April 8, 2021 Media Brief
Orange County
Voice of OC: OC and CA Latino communities lag in COVID vaccinations as economy rushes to reopen
Vaccination gaps remain in Orange County and throughout California as more businesses are reopening and state public health officials are expected to lift nearly all coronavirus restrictions in two months.
Voice of OC: What can local governments do to fight climate change? Experts say a heck of a lot
As costs to fight wildfires skyrocket amid warming temperatures and cities look at spending millions to raise sea walls, local leaders say there’s real action local governments can take to combat climate change – and that the public has an important role to push for it.
OC Register: LA County ends mandated quarantines for fully vaccinated travelers
Los Angeles County public health officials on Monday, April 5, ended the mandate for fully vaccinated travelers to quarantine upon their arrival here.
Daily Pilot: Majority of sex and human trafficking victims in Orange County are Black and Latino, report says
Each group accounted for 30% of the victims the task force assisted. White people accounted for 19%, Asian and Pacific Island people for 10% and those of “other” or mixed races for 11%.
Daily Pilot: Costa Mesa Police Chief Bryan Glass will retire in September after 26 years with the department
In a release issued by the city, the chief remarked on the privilege of leading the Costa Mesa Police Department through the rigors of 2020, calling it “a year like no other” that saw not only a nationwide pandemic but a string of Black Lives Matter rallies that sometimes called for a defunding of police units.
California
OC Register: COVID economy: California, US unemployment claims rise
California workers filed 145,400 initial claims for unemployment during the week that ended April 3, an increase of 39,000 from the 106,400 claims filed the prior week, the U.S. Labor Department said.
Nation
OC Register: Federal low-income housing grant doubles in size this year
IEach state must use 80% of the annual grant for rental housing, up to 10% for homeownership and the rest for administrative costs.
OC Register: Biden tightens some gun controls, says much more needed
President Joe Biden, in his first gun control measures since taking office, announced a half-dozen executive actions Thursday aimed at addressing a proliferation of gun violence across the nation that he called an “epidemic and an international embarrassment.”
Publication Date: April 8, 2021
