our other media platforms, See Masks, page A2 PAGE A2 Share Our Selves rolls out its mobile unit that aims to treat people where they are BY SARA CARDINE mobile health unit that aims to remove barriers to accessing For the past 50 years, commu- healthcare by taking it out into nity health center Share Our the streets for those who need it Selves has made strides to serve most. as many vulnerable and low-in- And, given the continuing co- come people as possible, offering ronavirus pandemic, it couldn’t medical, dental and social serv- have come at a better time. ices throughout Orange County “The needs in our community with a main office in Costa Mesa. are growing as we see an increase In addition to providing at-risk in unemployment and increasing patients medical and pharmacy numbers for not only our direct services, the comprehensive cen- healthcare services, but in the ter operates a food pantry and number of families who have acts as a mailing address for come to our food pantry,” said homeless individuals who other- SOS chief executive Christy Ward. wise could not receive important “Now, the goal is to bring serv- mail. ices to individuals who, for one Staff provide rental and bill- reason or another, don’t have a payment assistance for struggling comfort level coming here,” she families and distribute school said. supplies to children in need. On Monday, Share Our Selves Scott Smeltzer | Staff Photographer Now, Share Our Selves can go even further, thanks to a new See Mobile, page A4 CHRISTY WARD, the CEO of Share Our Shelves, shows off the SOS Community Health Mobile Unit on Monday. A2 WEDNESDAY,AUGUST12, 2020 DAILY PILOT | COASTLINE PILOT | HUNTINGTON BEACH INDEPENDENT WWW.DAILYPILOT.COM Newport LET’S GO FLY A KITE man, 77, who died after being hit by car, identified The pedestrian who died Friday night af- ter being struck by a car in Costa Mesa has been identified. Carlos Romo, 77, of Newport Beach died after being struck near the intersection of Irvine Avenue and 17th Street, on the Costa Mesa-Newport border, just after 8:30 p.m., said Costa Mesa police spokeswoman Roxi Fyad. He was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital shortly after the collision. The driver remained at the scene and was cooperative. No arrest has been made, and drugs and alcohol do not appear to be afactor, Fyad said. It was the second pedestrian death in Costa Mesa this year, authorities con- firmed. Anyone with video of the incident can contact CMPD traffic investigator Darren Raul Roa|Staff Photographer Wood at (714) 754-5264. —Hillary Davis DAVID MONTES, 42, of Garden Grove begins to take down his giant kites, flying just north of the pier in Huntington Beach on July 31. Child is first person to contract West Nile virus this year in county BY LUKE MONEY the Health Care Agency and the disease to humans. acting county health officer, While the majority of An Orange County child said in a statement. “The people infected with West has tested positive for West best way to avoid West Nile Nile virus don’t feel sick, Nile virus, becoming the virus infection is to take about 1 in 5 will develop county’s first confirmed hu- precautionary measures to symptoms such as fever, man infection of the year, avoid mosquito bites.” nausea, fatigue and head or health officials said this Mosquito samples col- body aches. In more serious week. lected in Anaheim, Cypress cases, patients can experi- The child — whose and Garden Grove tested ence neck stiffness, severe name, age and city of resi- positive for the virus last headaches, confusion and dence were not disclosed — month, as did a dead bird muscle weakness or paraly- was hospitalized but is re- recovered in Irvine. sis. covering, the Orange Ten other human cases Officials recommend County Health Care Agency of West Nile virus have residents take precautions said Monday. been confirmed statewide to avoid mosquito bites and Officials said the child this year, according to the eliminate areas where the was diagnosed last week, latest figures from the Cali- bugs can breed. Tips in- but didn’t say how or when fornia Department of Pub- clude emptying standing the youngster was believed lic Health. Eight of those water sources, using appro- to have been infected with were in Stanislaus County, priate insect repellents, the mosquito-borne dis- with the others in Los An- wearing long-sleeved shirts ease.