February 23, 2021

Orange County

Voice of OC: Top OC prosecutor calls for treatment instead of jail for drug use and mental illness

District Attorney Todd Spitzer, who oversees the vast majority of criminal prosecutions in Orange County, is publicly calling on his colleagues to overhaul how they deal with drug use and mental illness – offering treatment instead of jail and criminal charges.

 

Voice of OC: Anaheim Convention Center to open Tuesday, outbreak concerns remain

A new Coronavirus mass-vaccination site will open as planned on Tuesday at the Anaheim Convention Center, despite initial concerns over vaccine supply due to severe weather delays that prompted the closure of the Disneyland vaccination site last week.

 

Voice of OC: Los Alamitos High to possibly offer new ethnic studies, will Yorba Linda follow?

For a while now some educators, parents and alumni have been voicing concerns over what they describe as a lack of adequate education in Orange County schools about Black history and communities of color.

 

Voice of OC: Trash rates increase to be addressed across Orange County

Stanton officials this week will consider potential trash rate hikes while Laguna Hills officials could hike their payments to a trash consultant by hundreds of thousands of dollars — decisions that could impact local residents and businesses in both cities.

 

Voice of OC: Journalists association calls on OC official to apologize for criticism

Orange County’s regional association for journalists is calling on the county’s top official to apologize for criticizing Voice of OC’s questions and public records requests about secretly-approved contracts during the pandemic.

 

California

KTLA: Newsom signs stimulus package that includes $600 payments to 5.7 million people

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a $7.6 billion coronavirus relief package on Tuesday that will give at least $600 one-time payments to 5.7 million people while setting aside more than $2 billion in grants for struggling small businesses.

 

Nation

Reuters: US Supreme Court formally pulls the plug on election related cases

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday brought a formal end to eight lingering disputes pursued by former President Donald Trump and his allies related to the Nov. 3 presidential election including a Republican challenge to the extension of Pennsylvania’s deadline to receive mail-in ballots.

 

Publication Date: February 23, 2021