April 16, 2020 Media Brief
Coronavirus
Voice of OC: County officials push back on key parts of state's approach to pandemic
Top Orange County officials’ criticism and questions came earlier this week at Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors’ meeting. County supervisors and public health executives echoed the state’s caution that relaxing stay-at-home orders too quickly, before testing is more widely available, risks causing a spike in infections that could overwhelm hospitals.
Daily Pilot: John Wayne Airport slated to get $44.9 million in federal coronavirus aid
U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said this week that the FAA will award $10 billion to the nation’s airports, with about $1 billion going to 188 airports in California.
Voice of OC: City of Laguna Hills files lawsuit against county for usage of hotel rooms for homeless
Laguna Hills officials became the latest city to oppose a County of Orange initiative to house homeless at local hotels during the ongoing pandemic, becoming the first to actually file a lawsuit against the county effort.
OC Register: Laguna Beach requiring customers of all essential businesses to wear face covering
The revised emergency order was issued on Wednesday, April 15, by City Manager John Pietig to provide additional protection for workers and the general public from the spread of the coronavirus.
OC Register: Buena Park considers how to get money to newly unemployed renters
Buena Park residents who have lost income because of the coronavirus pandemic might be able to get as much as $1,000 from the city to help pay for rent. The idea was one of several weighed during the April 15 council meeting.
Labor
USA Today: Truckers brave coronavirus outbreak to deliver goods: 'If we stop, the world stops'
Across the United States, the nation's 3.5 million professional truckers are working flat-out to keep stores and businesses stocked as consumers worry about riding out home quarantines prompted by the coronavirus outbreak and try to snap up enough toilet paper, rice, beans, tuna and other staples to get through this period of uncertainty.
California
KTLA: CA reports more than 100 coronavirus deaths in one day
Despite promising signs of flattening the curve in the battle against the coronavirus, California continues to see a rising number of deaths linked to the illness. As of Wednesday night, 889 deaths had been recorded in the state — including 101 new fatalities reported that day.
KTLA: Crackdowns intensify across California on those violating stay at home rules
Authorities across California are intensifying their crackdowns on scofflaws who are not following state and local stay-at-home orders aimed at reducing the spread of the coronavirus.
Publication Date: April 16, 2020
