August 28, 2020

Orange County

Voice of OC: Anaheim enforces virus guidelines, county health officials do not

During the pandemic, the City of Anaheim’s code enforcement officers have had a very public presence throughout the city, working with local businesses to ensure they follow state and local health orders to help slow the coronavirus spread.

 

Daily Pilot: Orange County is almost halfway there to reopening schools

The county has to remain off the list for 14 consecutive days in order to receive the green light to reopen all schools for in-person learning, and Sunday would mark the halfway point.

 

OC Register: Orange County lands in most restrictive tier of new coronavirus tracking system Gov. Newsom announced Friday

The new tracking system to monitor how counties are faring in the pandemic is meant to be slower and simpler, Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a news conference Friday, Aug. 28.

 

Daily Pilot: Garden Grove approves contract with company for policy training materials for police

The Garden Grove Police Department is moving forward with plans to digitize its policy manual and training, after the City Council unanimously approved a $59,400 contract with Lexipol, LLC at their Tuesday meeting.

 

California

OC Register: California lawmakers consider plan to extend eviction ban through January

Under a new measure unveiled Friday, all tenants will have to pay at least one-fourth of their September-through-January rent by Jan. 31.

 

KTLA: California company tied to multistate salmonella outbreak that prompted peach recall

A peach recall has expanded to include loose peaches and peach products after 78 people were sickened in 12 states by salmonella poisoning linked to the fruit, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.

 

Nation

Associated Press: Thousands gather at March on Washington commemorations

Capping a week of protests and outrage over the police shooting of a Black man in Wisconsin, civil rights advocates began highlighting the scourge of police and vigilante violence against Black Americans at a commemoration of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

 

Publication Date: August 28, 2020