September 8, 2020

Orange County

Voice of OC: Angels and Ducks have different community giveback approaches in Anaheim

With the LA Angels in the midst of trying to convince Anaheim taxpayers to partner on the land sale around Angel Stadium, one of the biggest public land sales in recent Orange County history, the actual stadium site itself has been mostly left dark during the Coronavirus crisis.

 

OC Register: Orange County gains ground against coronavirus, advances from purple tier to less-restrictive red tier

Orange County’s two most crucial coronavirus metrics, a daily average of new cases and the share of tests that come back positive, are low enough to allow a new range of business sectors and other public places to reopen with some restrictive modifications.

 

Voice of OC: Mobile fingerprint scanners to be distributed to OC Law Enforcement

Orange County police and sheriff’s deputies will have the ability to run fingerprints in the field among people they’re arresting or detaining, under a new $1 million-per-year program approved unanimously last month by county supervisors without discussing it publicly.

 

OC Register: Thousands without power in LA and Orange Counties

Thousands of Southern California Edison and Los Angeles Department of Water and Power customers remained without power Tuesday, and electricity for some was not expected to be restored until Wednesday.

 

Daily Pilot: Orange County to offer drive-through voting for election at Honda Center

Honda Center in Anaheim will serve as a polling place for the presidential election, with all Orange County citizens invited to drop off ballots there or vote in person — either inside the arena or inside their vehicle.

 

California

KTLA: California’s record-breaking fire season could get worse as winds return on Tuesday

California’s record-breaking fire season could get much worse in the coming days as powerful winds heighten the danger of more blazes while firefighters continue to struggle with destructive conflagrations across the state.

 

Nation

Associated Press: House to investigate DeJoy possible campaign law violations

House Democrats said Tuesday they will investigate whether Postmaster General Louis DeJoy encouraged employees at his former business to contribute to Republican candidates and then reimbursed them in the guise of bonuses, a violation of campaign finance laws.

 

Publication Date: September 8, 2020