October 22, 2021 Media Brief
Orange County
OC Register: OC Harbor Patrol searched for possible oil spill hours earlier than first believed; timeline of events still confusing
After hearing radio chatter about possible oil in the ocean on the evening of Oct. 1, an Orange County Sheriff’s Harbor Patrol boat tried to search for a spill off Huntington Beach just before dark, according to new information from the Sheriff’s Department.
Daily Pilot: Orange County’s COVID-19 hospitalizations tick down
Hospitalizations declined from 200 Thursday to 190, with the number of intensive care unit patients increasing from 42 to 43, according to the Orange County Health Care Agency.
OC Register: 3rd apartment complex in Anaheim shifting to workforce housing
Workforce housing is typically rented and occupied by essential workers, that earn more than minimum wage, but are unable or unlikely to purchase a home near their workplace.
OC Register: Southern Californians with these 4 area codes will need to dial 10 digits when making calls
Those with the area codes 562, 626, 949 and 951 must dial all 10 digits when making calls beginning Sunday, Oct. 24, as part of a federal transition that will give the National Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Crisis Lifeline a shorter phone number.
Voice of OC: Job losses amid jail stints are a key factor in family homelessness
Orange County’s top prosecutor says there continues to be a problem of families becoming homeless when their breadwinner goes to jail for a low-level drug or alcohol offense.
Labor
Associated Press: Alec Baldwin tragedy: Guns on movie sets — how does that work?
Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins died Thursday after a prop firearm that actor Alec Baldwin was holding discharged on the New Mexico set of “Rust.” While many things still aren’t known — police are investigating — the AP looks at the use of firearms on film and television productions and the workplace safety protocols in place.
OC Register: $106,000 in unpaid wages, damages awarded to coffee machine workers in Southern California
Federal investigators have recovered $106,245 in unpaid overtime wages and damages for 50 Southern California vending machine workers who weren’t paid for working through all or part of their lunch breaks.
California
KTLA: California stimulus checks: Why you may not have received a payment yet — or won’t at all
While millions have already received the money, many Californians still have not been issued a payment. As the state continues to roll out stimulus checks in the coming months, here are some possible reasons for delayed payments and why you might not have gotten one yet.
Publication Date: August 9, 2021
