April 28, 2021 Media Brief
Orange County
Voice of OC: Orange County community groups partner to bring seniors to vaccination sites
It’s a collaborative effort stemming from the early days of the pandemic when testing wasn’t widely available to everyone in the county — so community organizations banded together to bring testing directly to the most impacted neighborhoods.
Voice of OC: Supervisors keep coronavirus state of emergency, vaccine passports not enforced
Orange County Supervisors will keep the coronavirus state of emergency and continue moving forward with a digital service that provides proof of vaccination that some businesses will require.
Voice of OC: Newport Political Donor’s bid for park land sparks opposition
It centers on a request by Newport Beach resident Buck Johns to buy less than an acre of county-owned park land for $13,000 — the price of which was determined by an appraisal he paid for — to possibly lump in with his nearby property.
Voice of OC: Fullerton city manager Ken Domer removed from post
Fullerton City Council members canned City Manager Ken Domer, without explaining exactly why, at a special meeting Tuesday night. On a 3-2 vote, the council voted behind closed doors to dismiss Domer, who was unanimously appointed as city manager in June 2017.
Voice of OC: Anaheim City Council unanimously votes to keep Anaheim Ballet in home studio
The debate over an already approved ethnic studies elective class sparked again in public comments at Los Alamitos Unified School District Board meeting on Tuesday, when board members were presented with potential teaching materials for the course.
California
KTLA: California could become first state to let adults add parents to health care plans
California could become the only state to let adult children add their parents as dependents to their health insurance plans, a policy proposal aimed at increasing insurance coverage among low-income people living in the country illegally who aren’t eligible for government-funded coverage.
KTLA: California has lowest virus case rate in entire country
Months after a coronavirus surge sickened hundreds of thousands of people, left thousands dead and pushed hospitals to their breaking point, California’s virus case rate is now the lowest of any state in the nation, federal figures show.
Nation
AP News: Biden to pitch sweeping ‘family plan’ in speech to Congress tonight
President Joe Biden will use his first joint address to Congress to pitch a $1.8 trillion investment in children, families and education that would fundamentally transform roles the government plays in American life.
Publication Date: April 28, 2021
