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.
August 5, 2020
Today: Coronavirus prompts community census takers to get creative; OC elementary schools could reopen for classroom learning, and Santa Ana expands its Coronavirus response with influx of new federal dollars
August 4, 2020
Today: In Orange County, heart of mask resistance, one doctor is trying to restore faith in science; tackling coronavirus spread in Anaheim and Santa Ana puts focus on inequity and, OC residents debate going back to school.
August 3, 2020
Today: Orange County workers confront coronavirus uncertainty amidst infections; major Orange County freeway closures planned: Aug. 1-7, and a decade of rent hikes end in L.A., Orange counties.
July 31, 2020 Media Brief
Today: Essential public workers need broad federal assistance immediately - OCEA's Barfield; regional water board nears decision on Huntington Beach plant; and confusion reigns around county’s coronavirus death counts and hospitalizations.
July 30, 2020 Media Brief
Today: County hospital workers are getting fatigued; what does the OC Board of Education really do? And, Orange County Register editor killed in Santa Ana crash.
July 28, 2020 Media Brief
Today: OC goes after $60 million in state grants to buy motels for homeless housing; Anaheim police chief resists calls for officer statements after shootings, and OC Board of Education decides to sue Gov. Gavin Newsom over school closures.
July 28, 2020 Media Brief
Today: Orange County Board of Ed considers suing the state over school shutdown; protesters claim Newport-Mesa Unified plan to start school year would harm students, and County supervisors effort to extend term limits is back.
July 27, 2020 Media Brief
Today: Public commenters limited during Coronavirus by closed government offices, new policies; Costa Mesa begins issuing fines to people violating face-covering order, and a dozen Huntington Beach police officers and employees have contracted COVID-19.
July 24, 2020 Media Brief
Today: Is Orange County turning the corner on coronavirus or headed over a cliff? Irvine Mayor sued over blocking Facebook comments, and OC’s oldest Jane Doe cold case murder solved.
July 23, 2020 Media Brief
Today: Coronavirus hospitalizations plateau in OC after sharp rise; County schools will start online, YMCA to offer in-person child care services, and Newport Beach police officers level criticism and lawsuit at city hall.
