September 2, 2021 Media Brief
Orange County
Voice of OC: How are OC cities and the County supposed to spend COVID bailout money?
The American Rescue Plan Act is set to send over $1.3 billion to Orange County in the next two years, with 35 different public agencies to figure out how they’ll spend their slice of the pie while the final rules on what they can do with their cash haven’t come out yet.
Voice of OC: Some OC cities begin asking if public streets should be used for private restaurants
City council members throughout Orange County are taking a hard look at outdoor dining programs created during the pandemic, with some questioning if cities should be providing public spaces for private businesses.
Daily Pilot: New report gives yearlong snapshot of Orange County’s shifting pandemic needs
Masks are required for unvaccinated individuals and recommended for fully vaccinated individuals in indoor public settings and businesses (examples: retail, restaurants, theaters, family entertainment centers, meetings, state and local government offices serving the public).
Voice of OC: Santa Ana police union votes “no confidence” in police chief who says he’s under attack
The internal clashing, Valentin says in a letter dated Sept. 1 and first reported by the Orange County Register, is “a complete distraction to our organization” serving the city’s 340,000 residents.
OC Register: 2 women killed by vehicles on Santa Ana’s Harbor Boulevard in 2 days
A woman was struck and killed Tuesday night, Aug. 31, by a vehicle on Harbor Boulevard in Santa Ana, authorities said, the second in two days on the major thoroughfare.
OC Register: Here are 4 easy seaside hikes in Orange County with a cool breeze and ocean view
We set out to find the region’s best ocean-view coastal trails to explore, a way to escape and feel like you’re on an excursion by the sea – even if just for an hour or two.
Labor
Labor 411: Appeals court regjects Trump-era NLRB decision that limits picketing
A unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit said the board must reconsider its 2019 ruling that musicians with the San Antonio Symphony did not have the right to distribute leaflets at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, California.
California
OC Register: Early voter turnout, new polling look good for Newsom
Turnout is solid for a special election, and Democrats, so far, are outperforming Republicans in terms of returning their mail-in ballots.
Publication Date: September 2, 2021
