September 7, 2021 Media Brief
Orange County
Voice of OC: Labor Day 2021: OC residents brave COVID-19 showing up for work
A day to reflect on the role of workers in our economy couldn’t be more appropriate this year. The stories here honor the Orange County workers who every day have shown up to work despite the pandemic.
OC Register: Coronavirus: Orange County reported 1,651 new cases over the holiday weekend and 20 more deaths
The OC Health Care Agency reported 1,651 new cases of the coronavirus over the holiday weekend, increasing the cumulative total since tracking began in the county to 288,601 as of Tuesday, Sept. 7.
Voice of OC: Does OC’s Homelessness Commission actually do anything?
Community activists are criticizing Orange County’s homelessness commission for not suggesting any action — and instead talking largely about rescheduling meetings to be more convenient for themselves – while being made up of people who depend on the county for funding.
Voice of OC: County goes dark on HR investigation into one of their top public health executives
One of Orange County’s top public health officials was investigated as part of an internal investigation this summer, with officials so far declining to say what the inquiry found.
OC Register: Los Angeles-Orange counties rank 12th for homebuying bargain, Inland Empire No. 50
According to this math, residences in the L.A.-O.C. metro sell at a 5.4% “premium,” as researchers called the gap, to their historic value as of July. Only 11 metros had more buyer-friendly pricing on this scorecard.
Labor
Labor 411: In DeSantis’s Florida, 15 Miami-Dade educators die of COVID in 10-days
Sonia Diaz, a spokesperson for several unions in the school district, confirmed the number of deaths to affiliate NBC6.One of the educators that lost their life to COVID-19 was Abe Coleman, a teacher for more than 30 years.
California
KTLA: Flex Alert issued for Wednesday as high temperatures threaten California’s electric grid
The alert will be in place from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday in an attempt to avoid power disruptions and rolling blackouts, the California Independent System Operator, which runs most of the state’s electric grid, said in a news release Tuesday.
Nation
Associated Press: As demographics change, Texas GOP bets on a hard right turn
Faced with increasingly dire demographic threats to their party’s dominance, Texas Republicans have championed a bevy of boundary-pushing conservative policymaking that dramatically expands gun rights, curbs abortions and tightens election laws.
Publication Date: September 7, 2021
