April 7, 2021 Media Brief
Orange County
Voice of OC: City of Orange considering short term rental regulations
The City of Orange is looking to tighten regulations on short-term rentals as such lodgings continue to proliferate in town and all across Orange County.
Voice of OC: Reported hate crimes in Santa Ana will now be available on police website
The Santa Ana Police Department will now post monthly reports of hate crimes on their website after the city council unanimously voted Tuesday to make the data accessible.
OC Register: With race a hot topic in town, Huntington Beach City Council approves three anti-racism proposals
Even before Ku Klux Klan pamphlets showed up on Huntington Beach doorsteps Easter morning, the City Council was scheduled to debate a trio of agenda items addressing racism. All three passed in flying colors Monday, April 5.
Voice of OC: Sheriff stops taking questions at news briefings
It stands in contrast to Sheriff Don Barnes’ prior briefings last year, as well the county’s weekly coronavirus briefings where there was a phone line reporters could call to ask questions. Barnes’ spokeswoman didn’t respond to a message asking why he stopped taking questions at his news briefings.
Voice of OC: Costa Mesa lifts commercial eviction ban, tenants have four months to pay back rent
Costa Mesa City Council members ended the eviction ban on commercial tenants the same day state public health officials announced that nearly all Coronavirus restrictions could be lifted in two months.
California
KTLA: Lawmakers push to tax guns, ammo in wake of mass shootings
Citing recent mass shootings in Orange, Boulder, Colo., and the Atlanta area, state lawmakers on Tuesday advanced a proposal for a new tax on the sale of guns and ammunition in California to boost funding for violence prevention programs.
KTLA: All K-12 schools in California expected to be open full time in the fall
All K-12 California schools should be open in the fall for full-time, five-days-a-week, in-person instruction under guidelines released Tuesday by state officials.
Nation
AP News: Biden administration makes pitch for higher business taxes
The Biden administration is drilling down on the argument that higher corporate tax rates would ultimately help an ailing economy, saying the resulting infrastructure investments would boost growth.
Publication Date: April 7, 2021
