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.
March 11, 2021 Media Brief
Today: Orange County adds latest vaccination site at Christ Cathedral; will Costa Mesa residents get to elect their next mayor? LA-Orange County homeownership again ranks nation’s worst.
March 10, 2021
Today: Democrats flip Supervisor seat, Moorlach concedes to Foley; Mudslides trigger canyon evacuations, road closures, and Orange councilman resigns, opts not to appeal term limit ruling.
March 9, 2021 Media Brief
Today: Today is Election Day for many county residents; police fusion center that monitors social media highlighted at national hearing, and school board faces mounting calls to stream board meetings.
March 8, 2021 Media Brief
Today: Will schools n OC’s hardest-hit community reopen following state push?; Community members call on Orange County to “stop Asian hate,” and rain, temperatures to fall across So Cal ahead of Tuesday storm arrival.
March 5, 2021
Today: Orange County reported 232 new COVID cases, 62 new deaths as of March 5; Disneyland can reopen possibly by April 1 if virus metrics improve, and California now encouraging double masks to better protect from virus spread.
March 4, 2021
Today: OC grapples with wave of hate toward Asian Americans; four alleged local white supremacists can face charges, appeals court rules, and Santa Ana mayor says city abandoned by the federal, state, and county virus response.
March 2, 2021
Today: Sheriff deputies are spending big against GOP candidate for county supervisor; OC’s coronavirus case rate misses red tier status by a fraction, and schools to reopen Kindergarten to 2nd Grade or risk loss of state grant money.
March 3, 2021 Media Brief
Today: Santa Ana, Costa Mesa move forward on hazard pay for grocery clerks; Huntington Beach pension bond plan approved, and Placentia small business set to receive grants to help with pandemic relief.
March 1, 2021
Today: After outcry, County will publicize all planned COVID contracts before approval; Huntington Beach considers bonds for pension financing, and Orange County reports 12 deaths due to COVID-19.
February 26, 2021
Today: Orange County receives vaccine shipment after winter-storm delay; State officials to address potential Blue Shield vaccine distribution inequities, and San Clemente City Council sent home after member refuses to wear mask.
