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.
October 5, 2020 Media Brief
Today: OCEA Candidate Town Hall tonight; Disneyland re-opening debate intensifies amid layoff threat, and County residents rely on parents to report coronavirus school cases.
October 2, 2020 Media Brief
Today: Members only OCEA Town Hall Monday night; O.C. health officials report no increase in COVID-19 cases after school re-openings and, Newport Beach City Hall to reopen to the public.
September 30, 2020
Today: Out of work, out of time in Orange County; Anaheim council sells Angel Stadium and land for $150 million subsidizes housing and park and, Newport-Mesa Unified students return to class as teachers union seeks to halt reopening.
September 29, 2020
Today: No COVID-19 deaths reported as O.C. moves closer to state’s ‘moderate’ tier for reopening; Anaheim’s bid to sell Angel Stadium continues, critics of subsidies sidelined and, CA-39 district race rematch continues under very different circumstances.
September 28, 2020
Today: Meet the OCEA-endorsed 2020 Election labor champions at a unique Town Hall event; will the Governor replace Water Board members critical of desalination project? And, Los Alamitos High teachers put off strike, plan to work Tuesday.
September 25, 2020
Today: Deputy shooting of homeless black man prompts curfew, protesters on edge; Orange County COVID-19 death toll tops 1,200 and, officials won’t release virus outbreaks at schools while re-openings continue.
September 24, 2020
Today: Deputy’s false police report charge came after mountain of testimony to grand jury; deputy killing of homeless Black man in San Clemente sparks protest and, Knott’s Berry Farm frustrated with lack of California theme park reopening plans.
September 23, 2020
Today: Disneyland demands Newsom reopen California theme parks; teachers push back on Orange County school reopenings and, Fullerton faces tough financial future even with new taxes.
September 22, 2020
Today: OC school districts move forward with reopening bringing questions, petitions; no positive COVID-19 tests so far for elementary schools opened with waiver and, candlelight vigil honoring Ruth Bader Ginsburg held in Huntington Beach.
September 21, 2020
Today: What are OC school districts’ plans for Coronavirus outbreaks on campuses? Orange County reports four new deaths due to COVID-19 and, a spate of deputy misconduct cases casts harsh light on Sheriff’s Dept.
