March 8, 2021 Media Brief
Orange County
Voice of OC: Will schools n OC’s hardest hit community reopen following state push?
The Santa Ana Unified School District’s Board of Education will have to decide if it will offer students a chance to come back to the classroom after learning online since March 2020. The item is not on the agenda but the board could discuss the issue at its Tuesday meeting.
Voice of OC: Community members call on Orange County to “stop Asian hate,” and remember the dead
Hundreds of luminaries were placed at the Fountain Valley Sports Complex on Thursday to form a message calling to “Stop Asian Hate” to shed light on what some are calling a “virus of bigotry” that is inflicting itself on the Asian community not only locally but nationally.
OC Register: Rain and temperatures to fall across Southern California ahead of Tuesday storm arrival
Temperatures are expected to be between 6 and 12 degrees cooler than normal during the first half of the week in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties.
OC Register: Fired DA investigator accuses OC District Attorney Todd Spitzer of ‘pay for play’ practices
A fired Orange County district attorney’s investigator has filed a county damage claim alleging he was terminated for discovering that District Attorney Todd Spitzer was soliciting bribes and involved in other criminal conduct.
OC Register: Yorba Linda issues $642,000 contract to company accused of fraudulent activity
Council members last week accepted American Asphalt South’s bid for a slurry seal project after concurring with a staff report that contends San Diego’s complaint to the state Office of Administrative Hearings contains unproven allegations.
Labor
Labor 411: Disney Park-Goers are spitting on and harassing workers for enforcing COVID safety rules
According to Orange County Sheriff’s reports released by the Orlando Sun-Sentinel, employees from Disney’s theme parks, hotel and Disney Springs have been subjects of challenges from guests who were asked to keep their masks on and social distance amid COVID-19.
California
OC Register: Plan to allow thousands of California oil wells faces vote
While the petroleum industry supports the changes, environmentalists and community groups have said the plan has barely changed and doesn’t address violations of the California Environmental Quality Act.
Publication Date: March 8, 2021
