September 25, 2020
Orange County
Voice of OC: Deputy shooting of homeless black man prompts curfew, protesters on edge
One day after a deputy shot and killed a homeless Black man in San Clemente, Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes faced public scrutiny over officer accountability and expressed a need to reassess his department’s role in mental health and homeless outreach.
Daily Pilot: Orange County COVID-19 death toll tops 1,200
The county agency also reported 282 new cases, leading to a total of 52,904 cases. That does not include the total for antigen positive cases, which is 1,424. Currently, 157 cases are hospitalized and 50 are in intensive care units. An estimated 47,660 have recovered.
Voice of OC: Officials won’t disclose virus outbreaks at schools while re-openings continue
Orange County Health Care Agency officials won’t disclose coronavirus cases at schools and are instead leaving that decision up to school districts as many classrooms are slated to begin reopening.
Voice of OC: Museums reopen with precautions yet some stay closed
When the Bowers Museum shut down in mid-March due to the coronavirus pandemic, it had one of its most popular exhibitions in decades on view. The opening gala for “Inside the Walt Disney Archives: 50 Years of Preserving the Magic” essentially sold out, and attendance during the first two weeks of the exhibition was robust.
OC Register: LA, OC schools receive national Blue Ribbon honors
Nine schools in Los Angeles County and five in Orange County were named National Blue Ribbon Schools on Thursday, Sept. 24, an honor bestowed on campuses based on their overall academic achievement or success in closing achievement gaps among groups of students.
California
KTLA: Senator’s husband named in UC admissions scandal
University of California Regent Richard Blum, a wealthy San Francisco financier and Sen. Diane Feinstein's husband, wrote an “inappropriate letter of support” to help a student get into UC Berkeley despite the applicant’s uncompetitive ratings by university staff and an initial denial of admission, according to the California state auditor’s office.
KTLA: New state law requires food delivery apps to work closely with restaurants
Two new California laws will require app-based delivery companies to more closely work with local restaurants before advertising their menu options and drivers to ensure the safety of meals while the orders are in transit.
Nation
AP News: Ginsburg makes history again, lying in state at Capitol
The late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg lay in state Friday at the U.S. Capitol, the first woman so honored in America, making history again as she had throughout her extraordinary life.
Publication Date: September 25, 2020
