November 3, 2020 Media Brief
Election Day!
Orange County
Voice of OC: Election Day kicks off with two-thirds of OC votes already cast
In an unprecedented election year marked by a global pandemic that’s transformed many aspects of daily life, OC is seeing a massive wave of early voting with about two thirds of all voters in OC already casting ballots by the night before the election.
Voice of OC: School re-opening debate continues as potential second Coronavirus wave looms
For context, Orange County has averaged around 20,000 deaths a year since 2016, according to state health data. Of that number, cancer kills over 4,600 people, heart disease kills over 2,800, over 1,400 die from Alzheimer’s disease and strokes kill over 1,300 people.
Daily Pilot: O.C. Health Care Agency looks to kids to promote ‘mask message’ as COVID-19 cases hold steady
Halloween may be over, but with mask-wearing continuing for the foreseeable future, Orange County Health Care Agency officials are inviting students countywide to submit designs by Nov. 19 for the first “Mask Message Contest.”
OC Register: Fountain Valley-based Memorial Health Services paying $31.5 million to settle drug overbilling case
Memorial Health Services has agreed to pay more than $31.5 million to resolve allegations that it overbilled Medicaid for prescription medication purchased and reimbursed under a federal drug pricing program, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday.
OC Register: More airlines to add John Wayne Airport stops in 2021
Allegiant Air is expected to be the next to arrive, with service to start in February, followed by Sun Country Airlines in April, and in May, Air Canada should begin international service, according to a report from airport Director Barry Rondinella.
Labor
OC Register: Disneyland fans should thank laid-off workers
It’s been a tough week for the thousands of Disney cast members who now know officially that their jobs are gone. Disney has been sending layoff notices to the estimated 28,000 cast members across the county whose jobs it is eliminating.
California
Daily Pilot: California coronavirus cases outpaced by Texas, but state warns not to let guard down
The Lone Star State’s leapfrog illustrates both the magnitude to which COVID-19 cases are surging there, and the extent to which California — so far — has escaped the significant spikes striking many other parts of the United States.
Publication Date: November 3, 2020
