July 28, 2020 Media Brief
Orange County
Voice of OC: Orange County goes after $60 million in state grants to buy motels for homeless supportive housing
Orange County officials are moving forward on efforts to buy local motels and convert them into permanent housing for homeless people with support services, with county supervisors signing off Tuesday on requesting $60 million from the state to pursue such projects.
Voice of OC: Anaheim police chief resists calls for officer statements after shootings
Anaheim Police Chief Jorge Cisneros is resisting calls to have officers make statements the same day critical incidents happen, like when officers shoot someone, and to not allow officers to see body camera footage before making their statements.
Voice of OC: Orange County Board of Education decides to sue Gov. Gavin Newsom over school closures
The board will be represented by the law firm Tyler & Bursch at no cost to the taxpayer, according to the board. The firm has offices in Anaheim and Murrieta, and is also part of a lawsuit against Newsom over a ban on singing in churches.
OC Register: Anaheim to hire away Buena Park’s city manager
The Anaheim City Council has picked Buena Park City Manager James Vanderpool to fill its top administrative spot, about three months after its former city manager, Chris Zapata, was ushered out with a $475,000 severance package.
NY Post: Coronavirus: Researchers identify six different ‘types’ of COVID-19
Patients in most severe cluster were 13 times likelier to require breathing assistance, 3 times likelier to end up in hospital than those in least severe group.
Labor
LA Times: California won’t conquer the coronavirus, and fully reopen, until it can protect essential workers
Five months into the pandemic, it’s becoming increasingly clear that California is not going to conquer the coronavirus until it dramatically improves safety measures for essential workers at the epicenter of the health crisis.
California
OC Register: Vote planned to end California’s eviction ban
A statewide moratorium on evicting tenants during the coronavirus pandemic could end in the next 2 ½ weeks, triggering what some fear could be “a wave of evictions” unless lawmakers reinstate the ban.
Publication Date: July 29, 2020
