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 7, 2021 Media Brief
Today: City of Orange considering short-term rental regulations; reported hate crimes in Santa Ana will be available on police website, and Huntington Beach City Council approves three anti-racism proposals.
April 6, 2021 Media Brief
Today: Nearly all Coronavirus restrictions in OC could be lifted in two months; cracks emerge in Santa Anas powerful police union as VP resigns, and Huntington Beach council members condemn racism after city receives KKK flyers.
April 5, 2021 Media Brief
Today: Everybody 16 and older is eligible for a COVID-19 shot in these four County ZIP codes; dispute erupts over proposed rail project along eroding Capistrano Beach, and OC’s crazy housing: $820,000 record price, most sales in 15 years.
April 2, 2021 Media Brief
Today: County residents 50 and older now qualify for virus vaccines; OC reported 18 fewer hospitalizations, 90 new cases, and 6 new deaths today, and OC Water District works to clean polluted groundwater.
April 1, 2021 Media Brief
Today: OC fairgrounds vaccination site now open; more Orange County students to head into classrooms full-time, and even with a turnaround coming, hunger remains a crisis in Orange County.
April 1, 2021 Media Brief
Today: OC fairgrounds vaccination site now open; more Orange County students to head into classrooms full-time, and even with a turnaround coming, hunger remains a crisis in Orange County.
March 31, 2021 Media Brief
Today: Vaccine supersite opens at OC Fairgrounds while vaccines go to hard-hit areas; Cesar Chavez remembered throughout Orange County, and Santa Ana officials opt not to appoint employee of company sued for contamination.
March 30, 2021 Media Brief
Today: Can Orange County really get a handle on hate? Bars, bowling alleys, and race tracks can reopen after a full year, and Disneyland, Universal, and other California theme parks will reopen.
March 29, 2021 Media Brief
Today: Orange County food banks step up to serve millions of meals since pandemic started; what can county residents expect after getting Coronavirus vaccines? And, temperatures to cool after Anaheim ties record on Sunday.
March 26, 2021 Media Brief
Today: What will new supervisor Katrina Foley do as she takes office; OC Fair set to welcome guests in person this summer, and Disneyland unveils plans for theme park expansion.
