April 23, 2021 Media Brief
Orange County
Voice of OC: Tackling Coronavirus vaccine hesitancy across Orange County
“First, we haven’t fully achieved full vaccination in any of the tiers,” said Bernadette Boden-Albala, an epidemiologist and founding dean for the University of California, Irvine public health program, in a Thursday interview.
OC Register: First-time homebuyers are getting outbid by big companies
About one in five homes sold in 2020 were purchased by investors, both nationwide and in Southern California, the study found. It could be institutional investor groups, publicly traded companies, pension funds, and even large foreign behemoths.
Daily Pilot: Costa Mesa hopes legal cannabis dispensaries will alleviate city’s pot problem
Officials have long described an influx of illicit operators, selling wares in non-descript storefronts to unsuspecting or undiscriminating clients, and the immensity of city resources it takes to shut them down.
OC Register: Westminster police officer put on leave after striking woman in face with fist
The Orange County District Attorney’s Office will evaluate the officer’s use of force and determine if criminal charges are warranted, police said.
OC Register: Westminster man arrested in connection with Jan. 6 Capitol siege
Westminster police said their officers were not notified by federal authorities about the arrest and not present when it happened.
California
KTLA: 61,000 no-show kindergarteners fuel steep drop in state’s public school enrollment
The pandemic has intensified a multiyear trend of dwindling public school student enrollment statewide, causing a steep drop this year with more than a third of the decline stemming from 61,000 no-show kindergarteners.
Nation
KTLA: Biden administration’s new climate goal is slightly more aggressive than California’s
For years, California has been more ambitious than the United States in fighting climate change. But now that President Biden has proposed slashing the nation’s planet-warming emissions in half by 2030, the roles seem to have flipped.
Publication Date: April 23, 2021
