July 24, 2020 Media Brief
Orange County
Voice of OC: Is Orange County turning the corner on coronavirus or headed over a cliff?
While it seems that the number of people hospitalized for Coronavirus in Orange County stabilized this week, there is concern that daily death counts seem to be creeping up, now well into the double digits with 22 people reported as killed by COVID on Thursday.
Voice of OC: Irvine Mayor sued over Facebook blocking and deletion of comments
Irvine Mayor Christina Shea is being sued for a violation of her constituents’ First Amendment rights after blocking several residents on her Facebook page who criticized her posted opinions on the Black Lives Matter movement and defunding the police force last month.
ABC7: OC’s oldest Jane Doe cold case murder solved after 52 years
Using genetic genealogy, detectives were able to identify a young woman found dead in a Huntington Beach farm field more than 50 years ago as Anita Louise Piteau, one of seven children from a family in Augusta, Maine.
OC Register: San Clemente maintains court challenge to 241 extension idea
This month, the Transportation Corridor Agencies’ Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency board approved spending another $600,000 to defend itself in the three-year-old lawsuit.
Labor
Journal of Commerce: ILWU’s anti-automation plea to state leaders hints at contract flashpoint
In a July 7 letter to California Governor Gavin Newsom, International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) president Willie Adams cited the pandemic and the US-China trade war as reason why terminal automation, mostly recently seen at APM Terminals’ Los Angeles terminal, would hurt the ports, its workers, and surrounding communities.
CalMatters: Workers fear return to work, many resisting
With a series of temporary protections that helped Californians get through the first few months of the pandemic set to expire soon, Gov. Gavin Newsom hinted he will today extend some programs in another flex of executive power.
California
KABC 7: Preparing kids for new classroom COVID-19 safety measures
The start of the new school year with distance learning is a big concern for a lot of parents. But there are things you can do to get your kids ready for the eventual return to the classroom.
Nation
CBS: COVID-19 vote by mail ballot experiment reveals potential problems within postal system
Mail-in voting, for many, is as simple as sending a letter, but rules vary across the country for when a voter can get their ballot and when it should be returned. In 2016, more than 73,000 out of 33 million mail-in ballots arrived too late to be counted.
Publication Date: July 24, 2020
