October 5, 2020 Media Brief
OCEA Town Hall
OCEA: Members only OCEA Virtual Town Hall Monday night
The 2020 Election is right around the corner, and we want you to meet your OCEA-endorsed labor champions! Please join us on Monday, October 5th at 5:30 p.m. for a special OCEA Town Hall! This event is for OCEA “members only.” Click the link to RSVP.
Orange County
Voice of OC: Disneyland re-opening debate intensifies amid layoff threat
Disneyland officials are still bargaining with various worker unions over layoffs and coronavirus pandemic safety measures as pressure to reopen theme parks is mounting, while cities, like Anaheim, are facing multi-million dollar deficits.
Voice of OC: County residents rely on parents to report coronavirus school cases
OC Public Health Officer Dr. Clayton Chau previously said school closures would be reported to the public and officials would disclose outbreaks at school — only if it affected the community at large.
Daily Pilot: Orange County reports five deaths due to COVID-19
The county healthcare agency numbers also show that 10,074 coronavirus tests were reported within the last day, bringing the number of tests administered to 891,104. An estimated 48,831 people in the county have recovered after contracting the virus.
OC Register; What you need to know about how, when and where you can vote in Orange County
Is anything different from the last presidential election, and what do people need to know to vote by mail, and when are election results expected to come in? Orange County Registrar of Voters Neal Kelley answered some of voters’ most common questions and concerns about the Nov. 3 election.
Voice of OC: State to study competing veterans cemetery sites in Irvine
The veterans’ cemetery has been a hotly debated issue in local politics for nearly a decade, and advocates for both potential locations have said they hope the new study definitively determines which site will be the cheapest to build on.
California
OC Register: Get ready to say ‘Wow’: Long Beach’s new bridge is ready for its debut
Dubbed the “Bridge to Everywhere” by city and Port of Long Beach leaders, the Gerald Desmond Replacement Bridge — it will get its own distinctive name later — was a very long time in the making.
OC Register: COVID-19 recession could do long-term damage to the state, but there’s a glimmer of hope
These days, John Lettieri, CEO of the Economic Innovation Group, has a lot less to be optimistic about with California’s economy. His Washington D.C.-based organization was founded to research and work on public policy issues around entrepreneurship, economic mobility and the struggles of those left behind by the U.S. economy.
Publication Date: October 5, 2020
