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Ask the DMV Column

March 29, 2021 by Echo Jeff

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the California DMV is increasing the number of transactions that can be completed without a visit to a field office. The DMV has several methods to serve customers, including online self-service options, through DMV Now kiosks, or via a DMV business partner so that customers can “visit” the DMV by other means. The following questions cover some of the most convenient ways to access DMV services and complete essential transactions without stepping foot in a field office.

Q1: I have to complete some DMV business in the near future, but I want to avoid an in-person DMV visit. What are my options?

A: The health and safety of all customers and Californians is a top priority for the DMV. While a few select services need to be completed in a field office, most DMV transactions can be completed online. The DMV is urging customers to use their expanded online services or DMV Now kiosks to complete most transactions including eligible driver’s license and vehicle registration renewals, change of address, replacement sticker or registration card, notice of transfer and release of liability, duplicate driver’s license and vehicle license fee refund requests, among many others.

Nearly all California drivers are now eligible to renew their license online or by mail – even if their renewal notice states that an office visit is required. Use the DMV’s Service Advisor tool at dmv.ca.gov/online to learn what options are available for you depending on your needed service.

Customers who must come into a DMV office for services in person during the COVID-19 pandemic will find increased health screening and safety protocols. To best serve customers and maintain appropriate physical distance, the number of people allowed in DMV offices is limited, chairs are appropriately spaced, and plexiglass shields have been installed. Additionally, all employees and customers are required to wear a face covering while inside a DMV office and during a behind-the-wheel drive test exam, and must maintain six feet of physical distancing. Customers should anticipate longer than usual wait times while these preventive measures are in place.

Q2: I saw a DMV Now kiosk at my local grocery store. What is that, and can I use it to renew my vehicle registration?

A: There are hundreds of DMV Now kiosks located throughout the state to help customers complete their vehicle registration renewal, submit proof of insurance, receive a driver or vehicle record, and more. DMV Now kiosks are convenient and allow customers to conduct transactions quickly and efficiently. Customers simply scan their document, pay the fees using a card or cash (where available) and then print their registration card and sticker, planned non-operation acknowledgment, and more, right on the spot.

To locate the DMV Now kiosk nearest you, please visit: www.cadmvnowkiosk.com/kiosks. Customers can also find DMV business partners to complete selected transactions by visiting www.dmv.ca.gov and clicking on “Locations” to find nearby partners.

Q3: I am over 70 and received a letter in the mail that states I need to renew my license, but I cannot get to the DMV before my renewal date. What can I do?

A: The California DMV is working to help all Californians stay safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially our state’s senior drivers. Nearly all California drivers are now eligible to renew their license online or by mail – even if their renewal notice indicates an office visit is required.

Californians age 70 and older with a noncommercial driver’s license are now eligible to renew online or by mail, eliminating the need to visit a California Department of Motor Vehicles office. Licenses with an expiration date starting March 1, 2020 are eligible.

This new option waives the requirement for many seniors to visit a DMV office during the COVID-19 pandemic. Californians with a suspended license are not eligible.
Drivers over the age of 70 can find information on DMV services, safety guidelines, and other resources by visiting www.dmv.ca.gov/seniors.

Q4: I still need to get my REAL ID. Can I do this online?

A: As of March 23, 2020, the federal government has extended the REAL ID enforcement date to October 1, 2021. However, an in-person field office visit is still required to complete your application for a REAL ID.

To limit the amount of time spent in a DMV office and to best prepare for your DMV visit, customers should start their REAL ID application online and use the REAL ID checklist to make sure they have the correct identification documents. The applicant can then upload their documents before coming to the office. After completing the online application and uploading identification documents, the applicant will receive a confirmation code that will be stored for up to one year which DMV employees can quickly access when they visit the DMV office – no appointment is needed. Learn more so you can be ready when the time is right for you to get a REAL ID at www.dmv.ca.gov. You may also renew an expiring license online and get a REAL ID at a later time.

For more information or answers to questions not listed here, please visit www.dmv.ca.gov.

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Development of Specialized Care Center for Cancer welcomes new Physician-In-Chief.

December 7, 2020 by Webmaster

Dr. Edward S. Kim

CITY OF HOPE ORANGE COUNTY NAMES EDWARD S. KIM, M.D., M.B.A. ITS PHYSICIAN-IN-CHIEF, LEADING A NEW GENERATION OF CANCER CARE

Nationally renowned cancer researcher and clinician joins a team of top-tier professionals speeding breakthrough treatments closer to home

  • City of Hope Orange County, transforming the cancer care landscape, attracts nationally acclaimed clinician with vast history of pioneering research and immense oncology expertise.
  • Edward S. Kim, M.D., M.B.A., named a U.S. News and World Report “Top Doctor,” will lead City of Hope Orange County’s distinguished roster of highly specialized cancer experts.
  • Dr. Kim will be instrumental in the development of a world-class network of care and visionary cancer campus underway in Irvine, California, to include widespread access to clinical trials, leading-edge treatments, and innovations in cancer prevention and early diagnosis.

