September 21, 2021 Media Brief
Orange County
Voice of OC: Leadership vacuum hits city halls across Orange County
Right now, the cities of Westminster, Irvine and Fullerton are all searching for a city manager while considering their long term COVID relief spending plans and looking at what their city’s role will be in the days to come.
OC Register: Coronavirus: Orange County reported 433 new cases and three more deaths, Sept. 21
The OC Health Care Agency reported 433 new cases of the coronavirus on Tuesday, Sept. 21, increasing the cumulative total since tracking began in the county to 294,308.
Voice of OC: State proposal to relax control of local fairgrounds sparks privatization fears
State officials have said little in public about their still-nascent plan to step away from these properties’ business activities, which partly involves the formation of nonprofit entities to further fund and run each fair.
Voice of OC: Santa Ana boosts recreation opportunities to tackle systemic youth issues
Santa Ana officials have for years acknowledged that people living in the densely-populated city, namely children, face systemic setbacks to their quality of life in shortages of parks, open space and recreational outlets for young people to help keep them out of trouble.
OC Register: Summer heat persists in Southern California as fall approaches
Temperatures in inland areas could reach triple digits at the beginning of the week, with heat advisories starting Tuesday morning through Wednesday evening for areas such as the Inland Empire and the San Fernando Valley.
OC Register: Hundreds show love for Marine Staff Sgt. Taylor Hoover killed in Kabul at Aliso Viejo vigil
Described by his family in stories as “someone who would light up the room with his smile,” Staff Sgt. Taylor Hoover had deployed with his 2/1 unit to the Middle East in April as part of a special crisis response force.
Labor
Labor 411: He gave his workers a $70,000 minimum wage. Six years later, his company is doing great
Dan Price made headlines a few years ago when he raised the minimum salary at his credit card processing company to $70,000. Now, six years later, his company continues to thrive.
Nation
OC Register: Rep. Katie Porter visits southern border, says U.S. is failing on several fronts
“Fundamentally, immigration and border security are federal issues,” she wrote in a Q & A with the Orange County Register. “Under the current system, the federal government is unfairly burdening other entities, including the state of California.”
Publication Date: September 21, 2021
