March 17, 2021 Media Brief
Orange County
Voice of OC: Former councilman John Stephens chosen as Costa Mesa’s next mayor
The majority of Costa Mesa Council members decided to appoint former Councilman John Stephens to take over Mayor Katrina Foley’s seat after she won the Orange County Supervisors special election last week.
KTLA: Disneyland theme parks set to reopen on April 30
After a yearlong closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Disneyland and Disney California Adventure Park finally have a reopening date: April 30. That announcement was made by the company Wednesday and comes about a week after after Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Chapek signaled that the Anaheim theme parks were looking to welcome back visitors by the end of next month.
OC Register: Orange County’s red tier term could be brief as pandemic conditions improve
If promising trends hold, Orange County is poised to spend only a few weeks in the red tier before advancing to the even more relaxed orange tier, which would bring back another wave of shuttered businesses, including bars and bowling alleys, with pandemic modifications in place.
Voice of OC: Fullerton residents continue to protest police shooting of Hector Hernandez
It’s been 10 months since Fullerton police shot and killed Hector Hernandez, a father and resident on the west end of town, in his own yard while he was lying on the ground. Residents and family members have questioned the police department’s tactics the night of the shooting.
Voice of OC: San Clemente repeals loyalty pledge for council, restoring access to public records
San Clemente City Council members on Tuesday night threw out a loyalty pledge they needed to sign to review the city’s most sensitive documents, ending a months-long debate over who has access to the city’s secrets.
California
KTLA: Coastal commission to consider fate of offroad riding at Oceano Dunes
While the matter is likely to end up in court, the California Coastal Commission is scheduled Thursday to finally decide whether off-road riding will continue to be permitted at Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area — the only state park where vehicles can be driven along the beach.
Nation
OC Register: Police seek motive in Georgia attack on mainly Asian women
Authorities said that they didn’t know if the suspect Robert Aaron Long ever went to the massage parlors where the shootings occurred but that he was planning to go to Florida in a plot to attack “some type of porn industry.”
Publication Date: March 17, 2021
