November 9, 2021 Media Brief
Orange County
Voice of OC: OC Supervisors get closer to reshaping County’s political landscape for the next decade
A redistricting consultant says the key issue facing redistricting efforts is how to draw maps that protect the Latino community’s voice – which has legal protection under the federal Voting Rights Act – while also drawing districts to protect the voices of Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders.
Voice of OC: Nonprofit rejects $15 million health grant from County citing transparency concerns
In a rare move, the board of a key nonprofit group is turning down $15 million in federal grant money being offered by the county Health Care Agency, citing concerns about a lack of transparency about where the money would go.
Voice of OC: Orange County’s new green energy agency could face questions from state regulators
Orange County’s new electric utility could be facing yet another challenge — this time with the chief state agency in charge of overseeing them this week after they announced they were in “existing litigation,” with regulators.
Voice of OC: Students to vote on Anaheim High School’s ‘Colonist’ mascot as pushback continues
The vote is also taking place amid Native American Heritage Month and pushback from community members and some of Orange County’s indigenous residents who say the mascot is a racist symbol.
OC Register: OC Registrar of Voters Neal Kelley to retire in March
Orange County’s longtime Registrar of Voters, Neal Kelley, has announced he’ll be retiring from OC government in March – enough time for the county to recruit a replacement and have that person comfortably in place before the statewide primary in June, he said Tuesday.
OC Register: Amazon purchase of B of A call center raises traffic concerns, Brea mayor says
The Orange County Business Journal, which first reported the buyer is Amazon, said the online e-tailer is exploring the possibility of converting the 637,500-square-foot office campus into yet another distribution center.
Labor
Labor 411: Starbucks moves to delay union vote planned for next week
Starbucks is asking the National Labor Relations Board to issue a stay and review the regional office’s decision that the vote include just three locations. The company has argued it should include all 20 locations in the Western New York area.
Labor 411: Majority of Americans support striking workers but on 29% would boycott products
Just 29% of American adults surveyed said they were ‘less likely’ to buy products from companies where workers are striking, according to a new Morning Consult-Adweek poll. The majority of respondents, at 59%, said they were ‘neither more nor less likely’ to buy where employees were on strike.
California
Associated Press: Newsom says he canceled climate trip to spend Halloween with his kids after their ‘intervention’
Trick or treating with his four children on Halloween trumped an international stage devoted to climate change, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday in explaining why he abruptly canceled plans to attend the United Nations gathering in Scotland.
Publication Date: November 9, 2021
