June 21, 2021 Media Brief
Orange County
Voice of OC: Who really decides how tax dollars are spent in Orange County?
As county government officials in OC gear up to spend $8 billion in taxpayer money this next fiscal year, their quiet annual public budget hearing this month left it unclear what impact – if any – the elected officials in charge of it actually make.
Voice of OC: Tuesday is the public’s last chance to weigh in on $8 billion in County spending
Residents have told Voice of OC in emails and social media comments that they’d like to see more funding go to roads, county parks, land for affordable housing and speeding up the processing times of concealed gun permits.
Voice of OC: Irvine schedules long-awaited discussion on state veterans cemetery site
After nearly a decade of debate, the Irvine City Council is set to make a decision Tuesday on the future of a state veterans cemetery in Orange County.
Voice of OC: Charitable deeds to feed homeless people rouse opposition across OC
Feeding homeless people can be a dicey endeavor for the charitable in Orange County, as advocates have learned that acts of service — like giving away food — can lead to handcuffs, while a local homeless kitchen now faces friction with public officials over its existence.
Voice of OC: Costa Mesa approves $2 million annual shelter contract, cities rethink homelessness response
Costa Mesa City Council unanimously approved a $2 million a year contract with Mercy House Living Centers to operate their new homeless shelter for a three-year term starting next month
Labor
OC Register: As employees head back to work, insults and misconduct ramp up
A recent Deloitte survey, for example, says 52% of women have experienced some form of harassment or aggression in the past year. That ranges from a belief their judgment is being questioned because they are women, to disparaging remarks about their physical appearance.
California
Daily Pilot: California’s prison boom saved this town. Plans to close a lockup are sparking anger and fear
By the 1950s, logging mills started closing, but the California Correctional Center opened in 1963, bringing jobs. It was a lifeline to the economically struggling Susanville community.
Nation
OC Register: Supreme Court unanimously sides with ex-athletes in NCAA compensation case
The high court agreed with a group of former college athletes that NCAA limits on the education-related benefits that colleges can offer athletes who play Division I basketball and football can’t be enforced,” Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote for the court that the NCAA sought “immunity from the normal operation of the antitrust laws,” which the court declined to grant.
Publication Date: June 21, 2021
