March 26, 2021 Media Brief
Orange County
Voice of OC: Voice of OC: What will new supervisor Katrina Foley do as she takes office after historic win?
Katrina Foley is now Orange County’s newest supervisor – and she’s vowing to make progress on coronavirus vaccine access, homelessness, and racial disparities in the criminal justice system.
Voice of OC: OC Fair set to welcome guests in person this summer, expecting 45,000 people a day
Around 45,000 people a day could go to the Orange County Fair in person this summer, as positivity rates go down and more people get vaccinated amid a Coronavirus pandemic that forced the annual showcase of food and rides to go virtual last year.
OC Register: Disneyland unveils plans for theme park expansion
Disneyland has unveiled long-term plans for theme park, retail and parking expansion as the Anaheim theme park prepares to work with the city to reimagine what the resort district will look like over the next couple decades.
OC Register: Why you shouldn’t take a painkiller before your COVID shot
The concern is that painkillers might curb the very immune system response that a vaccine aims to spur. Vaccines work by tricking the body into thinking it has a virus and mounting a defense against it.
Daily Pilot: Candlelight vigil protests anti-Asian violence, honors people killed in recent mass shootings
Asian American residents in Orange County and across the United States have dealt with a significant uptick of hate speech, harassment and violence since the coronavirus pandemic began. Kim Nguyen, a 64-year-old Westminster resident, enrolled into classes at the Vietnam Martial Art Center a few months ago.
Labor
Labor 411: Amazon accused of union busting after thousands of names from directory disappear
Last week, Amazon made changes to its internal online staff directory, deleting hundreds of thousands of entry-level warehouse workers’ profiles from a tool that allows any company employee to view the full names and photos of other employees.
California
KTLA: California to expand vaccine eligibility to those 16 and 50 years or older
Starting April 15, all Californians 16 and older will be able to sign up for COVID-19 vaccines — with those 50 and older becoming eligible earlier, on April 1, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday.
KTLA: California Supreme Court ends cash bail for some defendants who can’t afford it
The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that judges must consider suspects’ ability to pay when they set bail, essentially requiring that indigent defendants be freed unless they are deemed too dangerous to be released awaiting trial.
Publication Date: March 26, 2021
