July 28, 2020 Media Brief
Orange County
Voice of OC: Orange County Board of Ed considers suing the state over school shutdown
Members of the Orange County Board of Education are expected to discuss suing the state over the mandatory school shutdown at their meeting this Tuesday night.
Voice of OC: OC Supervisor Calls for Reopening Indoor Malls, Meanwhile Coronavirus Rages in Anaheim and Santa Ana
Orange County Supervisor Lisa Bartlett is looking to push state health officials to allow indoor shopping malls to reopen as the coronavirus continues to rip through the Latino community in Anaheim and Santa Ana – where many of those mall workers live.
Daily Pilot: Protesters claim Newport-Mesa Unified plan to start school year under 4x4 model would harm students
About 200 students, parents and teachers converged at Corona del Mar High School on Monday to protest a learning model recently adopted by the Newport-Mesa Unified School District they claim is stressful, unrealistic and potentially harmful to students.
Voice of OC: County supervisors effort to extend term limits is back
Orange County supervisors have quietly revived a controversial plan to extend the term limits imposed on their offices.
Voice of OC: Newport Beach officials and residents raise issues over airport land lease bids
Airport watchdogs and residents are raising questions in Newport Beach about just what kind of agreement Orange County officials could enter into with whichever companies they select to lease land and provide aviation services at John Wayne Airport.
Voice of OC: Criticism mounts around police response at recent protests in Orange County
An increasing number of protesters in Orange County are voicing concern over police officers’ recent conduct in cities where demonstrations against nationwide police violence have occurred.
California
KTLA: State sues over Trump exec order excluding undocumented immigrants from census count
California is the latest state to sue President Donald Trump over his executive order excluding people in the U.S. illegally from being counted when congressional districts are redrawn.
Nation
Associated Press: Administration again pushes disproven drug as COVID-19 treatment
President Trump’s attempt to project a more serious tone about the coronavirus lasted for about a week. He resumed spreading misinformation about how to fight the virus and amplifying criticism of Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert.
Publication Date: July 28, 2020