(Irvine, CA. Nov. 17, 2020) – City of Hope Orange County announced today it has appointed preeminent oncologist Edward S. Kim, M.D., M.B.A., as the senior vice president and vice physician-in-chief at City of Hope and Orange County physician-in-chief. In recruiting this leading expert, City of Hope is fulfilling the promise of enhancing access to cancer breakthroughs in Orange County and becoming a model for the nation in revolutionizing the delivery of cancer treatment and research.

“Dr. Kim has a depth and breadth of cancer expertise that is well-matched for the expansion of City of Hope into Orange County. We needed a clinician-scientist who embraces the innovation and energy of the region and is up to the challenge of transforming health care delivery so that breakthroughs are significantly more accessible to those who need them. With this appointment, our vision for the future of cancer care in Orange County is being fulfilled,” said Michael A. Caligiuri, M.D., president of City of Hope National Medical Center, physician-in-chief and the Deana and Steve Campbell Physician-in-Chief Distinguished Chair.

Dr. Kim, named a U.S. News and World Report “Top Doctor,” will lead City of Hope Orange County’s esteemed team of clinician-scientists with unique cancer expertise. As City of Hope Orange County’s chief physician, he will be responsible for driving innovation in cancer care and delivery for the Orange County network of care and the planned Irvine campus. Specifically, he will encourage and develop new paradigms for translating state-of-the-art research into practice within the community – including introducing new therapies – as well as champion and advocate for cancer patients and their families.

Dr. Kim comes to the new position with a distinguished history of pioneering cancer research and leadership positions at the Levine Cancer Institute in North Carolina and University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. He is among the country’s foremost experts in molecular prognostication for lung, head and neck cancers, which greatly advances cancer detection and personalized therapies. As part of his lifelong commitment to ongoing oncology research, Dr. Kim is also the principal and co-principal investigator on numerous studies and protocols and the author or co-author of more than 200 published original articles, book chapters and reviews in top-tier journals, such as The Lancet, The Lancet Oncology, the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Cancer Discovery, Cancer, Nature Medicine, and Cancer Prevention Research.

Before joining City of Hope, Dr. Kim was the chair of Solid Tumor Oncology and Investigational Therapeutics, the Donald S. Kim Distinguished Chair for Cancer Research, and medical director of the Clinical Trials Office at the Levine Cancer Institute, Atrium Health in Charlotte, North Carolina, and a professor of medicine at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Prior to the Levine Cancer Institute, he held many leadership positions including associate professor (tenured) in the Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Additionally, Dr. Kim has recently completed his Masters in Business Administration at the University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler School of Business.

“My appointment to City of Hope Orange County is the culmination of my career thus far. The vision of City of Hope to redefine the accessibility of cancer treatments is well-aligned with my personal commitment to continually meet unmet needs,” said Dr. Kim. “Along with my prestigious colleagues, we will be creating opportunities for strategic and teamoriented translational research that is delivered through a comprehensive network of care spanning the breadth of the Orange County region.”

City of Hope Expansion in Orange County

City of Hope is answering Orange County’s unmet needs by expanding access to advanced therapies not previously available in the region. Presently, nearly 20% of Orange County residents diagnosed with cancer leave the area for highly specialized cancer care, often commuting up to two hours each way to City of Hope’s main Duarte campus.

City of Hope launched a Newport Beach, California, location in January as the initial phase of its plans to invest $1 billion, fueled in part by philanthropy, to develop and operate a regional cancer care network featuring a world-class cancer center of the future in Irvine, California. The planned 11-acre Irvine campus will house a comprehensive cancer center opening in 2022 that will offer highly specialized cancer care, phase 1-3 clinical trials, precision medicine, and early detection and prevention programs. Orange County’s only specialty hospital exclusively dedicated to treating and curing cancer is slated to open on the campus in 2025. City of Hope leaders and volunteers are engaging the philanthropic community to help make this vision a reality.

“City of Hope Orange County is pleased that America’s leading medical talent wants to join us because we pursue bold goals and are a beacon for the future. This is transformative work that will impact our community for generations. Right here in Orange County, we are not only making our local region healthier, but we are also engaged in research and new therapies that will help influence an eventual end to cancer. This is the promise that we bring and the vision that Dr. Kim and his outstanding colleagues will help make a reality,” said Annette Walker, president, City of Hope Orange County.

