June 15, 2021 Media Brief
Orange County
Voice of OC: Santa Ana council members to finalize city budget, community spending demands persist
Today may be the last day for Santa Ana residents to call for a city budget this year that reflects their needs, as council members are set to take a final vote this evening on solidifying their new $353 million taxpayer dollar spending plan.
Voice of OC: Santa Ana police questioned about why some sexual assault reports receive the same urgency as graffiti
The system gives certain calls a 1-5 priority level — a 1 demanding top priority and a 5 demanding the least, according to the city. A spreadsheet of that data, reviewed by Voice of OC, indeed shows that reports about some sexual assaults and rape fall on priority 3.
OC Register: In Orange County, more vaccines, keeping to new rules will help after state’s reopening today
But the way the virus – and its variants present in Orange County – might spread after Tuesday’s reopening will depend on two things: How quickly more people get vaccinated, and how well the public sticks to precautions still in place.
OC Register: What June 15 reopening means for OC businesses, government and everyday people
June 15 – when the state’s restrictions on businesses and civic life largely go away – will be cause to celebrate a return to what passes for normal. Other parts of the county may greet the day with a shrug because they’ve already resumed old (pre-pandemic) habits or created new ones. And some folks don’t know yet what to think.
OC Register: Former Rep. Dana Rohrabacher breached Capitol police barricades on Jan. 6
Newly released footage from the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol shows former Orange County Congressman Dana Rohrabacher joined a crowd that crossed police barricades, making him the highest profile politician known to be on the ground that day.
OC Register: World’s largest firefighting helicopters land in O.C. to help battle wildfires in Southern California
The pair of Chinook CH-47s helitankers, which can carry up to 3,000 gallons of fire retardant or water, landed at the Joint Forces Training Base in Los Alamitos. The helicopters join the fleets of the Orange, Los Angeles and Ventura county fire departments as part of a joint disaster-response team.
Daily Pilot: Huntington Beach City Council accepting applications for seat left open by Ortiz’s resignation
Residents have until Friday at 5 p.m. to apply for the vacant seat, after a unanimous 6-0 vote during a special council meeting last week. Online applications are available at bit.ly/hbcitycouncil, or those interested can visit the city clerk’s office at City Hall.
California
KTLA: California vaccine lottery: Winners in L.A., Orange and Riverside counties selected for $50,000 prizes
Those who were chosen for the second batch of $50,000 prizes included three people from Los Angeles County, and one resident apiece in Orange and Riverside counties. Last week, three people from L.A. County and one from Orange County were among the group of 15.
Publication Date: June 15, 2021
