May 3, 2021 Media Brief
Orange County
OC Register: OC’s vaccination efforts shift from the vulnerable to the hesitant
As Orange County pushes toward a goal of having most residents vaccinated against COVID-19 by July 4, health officials, healthcare providers and local nonprofits are trying everything they can think of to find and persuade people who haven’t yet gotten a shot.
Supervisor Doug Chaffee’s Office: 4th District Virtual Job Fair
Orange County Vice-Chairman Doug Chaffee is hosting a Virtual Job Fair on Wednesday, May 5, 2021, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. The Vice-Chair is working with the OC Workforce Development Board, Orange Community Services, American’s Job Center of California, 4th District Cities, and Chambers of Commerce.
Voice of OC: Irvine to fight lawsuit compelling voting districts setting up years-long legal battle
The threatened lawsuit came from Kevin Shenkman, a lawyer who’s been waging similar fights across the state for nearly a decade. Similar letters have been sent to the cities of Anaheim, Santa Ana, Orange and others, who have all complied and changed to districts.
OC Register: Huntington Beach Mayor Pro Tem Tito Ortiz filed for unemployment even as city checks kept coming
Two months into his first term as a council member, and with his city checks still coming, Huntington Beach Mayor Pro Tem Tito Ortiz filed an unemployment claim with the California Employment Development Department.
Voice of OC: Huntington Beach officials may not be able to block comments under proposes social media policy
“One of the reasons why we want to establish a policy is so that everybody is sort of on notice that if you want to engage in constituent blocking, you could be opening up the city to a lawsuit like what happened with [former Irvine Mayor] Christina Shea,” Councilman Mike Posey said in a phone interview.
Voice of OC: Political campaigning happened at DA’s Office during victim’s event
The event was held at the DA’s headquarters, after an original site for a victims memorial was switched from Mason Regional Park in Irvine to a corner of the DA’s headquarters across the street from the Sheriff’s Department headquarters and the county jail.
Labor
OC Register: How workplace investigations have pivoted amid #WFH pandemic
Ann Fromholz, founder and owner of The Fromholz Firm, a Pasadena-based law firm that specializes in workplace issues related to sexual harassment, retaliation, fraud, racial discrimination and a host of other issues, has seen investigations pivot to the digital world.
Publication Date: May 3, 2021