For updates on City of Hope Orange County, or to become a volunteer or philanthropic partner, please visit CityofHope.org/OC and follow the organization on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

About City of Hope

City of Hope is an independent biomedical research and treatment center for cancer, diabetes, and other lifethreatening diseases. Founded in 1913, City of Hope is a leader in bone marrow transplantation and immunotherapy, such as CAR T cell therapy. City of Hope’s translational research and personalized treatment protocols advance care throughout the world. Human synthetic insulin and numerous breakthrough cancer drugs are based on technology developed at the institution. A National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center and a founding member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, City of Hope has been ranked among the nation’s “Best Hospitals” in cancer by U.S. News & World Report for 14 consecutive years. Its main campus is located near Los Angeles, with additional locations throughout Southern California. For more information about City of Hope, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube or Instagram.

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FACCOC Proud To Support The Syphon Reservoir Project

August 3, 2020 by Webmaster

The Filipino American Chamber of Commerce Orange County (FACCOC) IS PROUD TO SUPPORT THE SYPHON RESERVOIR IMPROVEMENT PROJECT

Drinking water is limited, especially here in Southern California. How do we keep our communities green and beautiful without depleting the drinking water we depend on in our homes and businesses? The Irvine Ranch Water District has solved that challenge with recycled water — an abundant, affordable and drought-proof source of water that is ideal for many uses, just not for drinking.

We need more recycled water for things like watering landscape, cooling office buildings, flushing toilets and mixing concrete, as well as for manufacturing, industry and fighting wildfires. Every gallon of recycled water we use saves a gallon of drinking water.

Pioneering the Purple Pipe

IRWD has been recycling water since 1967 for use watering parks, medians, schoolyards, golf courses and other common areas.
IRWD’s recycled water system is one of the most advanced in the nation. The water district even pioneered the use of purple to distinguish recycled water lines from drinking water — a practice that has since been adopted as the international standard.

We Need More Room to Store It

Managing our water supply is a balancing act.

Recycled water is made from the water that goes down the drain inside homes and businesses. So as long as people cook, shower, flush toilets and do laundry, we will have water to recycle. Every day, rain or shine. But the community’s need for recycled water ebbs and flows with the seasons.

In wet winter months, when demand for recycled water is low, IRWD’s storage reservoirs fill up and excess recycled water goes to waste. Then in the summer, when communities start watering again, the storage reservoirs empty out — and the water district needs to buy expensive imported water to make up the difference.

A Vision for the Future

To make sure the community has enough recycled water to meet seasonal and future needs, IRWD is proposing the Syphon Reservoir Improvement Project, an investment to increase capacity of one of its four recycled water reservoirs. The project will:

  • Prepare for the future by storing more drought-proof water
  • Enable IRWD to use nearly 100% of the recycled water it produces
  • Keep Irvine green and beautiful
  • Provide water to help fight wildfires in the region
  • Save the water district millions of dollars over the years, preserving low customer rates

Project Details and Timeline

The Syphon Reservoir Improvement Project would not only increase capacity, it would also modernize and upgrade the reservoir’s dam to meet and exceed the latest federal and state standards for design and safety.

The project is undergoing a thorough California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review, which includes opportunities for public input. For more information, visit SyphonReservoirProject.com.

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Thank you to all who supported “Warriors for Emma” last Friday!

March 13, 2017 by Edwin Baloloy

Thank you to all who had supported the independently-hosted event, “Warriors For Emma” last Friday night at Arte Cafe. In an intimate and emotional night, former Director and best-selling author Emma Tiebens had reminded us not to take anything for granted.

Here was Emma’s message from her Facebook page:

“It was an evening that is forever etched in my heart! A night that oozed with love, friendship, compassion, inspiration and commitment to be part of a movement to give people the opportunity to choose to become Warriors For Energy, Meaning, Miracles and Awakenings in their own healing journeys. 

This was the first time – since the breast cancer diagnosis in December 2016 – that I was able to see my dear friends! It felt good to actually put a dress on, since I’ve been living in pajamas and sweats most of the time! As soon as I walked into Arte Cafe in Cerritos, CA, it felt so surreal..
This wasn’t my usual networking event.. this event was for me and every person here was my friend.

Tears flowed as I saw each beautiful face and with with every hug I gave and received. I was humbled that people took time out of their busy Friday to be with me. The silent auction and raffle table was filled with wonderful prizes and there was a video and lights set up by my dear friend Ann DeVere and her daughter Deanna. Ann also donated the top prize for the evening – a $1997 ticket to her 2 day event “Turn Your Interview Into Cash”. Thank you also to Charles Nguyen, the “Smart Money Guy” himself, who helped capture videos and photos from the evening.

