September 15, 2021 Media Brief
Orange County
OC Register: Gov. Gavin Newsom survives recall challenge
California voters rejected a push to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday, offering Newsom at least another year in office and Democrats a potential playbook to beat Republicans if they back Trump-style ideals and politicians in future elections.
Voice of OC: Anaheim council’s appointment of resort ally stirs calls of rushed, politicized process
Anaheim city council members’ appointment of a resort industry ally, Gloria Saha’gun Ma’ae, to a vacant seat on the city council is triggering public criticism by two council members and residents.
Voice of OC: Dana Point Harbor boaters get ready to sue over huge rent hike
For months, working-class boaters at the county-owned Dana Point Harbor – many of them retired and living on their boats – have been pleading with county supervisors to intervene as they face rent hikes they say are as high as 90 percent.
Voice of OC: Irvine City Council considers new approach to address asphalt plant after years of homeowner complaints
Over the last year, groups from the University of California, Irvine, independent contractors and the South Coast Air Quality Management District, the state’s chief air quality regulators in Southern California, have studied the factory and produced a series of reports on the data.
OC Register: Coronavirus: Vaccination and test positivity rates by ZIP code in Orange County on Sept. 15
Case rates and testing positivity (which are both provided as the average over seven days, lagging for a week to give time for more complete data to be factored in) are updated each Wednesday, reflecting information up to the prior day for testing data, and same day for case data.
OC Register: Santa Ana police union president, Gerry Serrano, back at his job
The Police Department allowed Serrano to return to work after he was checked by a doctor and found to be “fit for duty without any restrictions,” union attorney Corey Glave wrote in a letter to POA members.
Labor
Labor 411: California passes bill empowering Amazon wherehouse workers against speed quotas
The bill, if signed by the governor, could also make public more comprehensive details about the demands Amazon makes of its warehouse staff, specifically about the impact of speed quotas on the workers’ health.
California
LA Times: 5 takeaways from Newsom’s big win in California’s recall election
The result of a Larry Elder candidacy was that the California electorate reverted to form and voted as it has in recent gubernatorial elections, giving the Democrat a double-digit victory, with more than two-thirds of the vote counted.
Publication Date: September 15, 2021
