June 23, 2021 Media Brief
Orange County
Voice of OC: Voters to decide whether to extend Supervisor term limits
Supervisors voted 3-to-2 to put the measure to voters during the upcoming special recall election of Gov. Gavin Newsom, which could take place as soon as September or October. Supervisors Katrina Foley and Don Wagner dissented.
Voice of OC: Irvine takes no action on veterans cemetery opening door to other possible sites
Nick Berardino, one of the leaders of the veterans coalition and former head of the Orange County Employees Association, said that the long debate between public commenters only reinforced his belief a cemetery in Irvine isn’t possible.
Voice of OC: Newport Beach ends COVID local emergency, County continues emergency status
Meanwhile, County supervisors decided not to end their state of emergency at their Tuesday meeting, instead voting to tie the countywide emergency with that of the state automatically continuing the emergency until California officially terminates their own.
Voice of OC: Supervisors grapple with letting vaccinated people ditch masks in County buildings
Orange County Supervisors questioned their own pandemic policies on who has to wear a mask inside county buildings and how officials will verify if someone is fully vaccinated, with Supervisor Katrina Foley saying she’s concerned the county isn’t following state regulations.
Daily Pilot: Berms go up in Newport Beach ahead of expected high tides
The National Weather Service warned of minor tidal overflow into low-lying beach areas — such as on the Balboa Peninsula, where streets on the westernmost end of the island are only 5 feet above sea level — boardwalks and parking lots.
OC Register: El Pollo Loco is set to test drone delivery in Orange County
Test flights will begin this week in Orange County, which is in the process of choosing as many as 10 restaurants to participate, representatives for the company wrote in an email. If the tests work out, El Pollo Loco hopes to provide the service at more locations, based on market demand and Federal Aviation Administration regulations.
Labor
Wall Street Journal: Supreme Court rules against union organizer access to California farms
The decision, by a 6-3 vote along the court’s conservative-liberal divide, erases a major victory that César Chavez’s farmworker movement achieved in the 1970s, when it argued that the seasonal and isolated nature of agricultural labor made access to the fields essential if workers were to exercise their organizing rights.
OC Register: Disneyland: Less than half of 32,000 employees have returned to work
Less than half of the 32,000 Disneyland employees have returned to work after thousands were laid off or furloughed during the 412-day coronavirus closure of the Anaheim theme parks.
Publication Date: June 23, 2021
