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.
May 26, 2020 Media Brief
Today: OC Supervisors deem churches essential, sheriff won’t enforce mask requirements; how to best spend 75 million dollars in funds to help county cities and OC starts posting coronavirus recovery estimates.
May 22, 2020 Media Brief
Today: OC deciding whether to report more consistent Coronavirus numbers; OC moves to reopen by Memorial Day weekend despite two record days of deaths and, Fountain Valley plans to get through COVID-19 economic crisis without city layoffs or service cuts.
May 21, 2020 Media Brief
Today: County grapples with 458 million revenue drop projection; Local food pantries get more government funding and San Clemente beach protests trigger arrests.
May 20, 2020 Media Brief
Today: Most of Orange County’s $554 million in CARES Act money already spent or spoken for; supervisors split over handling $75 million small business bailout and, Costa Mesa campaign urges shopping local to end ‘economic pandemic’.
May 19, 2020
Today: How OC measures up to governor’s benchmarks for reopening; Santa Ana voters to decide whether to recall councilwoman Iglesias and Interim San Clemente city manager blocks city council in person meeting.
May 18, 2020
Today: OC could soon be able to open more businesses; Huntington Beach City Council plans for reopening businesses and, Buena Park offers $10,000 grants to small businesses hurt by pandemic.
May 15, 2020
Today: OC Mayors and Supervisors request urgent federal funding citing public safety risk; nursing home, jail infections behind recent coronavirus cases spike and, volunteer groups form in OC to feed front line workers.
May 14, 2020
Today: City of Irvine’s coronavirus antibody test plan draws concerns from county officials; Westminster coronavirus loans will take 1.1 million away from west end area fund and, public parking lots at OC Regional parks may reopen this weekend.
May 13, 2020 Media Brief
Today: OC meets some state criteria for reopening faster, falls short on others; Congressional delegation question County’s lower Coronavirus testing rates and, Westminster looks to consultants for Coronavirus economic recovery.
May 12, 2020 Media Brief
Today: Homeless deaths are spiking in Orange County; Anaheim’s emergency coronavirus evictions ban gets shot at a longer extension and, Angels ramp up stadium land sale process.
