November 30, 2020 Media Brief
Orange County
OC Register: Coronavirus: 1,058 new cases, no new deaths reported in Orange County on Nov. 29
The Orange County Health Care Agency provides a daily update of testing results, deaths and other related metrics used to monitor the impact and spread of the coronavirus.
Voice of OC: New, younger city council will decide what the city looks like when it grows up
It appears the final say on the city’s future physical landscape over the next few decades won’t go before the current, outgoing and generally-older City Council with little time left in office this year.
Daily Pilot: Local officials eye Michelle Steel’s seat on Orange County Board of Supervisors
As Orange County’s Nov. 3 general election ends, another one is brewing to take place early next year for an open seat on the county Board of Supervisors.
OC Register: Untethered from the office, urban tenants are flocking to the Inland Empire
Rents are up 4-6% in Riverside and San Bernardino counties, but have been falling in L.A. and Orange counties since the pandemic hit.
OC Register: Empty offices to evolve and fill back up post-pandemic, CBRE exec says
Office occupancy in Southern California dropped 6.2 million square feet since the start of the year, equivalent to emptying out the 103-story Empire State Building two times.
OC Register: New Yorba Linda library and arts center applies finishing touches for Nov. 30 opening
The two-building civic campus, constructed at the city’s former “strawberry field” property on Lakeview Avenue near Lemon Drive, is expected to become a public hub to complement the year-old Town Center retail plaza across the street.
Daily Pilot: Black Friday madness toned down in Orange County due to COVID-19, online salesg
Instead of shopping, this year they came to South Coast Plaza to take pictures with Santa Claus. The only thing was, Jolly Old St. Nicholas was inside a display, behind glass, and the pictures had to be taken in front.
Labor
Labor 411: Biden poised to flip the anti-union NLRB
Biden can nominate a Democrat to the current vacant seat right after he takes office. And he can nominate another in August of next year. The two nominations, if confirmed by the Senate, would flip the Board.
Publication Date: November 30, 2020
