September 22, 2020
Orange County
Voice of OC: OC school districts move forward with reopening, questions and petitions mount up
As a host of Orange County schools start welcoming back students today, there are mounting questions from a growing number of teachers and community members about how such re-openings – and potential outbreaks – will be handled.
OC Register: No positive COVID-19 tests so far for elementary schools that opened with waiver
On the eve of Orange County campuses being allowed en masse to reopen for in-person instruction, Orange County Health Care Agency Director Dr. Clayton Chau said on Monday, Sept. 21, that the schools that have returned already using the elementary school waiver have not reported any positive tests for COVID-19.
Daily Pilot: Candlelight vigil honoring Ruth Bader Ginsburg held in Huntington Beach
Participants were passed electric candles and then walked from Triangle Park south toward the Huntington Beach Pier, said organizer Bethany Webb, a Huntington Beach resident.
Voice of OC: Local supervisor accused of residency fraud again as re-elections near
OC Supervisor Andrew Do has faced a litany of questions in recent years about whether he’s been illegally living outside the central-county district he represents. Now, in the heat of his re-election bid, it’s coming up again.
Labor
Voice of OC: Concerns rise over state unemployment hold-ups, local labor unease continues
An ever-growing backlog of unemployment claims at the state and concerns among local labor leaders over whether laid off workers will get their jobs back have put Coronavirus-era joblessness squarely into focus.
California
KTLA: Productivity level declines at California EDD despite increased hiring
The Employment Development Department has been overwhelmed by millions of claims for unemployment benefits during the coronavirus pandemic.
KTLA: UC schools wrongly admitted dozens of wealthy students
A California state audit has found that the University of California wrongly admitted at least 64 wealthy students over the past six years as “favors to donors, family, and friends.”
Publication Date: September 22, 2020
