February 24, 2020
Orange County
Daily Pilot: Costa Mesa gets court order to keep Fairview Developmental Center from use as coronavirus quarantine site
The restraining order from U.S. District Judge Josephine Staton prevents transportation of anyone infected with or exposed to the coronavirus to Costa Mesa before a hearing scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday at the federal courthouse in Santa Ana.
Supervisor Chaffee’s Office: 25th Annual Conditions of OC Children Report community forum
Come join Supervisor Doug Chaffee and the Orange County Children’s Partnership at California State University, Fullerton for a Community Forum on the 25th Annual Report on the Conditions of Children in Orange County, which will be held at Cal State University, Fullerton's Titan Student Union on March 4, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Voice of OC: Concerns raised over state primary lockout of No Party Preference voters
“Under the current NPP participation rules, we risk locking out millions of young people, millions of young people of color, and many, many other people who wanted to participate in the Democratic primary but may find it impossible for them to do so,” presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said to reporters.
OC Register: Vanessa Bryant sues helicopter firm over death of Kobe, daughter
Vanessa Bryant’s Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit names Island Express Helicopters, Island Express Holding Corp. and the estate of the helicopter’s pilot, Ara Zobayan, who also died in the Jan. 26 crash.
Labor
Labor 411: Target warehouse workers rally to become first location In U.S. to unionize
‘Working here is very difficult, they don’t have any consideration for the workers,’ one former employee, identified as Esmeralda, of Perth Amboy, said through a translator. ‘They treat workers like robots.’
Nation
OC Register: Harvey Weinstein, already facing up to 25 years for NY conviction, could get 28 more in LA case
Weinstein, 69, was acquitted of the most serious New York charge — predatory sexual assault. In Los Angeles, he faces charges of rape, oral copulation and sexual penetration by force, as well as a fourth count of sexual battery by restraint.
Publication Date: February 24, 2020
