June 16, 2021 Media Brief
Orange County
Voice of OC: County residents enjoy reopening day largely marking an end to masks
The statewide reopening is here and most pandemic restrictions are gone. Fully vaccinated residents in Orange County no longer have to wear masks in most places or stay six feet away from others.
Voice of OC: Will outdoor dining in public spaces become a permanent fixture in OC?
Outdoor dining in Orange County’s downtown areas that became commonplace during the pandemic may not be going away and could in fact become a permanent fixture of cities in the future.
OC Register: Disneyland without pandemic rules big crowds, no masks, massive lines, hot temps
Disneyland dropped COVID-19 rules on Tuesday, June 15 requiring masks, physical distancing and temperature checks while increasing theme park attendance and ride capacity for the first time in 15 months.
OC Register: Costa Mesa’s OK of 1,057-unit One Metro West project sets it up for public vote
The 1,057-unit development, which would include some low-income apartments as well as shops and office space, is planned on 15.23 acres east of the Santa Ana River between Sunflower Avenue and right along the 405 freeway.
Daily Pilot: Nonprofit turning motel into housing for homeless as part of O.C. effort to build 2,700 units by 2025
Households qualify to stay at Ascent if they earn between 30% to 50% of the median income of Orange County, which was $103,000 in 2020. The average resident is expected to pay about $283 a month.
Labor
OC Register: Reopening will get Orange County 100,000 jobs says Chapman forecast
Much of the projected hiring spree to come — as well as the pandemic era’s jobs shortfall — can be tied to leisure and hospitality industries that were battered by mandates designed to slow the spread of coronavirus and the public’s reluctance to travel. That’s all about to change.
California
KTLA: California will give away 50,000 free tickets to “Six Flags for Vax for Win” incentive
California is partnering with Six Flags to give $4.5 million worth of free theme park tickets to residents who get the COVID-19 shot, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday as he announced the latest incentive in the state’s “Vax for the Win” program.
Nation
ABC7: President Biden meets 1 on 1 with Russian President Putin
President Joe Biden says after his meeting with President Vladimir Putin that he is "not going to walk away" from the plight of two Americans detained in Russia.
Publication Date: June 16, 2021
