June 2, 2021 Media Brief
Orange County
Voice of OC: Orange County cities join growing movement to use social workers, not cops for some calls
Should police officers — instead of social workers — be responding to calls about a homeless person experiencing mental health issues or substance abuse problems?
Voice of OC: Tito Ortiz resigns from Huntington Beach city council
Tito Ortiz abruptly resigned from the Huntington Beach City Council Tuesday evening after being the center of a series of controversies since first becoming elected to the council last November.
Voice of OC: Fullerton approves budget despite open questions on funding shortfall
Fullerton city council members approved a new budget full of questions Tuesday night, leaving the possibilities of cuts for future discussion as funding gaps persist.
Daily Pilot: District attorney releases report on in-custody death of man arrested in Newport Beach burglary
The report said that Sheriff’s Department owed the suspect a duty of care but the evidence does not support a finding that this duty was in any way breached, “either intentionally or through criminal negligence,” wrote investigators.
ABC7: Suspect in custody after unprovoked attack in Anaheim
An Anaheim neighborhood was left in shock after a 70-year-old man was fatally beaten outside his home in an unprovoked attack, suffering severe head injuries.
Labor
KTLA: California lawmakers considering bill to give health care workers bonuses in 2022
California lawmakers are considering legislation that would require hospitals, clinics and skilled nursing facilities to pay medical professionals $10,000 in “hero pay” for their work during the COVID-19 pandemic.
State
KTLA: Castle Fire in California destroyed at least 10% of world’s redwood trees, study finds
At least a tenth of the world’s mature giant sequoias were destroyed by a single California wildfire that tore through the southern Sierra Nevada last year, according to a draft report prepared by scientists with the National Park Service.
Nation
AP News: Biden, GOP to meet and negotiate as infrastructure deadline looms closer
Deadline looming, President Joe Biden is set to meet with the top Senate Republican negotiator on infrastructure as the administration signals time is running out to strike a bipartisan deal on the White House’s big investment proposal and top legislative priority.
Publication Date: June 2, 2021
