November 6, 2020 Media Brief
Orange County
Voice of OC: County election results reveal tight battles for national state and local seats
A jump in new election ballots counted Thursday showed Orange County maintaining its purple region trend, with Republicans maintaining a lead in two key congressional races, and a county supervisor’s race.
Voice of OC: County rolls out 2 million mental health outreach campaign as virus cases increase
Orange County officials are getting questions about the rollout of a $2 million mental health publicity and outreach effort, paid for with federal coronavirus relief funds, just as virus counts continue to increase.
Voice of OC: COVID-19 restrictions has OC parents driving their kids out of state to play youth sports
Andrew Noymer, a UC Irvine epidemiologist and public health expert, said while he understands parents’ desire to have their kids play and the character building sports help develop in children, it’s not the time to resume competitive games in most sports because of close crowding.
Daily Pilot: Huntington Beach hires Julian Harvey as interim police chief
The City Council had a closed session with negotiations that lasted well more than two hours. When it reconvened into open session, City Manager Oliver Chi announced a resolution to appoint Harvey as its interim police chief.
California
KTLA: Despite progressive reputation, voters say no to rent control
The decisive failure of Proposition 21 on Tuesday — like Proposition 10 before it in 2018 — shows that despite California’s reputation as a progressive bastion, voters here are far from willing to support one of the most well-known housing ideas championed by the left.
KTLA: Insurers banned by state from dropping 2.1m homes fire coverage
With parts of California still smoldering, the state Department of Insurance has issued a one-year moratorium prohibiting insurers from canceling or not renewing about 2.1 million homeowners’ policies, the second consecutive year policyholders in or near fire-stricken areas have gotten a temporary measure of relief.
Nation
AP News: GOP leaders divided over Trump’s claim over election fraud
A key Republican senator said Friday he saw no evidence to support President Donald Trump’s baseless claim that Democrats are trying to “steal” the election, even as GOP leaders struck a more neutral tone — and others urged the White House to fight.
AP News: Biden on cusp of presidency after gains in Pennsylvania
Democrat Joe Biden was on the cusp of winning the presidency on Friday as he opened up narrow leads over President Donald Trump in the critical battlegrounds of Georgia and Pennsylvania.
Publication Date: November 6, 2020
