February 11, 2021

Orange County

Voice of OC: Officials say Coronavirus vaccines at Soka University supersite not affected by storage issues

In a late Wednesday afternoon announcement, county officials said Pfizer determined that the vaccines are safe after officials withheld them from distribution to be safe.

 

Voice of OC: County official complains about record requests for secretly approved contracts

Amid public concerns about tens of millions of dollars in secretly-approved taxpayer contracts, Orange County’s top elected official is publicly complaining that reporters are asking too many questions and requesting too many public records.

 

Voice of OC: Could Santa Ana join the community choice energy movement in Orange County?

A number of Orange County cities have moved to change the way they get their energy, which officials say will save local residents a little money and help combat climate change.

 

OC Register: Should the county have installed a gate at Table Rock Beach?

While its cliffs and coves are breathtaking, homeowners above say noise from the beach bounces off the rock walls and carries up the hill. There is a large cave off the southerly cove that is hidden from view so it is often used for illegal bonfires, they say.

 

Labor

LA Times: Lawsuit challenging Prop 22 to be refiled in Alameda County after being thrown out

A small group of app-based drivers backed by a major labor union are pushing forward their legal challenge to Proposition 22 — the California voter-approved law allowing gig companies to keep treating their workers as independent contractors — after the state Supreme Court threw the lawsuit out.

 

California

KTLA: California virus death toll surpasses New York’s as state grapples with vaccine shortages

California has edged past New York with the most death from the coronavirus. California’s death toll reached 45,496, surpassing New York’s toll of 45,312 on Thursday, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.

 

Nation

NBC: Judge denies request to increase Kyle Rittenhouse bail

A judge denied a request to issue an arrest warrant and increase bail for Kyle Rittenhouse, the teenager charged with killing two people during protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last summer.

 

LA Times: Impeachment managers wrap up their case, but was it enough?

House prosecutors wrapped up their case against former President Trump on Thursday, arguing that Trump willfully provoked violence by rioters at the Capitol on Jan. 6, and warning that if he isn’t held accountable, he could try to use a mob to regain power.

 

Publication Date: February 11, 2021