August 24, 2021 Media Brief
Orange County
Voice of OC: Supervisors support Afghan refugees following Taliban takeover
The board unanimously voted at Tuesday’s public meeting on an impromptu resolution in support of a three-step plan for the resettlement of Afghan refugees in the U.S. following the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan earlier this month.
Voice of OC: Residents need real time data to effectively confront COVID – Norberto Santana
It’s the best way that residents can empower themselves when it comes to COVID, in terms of making effective decisions about where to go and what to do, especially during a surge.
Voice of OC: South Orange County cities choose where to spend pandemic bailout money
Council members in the cities of San Clemente and Lake Forest both decided last week on how to spend their pandemic relief funds, with one city focusing on infrastructure improvements and another giving nearly two thirds of their funds back to local businesses.
Voice of OC: County works to clean toxic land in Santa Ana before putting low-income homes on site
A total of 86 homes are proposed on the site in an industrial area of Santa Ana’s Logan neighborhood, next to the 5 Freeway along Washington Blvd. For decades, gasoline and diesel fuel was stored in four underground tanks at the property when it hosted trucking companies and vehicle repair services.
OC Register: Anaheim’s first motel-turned-permanent housing project opens
Buena Esperanza’s studio apartments – each outfitted with a bed, table and chairs, plus a microwave, refrigerator and built-in, two-burner stovetop, and with access to services such as job placement and counseling – were exactly what resident Charles Wright was looking for when he moved in about two weeks ago.
County of Orange: Orange County receives state funding for two key County projects
Senator Tom Umberg (D-Santa Ana) and Assemblymember Cottie Petrie-Norris (D-Laguna Beach) were integral in securing state support to the County’s second Be Well Campus. Thanks to their efforts, the project will receive $5 million dollars for a second service location to be built in the City of Irvine.
OC Register: Emile Haddad, founder of Great Park developer Five Point, stepping down as CEO
New top management includes Stuart Miller, executive chairman at Lennar, and Lynn Jochim, Five Point's chief operating officer.
California
OC Register: Will you get a check? California readying new round of $600 stimulus payments
Earlier this year, the Golden State Stimulus program distributed its first payments of $600 or $1,200 for low-income families that receive the state’s Earned Income Tax Credit. Those families typically earn less than $30,000 annually.
LA Times: Landmark FDA approval could turbocharge COVID-19 vaccinations in California
The formal approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine could be a key turning point in California’s pandemic response, opening the floodgates to even more mandates and — experts hope — a significant wave of vaccinations.
Publication Date: August 24, 2021
