June 24, 2021 Media Brief
Orange County
Voice of OC: How will cities deploy new mental health response network for homeless calls?
One local program in OC is called Project HOPE, and is slated to start rolling out in Huntington Beach in late July. Anaheim and Garden Grove have also signed on, with Fullerton and Buena Park exploring it as well.
Voice of OC: How much are trash bills going up in Orange County’s unincorporated areas?
Over the last two weeks, Voice of OC has asked county officials for a rundown of how the rates are changing in these communities outside of cities, like North Tustin, Rossmoor, and Ladera Ranch. County officials said such information doesn’t exist.
OC Register: State officials question Angel Stadium sale deal over affordable housing law
The Surplus Land Act requires local governments to give priority to affordable housing when selling excess property – which includes giving nonprofit homebuilders and other such parties a chance to bid on the property before selling it. If the state were to find Anaheim violated the Surplus Land Act, it might require the City Council to undo the sale to SRB Management.
OC Register: Former Irvine police officer gets a year in jail for stealing $68,000 by claiming unworked overtime
Matthew Christian August, 49, of Aliso Viejo, was also placed on three years of formal probation upon pleading guilty to 34 felony counts of presenting a false claim and two felony counts of grand theft by an employee.
OC Register: Blood shortages fuel the drive for more donations in OC
UCI Health runs its own blood program and likes to have a 3-to-5-day supply. Keeping self-sufficient is important, Dr. Minh Ha Tran Do, clinical professor of pathology, said, because it doesn’t want to have to tap vendors such as the Red Cross, which are dealing with a critical shortage of blood supplies.
California
OC Register: Deadline fast-approaching to extend California eviction ban
A proposal is likely to come by Friday, the last day a bill can be printed, debated and voted on before the expiration of the ban. Some California renters living in federally-funded housing will be protected through July by the extension of a federal ban announced Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control.
Nation
OC Register: Many feared dead after Florida beachfront condo collapses
A wing of a 12-story beachfront condo building collapsed with a roar in a town outside Miami early Thursday, killing at least one person and trapping residents in rubble and twisted metal. Rescuers pulled out dozens of survivors and continued to look for more.
Publication Date: June 24, 2021
