October 8, 2020 Media Brief
Orange County
OC Register: Coronavirus: 14 new deaths reported in Orange County on Oct. 8, total surpassed 1,300
Of the 1,306 deaths in Orange County, 476 were skilled nursing facility residents, 90 were in assisted living facilities and four was listed as homeless.
Voice of OC: School districts delay classroom reopening as county sees uptick in virus cases
Some Orange County school districts are delaying reopening classrooms after concerns and pushback from parents, teachers and principals as cases have slightly upticked over the past couple weeks.
Voice of OC: Local officials rethink public access to cooling centers amid heat waves
A spate of recent heat waves is prompting some Orange County officials to reexamine the way communities are made aware of — and able to access — public cooling centers, which mostly aid people living without air conditioning and the heat-vulnerable elderly.
Daily Pilot: Costa Mesa to offer pandemic-strapped residents up to $6K in rental assistance
Crunching some numbers, Mayor Pro Tem John Stephens subtracted the administrative costs from the city’s $668,658 first-round coronavirus block grant funding and determined only the remaining $281,427 would be going to families.
OC Register: Anaheim offers residents help with internet bills, rent
In May, to address the growing number of residents out of work and businesses shuttered due to the pandemic, Anaheim – like many Orange County cities – created a rental assistance program using federal coronavirus aid and homeless prevention funds. A few months later, the city hadn’t spend all $3 million it set aside for the program.
California
KTLA: State warns local election officials to prep for potential disruption threats at polls
In a tense political climate, California is taking an unusual step and warning local election officials to prepare for disruption at polling places and potential cases of voters being intimidated or blocked from casting ballots.
KTLA: State parents mostly disapprove of distance learning poll finds
As most public and private school students in California continue to study from home, a majority of voters say the state’s schools are not prepared to offer high-quality distance learning, although they are more positive about their own local schools, according to a poll released Thursday.
Publication Date: October 8, 2020
