August 6, 2021 Media Brief
Orange County
Voice of OC: Orange County children being hit by COVID fueled by Delta variant
Friday’s news conference, convened by Supervisor Katrina Foley, marks the county’s first general pandemic update county officials have given since December — when the practice was abruptly ended during the height of the Winter wave.
Voice of OC: OC struggles to process rape evidence tied to hundreds of backlogged kits
Orange County continues to struggle processing a backlog of sexual assault evidence kits that were collected from victims, yet haven’t been tested to identify their possible attackers. The backlog stood at over 1,200 untested kits early last year.
OC Register: ‘Make sure they feel loved:’ Women incarcerated at Orange County jail train dogs for adoption
The women were meeting the dogs for the first time Thursday after two weeks of training classes. Now, they’ll spend the next eight to 10 weeks with the two dogs, preparing them for their eventual adoption.
OC Register: Former DEA agent from Orange County indicted on Capitol riot charges
Mark Ibrahim, 32, was arrested in Washington, July 20 after federal authorities identified him in photos that appear to show him flashing a DEA badge and a firearm while on the Capitol grounds that day. He also was accused of climbing on the Peace Monument to deliver a monologue.
Voice of OC: Costa Mesa officials kick off redistricting public forums
The redistricting process occurs every 10 years throughout the entire state — including counties and cities with election districts — after the nationwide U.S. Census has been completed.
OC Register: Give license to private firm for temporary nuclear waste storage, NRC staff says
The potential for moving stranded nuclear waste off San Onofre’s coast — and away from scores of other nuclear power plants nationwide — took a step forward in July when the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff concluded that a private, temporary storage facility in Texas poses little risk to the environment and should be licensed.
OC Register: Fullerton mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus, the first confirmed in 2021
The West Nile virus was found in mosquito samples collected from two different parts of Fullerton, the Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District announced Friday. The mosquitoes were the first in the county to test positive for West Nile this year.
Labor
OC Register: Disneyland workforce reaches 19,000, unions want thousands more rehired
The Disneyland resort has 19,000 cast members currently working and continues to rehire furloughed and laid off cast members.
Publication Date: August 6, 2021
