June 11, 2021 Media Brief

Orange County

Voice of OC: Orange County COVID victims to be memorialized tonight

A public memorial will be held today for the roughly 5,100 Orange County residents killed by COVID-19. The memorial service is being hosted by County Supervisor Katrina Foley, marking the first time any county official memorializes residents killed by the virus.

OC Register: How June 15 reopening will change restaurants and dining in

You’re vaxxed, tired of takeout, weary of masks and dying to celebrate with dinner and drinks. The good news is that on Tuesday, June 15, restaurants will finally be allowed to serve at 100 percent capacity inside and out.

Daily Pilot: Homeless advocates urge Orange County to create a safe parking program for people living out of vehicles

First responders continued to search for a 24-year-old man who fell or jumped overboard from a Catalina Express boat about a mile away from the ferry in Long Beach, authorities said Friday morning, June 11.

The Tribune: Big budget deficits are looming

Eventually, the council approved – on a 5-0 vote – the budget for fiscal years 2021-2023 that is calculated to reach a deficit of $10.4 million by the second year of the spending plan.

OC Register: Search underway for overboard man from Catalina bound boat

California

KTLA: COVID rates plunge to new lows, fueling hope that reopening won’t bringe surge

California will fully reopen its economy next Tuesday under remarkably favorable conditions, with the COVID-19 risk rapidly receding and new cases being reported at the lowest levels in 14 months.

KTLA: State health departments asking for unprecedented infusion of cash following pandemic

California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to spend the state’s extraordinary budget surplus on correcting the most widespread financial impacts of the pandemic, pledging to give $600 payments to most tax paying adults while committing to pay off all of their outstanding rent and utility bills.

ABC7: US will restore $1B for CA’s troubled high speed rail project

The U.S. Department of Transportation finalized settlement negotiations to restore the money for the high-speed rail project that was revoked by the Trump administration in 2019, Newsom said Thursday night.

Nation

NPR: G7 leaders meet for first time since COVID shocked the world

For the first time since the pandemic halted face-to-face events, leaders from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States have gathered for three days of talks in a British seaside town to try to address some of the world's most pressing issues.

Publication Date: June 11, 2021