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.
December 21, 2020
Today: Orange County reported 3,753 new cases, 2 new deaths as of Dec. 21; cities across OC consider Sheriff’s challenge to Coronavirus jail court orders, and Coronavirus prompts early closure of John Wayne Airport tower; flights not affected.
December 17, 2020
Today: OC Health Director pleads with public as hospitals bombarded with COVID patients; time for transparency on Coronavirus instead of just shutting down, and OC Healthcare workers receive vaccine.
December 16, 2020
Today: Both parties have now endorsed candidates for pivotal OC supervisor seat; controversy over handball courts fuels public safety debate, and New Santa Ana Council members, residents take a look at police oversight.
December 15, 2020
Today: California again shatters single day coronavirus case records; questions remain about how OC has spent nearly 544 million in virus relief funds, and FDA review says Modernas COVID-19 vaccine is effective, safe.
December 14, 2020
Today: Homeless face a hard choice – suffer harassment inside shelters or risk arrest, lawsuit alleges; Judge orders half of OC jail inmates removed from group living areas amid new outbreak, and first wave of coronavirus vaccines arriving across Southern California.
December 11, 2020
Today: Orange County’s Coronavirus hospitalizations continue to shatter records; Courts halt new civil trials until late January as virus surges, and can at-home tests help Orange County get a handle on the pandemic?
December 10, 2020
Today: Thanksgiving Coronavirus cases begin to rock Orange County hospitals; Teachers and residents raise concerns over school district virus case reporting, and a developer accused of bullying in Westminster’s civic center project.
December 9, 2020
Today: Election reform measures introduced to protect voting rights; unease abounds as talks begin with developers on precious Central OC open space, and Irvine City Council reaffirms controversial agenda setting policy.
December 8, 2020
Today: County prepares for first allocation of COVID-19 vaccine; communication breakdown fuels virus spike: Santana, and Irvine council set to vote on controversial agenda setting policy after delay.
December 7, 2020
Today: Renters bracing for eviction tsunami;Republicans refuse to consolidate in coastal OC supervisor race, and Costa Mesa Mayor Katrina Foley casts eyes on open Orange County Board of Supervisors seat.
