October 9, 2020 Media Brief
Orange County
OC Register: Vast new reservoir in south Orange County gets its first drops of water
While water may not start filling the reservoir until December, they opened the valve on Friday to spray in a few ceremonial gallons, as state, county and local officials gathered — both in person and virtually — to celebrate the dedication of what should look like a lake a year from now.
OC Register: Coronavirus: 162 new cases, 10 new deaths in Orange County on Oct. 9
The data on deaths in the county is compiled from death certificates or gathered through the course of case investigations and can take weeks to process, officials say. The most recent deaths were on Oct. 4.
Voice of OC: Costa Mesa launches rental assistance program for residents affected by COVID
Residents affected by the pandemic in Costa Mesa could soon receive thousands of dollars to help pay their rent through a federally funded rental assistance program in the city.
Daily Pilot: Newport-Mesa Unified middle and high schools will not reopen Monday, administrators ask for more time
Amid much confusion and debate — and as 125 demonstrators in favor of a return rallied outside the district’s Costa Mesa headquarters — board members voted 5-1 to delay reopening schools until no later than Dec. 17.
OCEA: Getting a flu shot is more important than ever!
It's time for your annual flu shot and OCEA is holding a clinic with social distancing precautions firmly in place. Rite Aid is helping us with a drive-thru OCEA Flu Shot Clinic on Monday, Oct. 19 from Noon to 2 p.m. and Tuesday, Oct. 20 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. The clinic will be held right here at OCEA.
California
KTLA: LA, other parts of California see rise in virus numbers but too early to call it new surge
The uptick in coronavirus cases in Los Angeles and several other California counties is cause for concern, but experts said Thursday that it’s too early to say whether it represents the start of a larger surge in infections.
Nation
AP News: White House ups offer in virus aid before talks with Pelosi
The White House is boosting its offer in up-and-down COVID-19 aid talks Friday in hopes of an agreement before Election Day, even as President Donald Trump’s most powerful GOP ally in the Senate said Congress is unlikely to deliver relief by then.
Publication Date: October 9, 2020
