November 24, 2020 Media Brief
Orange County
Voice of OC: Coronavirus hospitalization increases recall summer wave as Thanksgiving draws near
Public health experts, epidemiologists and medical doctors across the county are closely watching the daily numbers heading into Thanksgiving and worry about what impact the holiday could have on cases.
Voice of OC: San Clemente City Council censures colleague for speaking out against city staff
After a late night meeting that stopped just short of midnight, Mayor Pro Tem Laura Ferguson, who was the lone dissenter against the 3-1 censure vote, said she is considering a court challenge of the censure.
Voice of OC: Irvine city council to vote on councilman Carroll’s mailer spending
Irvine City Council members will have the final say on a series of controversial taxpayer funded mailers by Councilman Mike Carroll, deciding whether or not he can use his staff budget to finance independent messages over a year after the first mailer was sent out.
Voice of OC: Final costs remain unclear as OC cities consider new utility program
Cities across Orange County are discussing launching a new public electric utility service, but are fast approaching a December 31 deadline that if missed could stop the project from launching by 2022.
Voice of OC: Teachers push Newport Mesa to send older students home over safety concerns
Some teachers in the Newport-Mesa Unified School District are calling the hybrid model a “failure” and asking the board of trustees to return secondary students to distance learning from home after Thanksgiving break.
California
KTLA: Judge denies request to life San Diego County coronavirus restrictions
A California judge on Monday denied a request to temporarily restore indoor service at restaurants and gyms in San Diego County that were forced to move operations outside earlier this month to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
KTLA: Sen. Feinstein to step down as top Democrat on judiciary committee
California Sen. Dianne Feinstein said Monday she will step down from her role as the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, giving up the powerful spot after public criticism of her bipartisan outreach and her handling of Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation hearings.
Publication Date: November 24, 2020