It was clear that our esteemed hosts and organizers for the evening, FACCOC President and Realtor for ERA Realty North Orange County, Edwin Baloloy, President-Elect and State Farm Insurance Broker, Neil Estrada, Travel and Tour Director of Brighton Hotel Christine Consunji-Chen, and , Founder of CHHC Events, Helsey Lubiano, put a lot into preparing for this event! An epitome of, “Love is in the details.” It was also wonderful to see stellar photographer Jenny Evans and Nenita Miyata who captured priceless moments. Thank you to our DJ Ollie Estrada.

I just bawled when I saw my dear, dear friends former California Assemblywoman Young Kim, who is currently running for Orange County Board of Supervisors and Yojie and Menard Leelin, co-Founders of Yojie Japanese Fondue and Leelin Bakery! Also my dear JoAnna Favis Pamaran, VP for US Bank, Leonard Mercado, co-Founder McCleod Realty (we missed you Mia McCleod) and Judy and Philip Winestone who were visiting from a Canada! Thank you also to FACCOC Board Members, Atty. Nate Epstein, Cristina Espirit, Linda Nguyen and Joel for helping with this event.

Of course our Warriors For E.M.M.A. Evening wouldn’t have been complete without the Warriors who started it all – my friends Iron Eagle Mike and Nicole Parker, of Health Evolution, Raziel Arcega, of LNR Promotions, Aggie Kobrin of CEC Global Events, Barry Tydings of Veraxis Intl. JulieAnn Engle a holistic and naturopathic expert and Merina Ty-Kisera, acupuncturist at Merina Wellness.

One of the biggest surprises for the evening for me was seeing my dear friend Pamela Donnely and her husband Simon Tresleyan who drove all the way from Malibu, CA to be with us. Pamela is the Founder of Valley Prep Tutoring and Creator of the GATE System which prepares any child to get to the college of their dreams! I was absolutely floored when Pamela told me and Garrett that she is gifting Garrett with the GATE System and her personal coaching to make sure Garrett has the top advantage to go to any college of his choice! Of course Garrett still needs to do the work. Thank you so much Pamela and Simon!

I’m so happy to have been given some time to speak and personally answer questions and give and update on my situation. I will share that video shortly. I was so touched and oh so surprised when Garrett was the one to introduced me! So proud of you Garrett!

Thank you and to all the generous donors of silent auction and raffle prizes! I will be requesting your names so I can personally thank you.

As I write this from my iPhone, I see my friends’ beautiful faces and I’m re-living the beautiful memory of the evening! I’m sooo happy to see old friends and meet new ones! I’ll go out on a limb here to attempt to list my friends who were there from memory and without the list. Forgive me if I miss your name but know I will add it as soon as I get the list.

It was sooo great seeing you – Ernie and Benita Delfin, Jerry Chen, Marcos Orozco, Cindy and Alvin Garces, Patrick Ituriaga, Arnel Dino, Rose Encina, Marilou and Benedict Encina, Juhi Varshney Jain, Christine Tang and Reggie Santiago, PJ Bestor, Phaitoon and Anna, Edna Galinguez-Peralta, Raphael Francisco, Marie Klietke and hubby, Mom Christine, Rod, Lorna and a surprise visit from my new friends Gigi and Jamiel.”

The attendees were able to raise funds for Emma from donations, silent auction bidding, and opportunity drawings. Emma’s GoFundMe can be found here.

Thank you to all generous silent auction donors: Nate Epstein, PJ Bestor, Charles Nguyen, Marlo Ryan, Ann DeVere and former State Assemblywoman, Young Kim.

Raffle prize and cash donors: Raziel Arcega, Rico Bautista and Linda Nguyen, Cynthia Ruiz, Ellen Bitters, Mike Pestano, Neil Estrada, Garrett Tiebens, and Marie Kletke.

And to Arte Cafe for allowing us to use their luxurious venue and contributing a portion of the their proceeds of all food and beverages purchased.

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First Mixer of 2017 Hosted by Material and Contract Services, Inc

January 17, 2017 by Edwin Baloloy

About the Host:

Material and Contract Services, Inc. (MACS), has been in business for over 25 years providing Purchasing, Procurement, Supply Chain & Logistics, Contract Management and other Professionalsfor Contract, Contract-to-Hire and Direct Hire Services.  MACS is located in Southern and Northern California, and services clients nationwide.

Director Maria Dumatol is a Past President of FACCOC and is the Southern California Manager at MACS.

Register for our event here.

Make connections in the high end, relaxed environment of Pelican Hill.

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