June 10, 2021 Media Brief
Orange County
Voice of OC: Even more OC cities join movement to switch out cops for social workers In homeless, mental health response
That now includes the cities of Fullerton and Buena Park, where officials are moving to establish their own program through a joint, regional partnership that the cities hope to expand in size and hours as they seek out more funding.
Voice of OC: All OC residents still required to wear masks at work until at least late June
State public health guidelines call for vaccinated people to largely ditch masks indoors and outdoors — except for skilled nursing homes or other medical settings like hospitals. Those guidelines go into effect next Tuesday, when the statewide reopening hits.
Voice of OC: Downtown Mission Viejo property owner challenges City Hall secrecy in court
The action comes during negotiations between the Kinstler Family Trust — the owners of the Stein Mart building on Marguerite Parkway — and Mission Viejo officials who want to acquire the property to connect the downtown area to Oso Creek and take a first step toward a redevelopment plan that began in 2007.
OC Register: Garden Grove Police officer charged with beating, threatening homeless people
A 12-year veteran of the Garden Grove Police Department was charged Wednesday with beating and threatening two homeless people in separate incidents while on duty.
Supervisor Katrina Foley: Candlelight Memorial Friday in honor of the lives lost to COVID in Orange County
Join Supervisor Katrina Foley, community leaders, frontline workers and residents from across Orange County's Second District, to honor and recognize the more than 5,000 lives we’ve lost in OC to COVID-19. Please bring a flower or a photo of your loved one for the memorial. Friday evening, 7:30 pm, Avenue of the Arts, Costa Mesa, 92626. Parking is free.
OC Register: Veterans group shifts support from Irvine to Anaheim Hills cemetery site
The Veterans Alliance of Orange County (or VALOR) whose board of directors includes Army, Navy and Marine vets, announced Monday, June 7, it is abandoning hope of seeing a cemetery built in Irvine and is now focusing on more than 200 acres of county-owned open space at the junction of the 91 freeway and 241 toll road.
Daily Pilot: Amazon seeks to build a distribution center in San Clemente
Amazon.com, Inc. is eyeing a 20-acre site in San Clemente for a new distribution center, a major regional development that would fill the city’s already busy business park.
Labor
Labor 411: Walmart joins Target in closing on Thanksgiving Day giving workers the day off
Walmart Chief Operating Officer Dacona Smith said in a news release that closing stores on the holiday ‘is one way we’re saying ‘thank you’ to our teams for their dedication and hard work this year.”
Region
KTLA: LAUSD eyes plan to provide affordable housing for teachers, other employees
Officials have not made any determinations about where the units might be built, but they will be considering properties the district owns that are unused or underutilized, the Daily News reported.
Publication Date: June 10, 2021
