June 16, 2020 Media Brief
Orange County
Voice of OC: OC protests against police violence to continue over week of Juneteenth
Protests in Orange County over police violence toward black people and the role of law enforcement in public safety are showing no sign of stopping this week — the week of Juneteenth, a 155-year-old commemoration marking the end of slavery in the U.S.
Voice of OC: County considers cuts as revenue plummets for Social Services, Sheriff’s Dept.
Orange County officials say they’re considering furloughing employees and potentially cutting services due to a major drop in sales tax revenue from the coronavirus pandemic, and have started discussions with employee unions on how to navigate a financial hit projected at more than $200 million over the next year.
Voice of OC: Irvine councilwoman announces mayoral bid
Irvine City Council member Farrah Khan announced Monday she is running for mayor, ending weeks of speculation that she would be a candidate.
Voice of OC: OC can resume limited youth sports, questions emerge if economy opening too quickly
Orange County’s youth sports practices can resume after being halted for nearly three months because of the novel coronavirus pandemic, although cases are still on the rise in OC.
California
KTLA: Newsom cites harmful effects of isolation in defense of reopening California
Following a weekend that saw California’s broadest reopening yet since the coronavirus pandemic shuttered businesses, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday defended the state’s pace and said the economic harm from isolation can have negative health outcomes, too.
KTLA: PG&E to plead guilty to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter from 2018 Camp fire
Pacific Gas & Electric is expected to plead guilty Tuesday to 84 felony counts of involuntary manslaughter during a court hearing in which the nation’s largest utility will be confronted with its history of neglect and greed that culminated in a wildfire that killed 85 people wiped out most of the Northern California town of Paradise.
KTLA: State of pioneer linked to state gold rush is removed from Sacramento
A statue honoring a colonizer who laid claim to the land where the discovery of shiny flakes of gold sparked the California Gold Rush was removed Monday outside a hospital bearing his name in the state capital.
Nation
Associated Press: Trump signs executive order on police reform
Following weeks of national protests since the death of George Floyd, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on policing Tuesday that would encourage better police practices and establish a database to keep track of officers with a history of excessive use-of-force complaints.
Publication Date: June 16, 2020
