March 31, 2021 Media Brief
Orange County
Voice of OC: Coronavirus vaccine supersite opens at OC Fairgrounds while community efforts get vaccines to hard-hit areas
Orange County officials launched another mass coronavirus vaccination site Wednesday at the fairgrounds in Costa Mesa, while community clinics continue worrying about supply levels. The Fairgrounds are in District 2 now represented by newly elected County Supervisor Katrina Foley.
Voice of OC: Cesar Chavez remembered throughout Orange County, murals revisited
On Cesar Chavez Day, artist Emigdio Vasquez, Sr. remembers the great labor icon and explains why he painted a mural in tribute, including the vibrant characteristics of zoot suits, working conditions and historical figures reflecting the Chicano community in Orange County.
Voice of OC: Santa Ana officials opt not to appoint employee of company sued for contamination
As Santa Ana grapples with issues of environmental justice, city council members have refused to appoint an employee of a company that settled a local groundwater contamination lawsuit to the city’s workforce development board.
Voice of OC: Placentia officials mark one year of operating city homeless shelter amid region crisis
In the time since Placentia’s shelter opened, less restrictive walk-in shelters elsewhere in Orange County have disappeared — leaving places like a Mexican cultural center in Santa Ana to become homeless encampments. And some advocates say housing — not shelters — are the real solution to the regional issue.
OC Register: KKK Propaganda distributed in Newport Beach condemned, investigation starts
Civil rights advocates and city leaders are decrying the distribution of flyers promoting the Ku Klux Klan in Newport Beach over the weekend.
California
KTLA: State to hire 1,400 additional firefighters as dry winter sparks fear of wildfire season
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday said the state will hire nearly 1,400 additional firefighters as an unusually dry winter stokes fears of another devastating wildfire season.
KTLA: California reopening moves forward amid warnings of spring virus wave
In Washington on Monday, top federal health authorities issued grave warnings that COVID-19 cases are on the rise, and that a national spring surge could be emerging as the coming Easter holiday brings the potential for greater spread.
Nation
AP News: Pfizer says its COVID vaccine protects younger teens
Pfizer announced Wednesday that its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and strongly protective in kids as young as 12, a step toward possibly beginning shots in this age group before they head back to school in the fall.
Publication Date: March 31, 2021
