August 21, 2020

Orange County

Voice of OC: More OC elementary schools apply for reopening waivers

Scores of Orange County elementary schools are trying to reopen their classrooms through waivers that have been sent to state officials that would allow reopenings as the county’s virus trends have relaxed this month.

 

Voice of OC: County could be removed from state virus watch list, allowing re-openings

Orange County is slated to be removed from the state coronavirus watch list if trends hold steady, which could potentially lead to more business and school classroom re-openings.

 

Daily Pilot: H.B. Human Relations Task Force hosts forum on building community

Four more sessions of the Huntington Beach community summit are scheduled. Relations between the community and law enforcement will be discussed on Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon, and representation in local government is the topic on Aug. 27 from 6 to 8 p.m.

 

Labor

OC Register: Southern California bosses hire 225,200 in July; unemployment down to 15.9%

Still, employment is off 916,000 positions from February — a 12% drop from the last time the local business climate was untethered by the pandemic.

 

California

KTLA: State wildfires turn deadly as evacuees worry about homes, excessive heat

Sky-darkening wildfires that took at least five lives and forced thousands of people from their homes blazed throughout California on Friday as firefighting resources strained under the vastness of the infernos authorities were trying to control.

 

KTLA: Golden State killer to be sentenced for series of crimes spanning a generation

All that now awaits the Golden State Killer is an end of his days in prison. A Sacramento County judge on Friday will sentence the 74-year-old serial rapist and murderer to 26 life terms for killing 13 people and raping 50 in a series of break-ins that terrorized a state.

 

Publication Date: August 21, 2020