July 1, 2020 Media Brief
Orange County
OC Register: Newsom tightens up coronavirus rules in LA, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside counties
Governor Gavin Newsom has also ordered the closure of all bars in counties on the state's watch list. Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Diego counties already have those closures in place.
Voice of OC: The downplaying of Orange County’s Coronavirus numbers
Hospitalization and death rates in Orange County – two of the main measurements of the pandemic – have been worsening and outpacing neighboring counties in recent weeks. Yet at the County of Orange weekly press conferences that Steel introduces, she has routinely mischaracterized the data.
OC Register: Newport Beach to discuss Fourth of July beach closures after two lifeguards test positive for coronavirus
The City of Newport Beach will hold a special meeting on Wednesday, July 1, to discuss closing city beaches during the upcoming holiday
Voice of OC: OC leaders must support medical experts, not denigrate them
Last week, a coalition of local labor leaders held a demonstration in Santa Ana calling on the county to reinstate the recently revoked local requirement for the wearing of masks in public settings, only to find themselves harassed and shouted down by an aggressive group of anti-mask counter-protesters.
Voice of OC: Orange County offers creative alternatives to 4th of July Celebrations amid COVID – 19
Three WWII-era aircraft will be flying over the cities of Orange, Buena Park and La Habra in celebration of the holiday, and to honor servicemen and women. The planes are expected to fly over Orange at about 2 p.m., make their way to Buena Park by about 2:15 p.m., and end their flyover over La Habra at about 2:30 p.m. They should be visible for up to five minutes in each location.
Labor
Labor 411: GNC to pay CEO $2 million bonus as it files for bankruptcy and plans 1,300 store closures
GNC called the management payouts, which also went to the CFO and other top executives, ‘retention bonuses.’
Nation
Associated Press: Supreme Court lifts ban on state aid to religious schooling
Chief Justice John Roberts’ opinion said the state ruling violates the religious freedom of parents who want the scholarships to help pay for their children’s private education. “A state need not subsidize private education. But once a state decides to do so, it cannot disqualify some private schools solely because they are religious,” Roberts wrote.
Publication Date: July 1, 2020
