November 3, 2021 Media Brief
Orange County
Voice of OC: School vaccine clinics could be on the way after feds OK shots for kids 5 and up
State public health officials said they’ve been working with local health departments and school districts to plan for vaccination clinics ahead of the Food and Drug Administration’s emergency use authorization of the shot last Friday.
OC Register: Disney not subject to Anaheim’s ‘living wage’ ballot measure, judge rules
Shortly before the 2018 measure went up for a vote, Disney officials had pointedly canceled tax incentive agreements with the city that would have channeled several hundred million dollars in hotel room taxes toward the company if it built a high-end hotel.
Voice of OC: What’s OC going to look like politically over next decade?
Both proposals would create a strong two-thirds’ majority Latino district centered on Santa Ana and Anaheim, something county officials say is likely now required under the federal Voting Rights Act. But when it comes to the other four districts, residents are raising concerns.
Voice of OC: La Habra councilman to resign tonight from OC Board of Education following lawsuit
Council member Tim Shaw said he’d been quietly fighting a legal battle over the last nine months to keep his seat on both boards after he was sued by Melissa Louden, one of his constituents who argued his position on both panels was a conflict of interest.
Voice of OC: No DA decision, some reflection in killing of a homeless man by OC Sheriff’s deputies
Kurt Reinhold, a homeless Black man known to move about the south county town, was shot twice on Sept. 23, 2020 by one of the deputies after Reinhold insisted on walking away during the stop. Futile CPR attempts were made. Reinhold was dead.
OC Register: Tustin takes key step toward district elections, but timeline stirs debate
The council approved district-style elections in a 3-2 vote Monday, Nov. 1, joining a wave of California cities, school districts and other voting areas that over the past decade have switched to district representation.
Labor
Capital & Main: To protect jobs, trade unionists clash with climate activists
When unions organize workers in the oil and gas industry, they develop a vested interest in protecting those jobs — and can form a serious barrier to climate policy.
California
Capital & Main: Amplify Energy cashed out clean up fund while racking up violations
Years before Amplify Energy made headlines for its ruptured pipeline in Orange County waters, the company’s owners were successfully fighting in court to change its obligation to maintain federally mandated funds for plugging and abandoning offshore oil and gas wells and equipment.
Publication Date: November 3, 2021
