March 9, 2021 Media Brief
Orange County
Voice of OC: Today is Election Day for many county residents
A high-stakes contest is now in its final hours for a job that will impact Orange County’s handling of everything from homelessness to mental health services to the pandemic. After months of all-out get-out-the-vote efforts by both major parties, today is the last day of voting to replace Michelle Steel as the Orange County supervisor for the coastal 2nd District.
Voice of OC: Police fusion center that monitors social media highlighted at national hearing
It came at hearing Wednesday on security measures around the Capitol attack and domestic terrorism. A top FBI official, providing an example of how federal agents work with local police, said investigators in Orange County discovered information that helped disrupt “The Base.”
Voice of OC: PYLUSD faces mounting calls to stream board meetings, parents raise questions
The Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District is not broadcasting meetings in which their board of trustees makes decisions on the education of around 24,000 students, while some parents question if they’re hiding things.
Voice of OC: Costa Mesa Planning Commission kicks back vote on controversial signage to April
The city’s Planning Commission has continued the hearings on the controversial issue several times since last April. Commissioners on Monday night once again voted unanimously to delay a decision to next month. City staff recommended continuing the item to finish making revisions to a signage agreement with Triangle Square.
Daily Pilot; Pandemic gas prices are over, as Orange County residents report feeling squeezed at the pump
Pandemic gas prices, and the savings drivers reaped while people limited travel, are officially over in Orange County, where the average cost of a gallon of regular-unleaded rose this week to $3.80 — the highest price recorded since Thanksgiving 2019.
California
KTLA: California bill seeks to create hotline that would have counselors respond to calls
California’s 9-8-8 bill is the state effort to create 988 hotlines by July 2022 under new rules from the Federal Communications Commission and Congress. It would be funded through a surcharge on phone lines similar to 911. Counties would separately have to provide the crisis services and mobile crisis teams.
Nation
Associated Press: Royal family says Harry, Meghan racism charges “concerning’
Buckingham Palace said Tuesday that allegations of racism made earlier this week by Prince Harry and Meghan were “concerning” and would be addressed privately by the royal family.
Publication Date: March 9, 2021
