OCEA Media Brief
OCEA monitors local, state-wide and national news outlets to keep members up to date on the issues that impact working people. Media briefs are compiled and sent to members in a daily email blast. To receive OCEA media briefs, please register for an account.
April 20, 2021 Media Brief
Today: Ex-cop guilty of murder and manslaughter in Floyd case; Irvine council discussed district voting behind closed doors, could lead to lawsuit, and Huntington Beach council not to sue over state-mandated housing goals.
April 19, 2021 Media Brief
Today: Meet the nurses who have been battling on the front lines of COVID-19 in OC; Huntington Beach hosts diversity as antidote to hate and, a contractor that improperly recorded attorney-client prisoner calls gets contract renewed.
March 6, 2024 Media Brief
Today: Here's Where Orange County Stands After Primary Election Night, How to Track Your Federal Tax Refund, and more.
April 16, 2021 Media Brief
Today: County residents can now get a coronavirus vaccine but the working-class still worry; farmers' markets come out stronger than ever after a year, and Orange council averts special election by appointment to fill vacancy.
June 30, 2021 Media Brief
Today: Some warn homeless left behind as OC vaccinates and reopens; OC supervisor term limits measure likely won’t be on recall ballot after all, and Anaheim balances 2021-22 budget – with hefty borrowing.
April 14, 2021 Media Brief
Today: Jewish community calls for an end to comparing Coronavirus vaccine to Holocaust; County officials say vaccine passports won’t be forced on residents, and glitchy vaccine app “Othena” quietly gets nearly $3 million increase.
April 13, 2021 Media Brief
Today: Supervisors have historically undermined, underfunded their public anti-hate group; County officials say Coronavirus vaccine passports won’t be forced on residents, and vaccines are key to preventing new mutations in the county, but it’s a race against time.
April 12, 2021 Media Brief
Today: OC announces test run for its own COVID-19 vaccine passports; Anaheim elementary students are latest to return to campus, and Irvine Great Park homeowners are paying for largest municipal park in OC history – now they want a voice.
April 9, 2021 Media Brief
Today: Will OC’s vaccine gaps lead to disproportionate outbreaks among Latinos? Orange County students won’t be forced to get COVID vaccines, and Disneyland releases ticket prices and pricing calendar for April 30 reopening.
April 8, 2021 Media Brief
Today: OC & CA Latino communities lag in COVID vaccinations as economy rushes to reopen; local government can do a lot to fight climate change, majority of sex and human trafficking victims in OC are Black and Latino.
