April 12, 2021 Media Brief
Orange County
OC Register: Orange County announces test run for its own COVID-19 vaccine passports
The County Health Care Agency announced that in April it will launch a pilot program to test “digital passports” – likely through the county’s Othena vaccine scheduling app – which a vaccinated person could display to enter places where strangers inevitably mix, such as at conferences, meetings, concerts and sporting events.
OC Register: Anaheim elementary students are latest to return to campus
Many OC districts have already returned to at least some in-person classes, and several – including Newport Mesa Unified, Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified and Ocean View – are now shifting from hybrid instruction to full-time learning in the classroom.
Voice of OC: Irvine Great Park homeowners are paying for largest municipal park in OC history – now they want a voice
Instead, Irvine city council members and developer FivePoint Holdings control the cost and selection of projects in the park, with a small portion of the tax dollars going to the immediate neighborhoods surrounding the home to finance utility and road construction.
Voice of OC: Orange County cities continue discussion on how to address hate incidents
On Tuesday, Irvine will discuss a resolution requiring the city’s police department post a monthly hate crimes update to their website. They’ll also have to come up with new guidelines on handling “race based hate crimes and incidents,” to submit to the council within two months.
Voice of OC: Buena Park Introduces ‘Equity’ as a New City Core Value
The city’s human relations committee, formed in October, drafted a resolution meant to reaffirm the city’s “commitment to celebrating diversity, addressing social, and racial inequalities, and promoting equity in the community.”
Voice of OC: Orange County hospital seeks divorce from large Catholic health system
Hoag doctors say that Providence’s drive to standardize treatment decisions across its chain — largely through a shared Epic electronic records system — often conflicts with their own judgment of best medical practices.
John Wayne Airport: Access Secure Areas at John Wayne Airport with an “OC AirPASS” Post-Security Access Pass
Guests without a boarding pass can access the secure areas of the John Wayne Airport Terminal with an OC AirPASS (post-security access pass) to shop, dine, watch planes, and greet friends and relatives when they arrive at the gate or accompany them before their flight.
California
OC Register: California consumer confidence back to pre-pandemic levels
The Chapman University-Claremont McKenna College California Consumer Sentiment Index jumped a record 37% in the first quarter from the end of recession-scarred 2021.
Publication Date: April 12, 2021
