September 21, 2020
Orange County
Voice of OC: What are OC school districts’ plans for potential Coronavirus outbreaks on campuses?
Districts will be sending home individuals with symptoms. Those who have COVID-19 or were in contact with anyone with a confirmed case must quarantine for 10 or more days and wait till symptoms subside.
Voice of OC: Newport-Mesa community divided over school reopenings, union calls plans vague
Petitions with over 500 unique signatures combined are pushing for the district to hold off on that as schools all over Orange County prepare to offer classroom instruction. Still some districts are choosing not to resume in-person classes quite yet.
Daily Pilot: Orange County reports 4 new deaths due to COVID-19
Overall coronavirus numbers, taken as a seven-day average with a seven-day lag period, would continue to keep Orange County in the red tier indicating “substantial” risk, per the state’s established reopening guidelines.
OC Register: Spate of deputy misconduct cases casts harsh spotlight on OC Sheriff’s Dept.
Does Sheriff Don Barnes deserve credit for rooting out some of the problems or criticism for allowing them to occur in the first place? He has been sheriff less than two years, but was the undersheriff before that, virtually running day-to-day operations for years.
OC Register: OC builder doubles home sales with lower price focus
The Aliso Viejo company, which builds in California and Arizona, told investors that its net new home orders totaled 152 in July and August, up 100% from a year ago. The company sold 296 homes in 2020’s first six month — up 11% in a year.
Labor
Labor 411: Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died at age 87; senate leader moves to immediately fill her seat
‘Our nation has lost a jurist of historic stature,’ Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. said in a statement. ‘We at the Supreme Court have lost a cherished colleague. Today we mourn, but with confidence that future generations will remember Ruth Bader Ginsburg as we knew her — a tireless and resolute champion of justice.’
California
LA Times: Newsom defends his actions to fix California’s troubled unemployment agency
“We are committed to getting this done and we recognize the magnitude of the responsibility and the extraordinary challenge that we have in front of us,” Newsom said Monday. “We’ll be transparent with you and others in real time over the course of weeks, not waiting months.”
Publication Date: September 21, 2020
