June 9, 2020 Media Brief
Orange County
Voice of OC: County public health officer abruptly resigns under pressure over mask order
Orange County’s Public Health Officer Nicole Quick abruptly resigned on Monday night after several intense weeks defending a mask order that quickly became controversial following a botched public rollout by the County of Orange the Friday before Memorial Day, just as county officials scrambled to reopen parts of Orange County’s economy amidst rising Coronavirus counts.
Voice of OC: County governments play catch up with video amidst coronavirus
With nearly every city hall closed to the public, city officials have needed to focus on video services now more than ever – not only to comply with the law, but also to keep community members connected.
Voice of OC: Two former OC deputies plead guilty in evidence booking scandal
Two former Orange County sheriff’s deputies accused of making multiple false statements in police reports about whether evidence was booked were charged with one misdemeanor each, pleaded guilty, and will not serve jail time or pay a fine, prosecutors announced Monday.
OC Register: High temps expected in county throughout Tuesday
With triple-digit temperatures in the forecast, a heat advisory warning of potential heat-related illnesses will be in effect Tuesday in Los Angeles, neighboring beach cities, and Orange County.
Labor
NBC: State to decide whether law applies to app drivers
The law, approved last year, is aimed at pushing businesses to put more freelancers and independent workers on payroll, ensuring access to benefits and minimum wages. Titans of the so-called gig economy like Uber are mounting the fiercest resistance.
California
KTLA: DMV to reopen all state field offices closed due to COVID-19 this week
The last of the California Department of Motor Vehicles 169 field offices that were closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic will reopen on Thursday to customers who already have appointments, but not all services will be available, officials said Tuesday.
KTLA: California and 27 other states don’t count probable virus cases despite CDC guidelines
At least 28 states are not following US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines on reporting new Covid-19 cases –half of which saw the trend of new cases increasing in the last week.
Nation
Associated Press: IBM quits facial recognition, joins call for police reforms
IBM says it is getting out of the facial recognition business over concern about how it can be used for mass surveillance and racial profiling. A letter to U.S. lawmakers Monday from new IBM CEO Arvind Krishna said the tech giant “has sunset its general purpose facial recognition and analysis software products.”
Publication Date: June 9, 2020
