January 11, 2021
Orange County
OC Register: Coronavirus: 50 new deaths, 3,121 new cases in Orange County on Jan. 10
There were 50 deaths reported by the county on Sunday, raising the total number of reported deaths to 2,091. The most recent death recorded was on Jan. 4. The county also reported 2,216 patients in local hospitals with the coronavirus on Sunday.
Voice of OC: Congressman Lou Correa reflects on DC Capital attack and airport confrontation
All this comes up just as national congressional leaders on Monday consider a second impeachment against Trump, who last week triggered an assault on the U.S. Capitol building by his supporters alleging election fraud just as U.S. House and Senate members were meeting as the Electoral College to certify the election of the next President, Joe Biden.
Voice of OC: Judge pushes back on OC Sheriff over jail releases, prepares to appoint expert
The move by OC Superior Court Judge Peter Wilson comes after Sheriff Don Barnes suggested the judge should decide himself who is transferred out of group living areas where a coronavirus outbreak has infected one out of every three inmates.
Voice of OC: Newport Beach & Garden Grove to tackle where new state-mandated housing should go
Now comes the hard part for these and many other cities in the region: Figuring out just where exactly all of the additional housing will go. Garden Grove officials have already identified where 6,400 of the close to 20,000 required housing units will go.
OC Register: Busy year ahead in Orange County transportation construction
People staying home during the coronavirus pandemic led to emptier streets and freeways and sped-up roadwork schedules in 2020, and that progress will continue in 2021, transportation officials said.
Daily Pilot: Costa Mesa Mayor Katrina Foley kicks off virtual campaign for O.C. supervisor seat
Supporters, volunteers and friends of the Democratic candidate gathered in a video conference call to learn what Foley has in store.
Labor
Labor 411: Flight attendants union president calls for flight ban for violent protestors
Sara Nelson, the president of the Association of Flight Attendants had some tough words for the violent mob that stormed the Capitol today: stay off of commercial flights.
Nation
OC Register: Southern California Republicans face reckoning after insurrection in D.C.
Hours after news outlets around the world showed supporters of President Donald Trump breaking into the United States Capitol as part of an effort to prevent certification of the Nov. 3 election, Inland Empire Assemblyman Chad Mayes said his phone started blowing up.
Publication Date: January 11, 2021
