November 10, 2021 Media Brief
Orange County
Voice of OC: OC Supervisors get close to picking new election maps without much public debate
As Orange County supervisors prepare to pick a new district map next week that will change the county’s political landscape for the next decade, residents and community groups are raising questions about a lack of public debate on the issue.
Voice of OC: Garden Grove officials push to skip redistricting altogether jolts alarm in city spanning Little Saigon
A proposal to skip the process altogether led to a public comment pushback wave and city officials quietly dropping the idea — for now — at the start of Tuesday’s city council meeting where staff reported the agenda change with few words.
Daily Pilot: Drug dealers could be charged with murder for fatal overdoses in Orange County
Taking aim at the rise of the powerful synthetic drug fentanyl, Orange County Dist. Atty. Todd Spitzer announced Tuesday that he will seek murder charges against dealers who sell drugs that end up killing people.
Voice of OC: Will Westminster get some money back amid scrutiny over 2016 land sale?
When Westminster city officials quietly sold public park land to a nearby property owner in 2016, the city used taxpayer money for maintenance. Now some current City Council members are trying to claw that money back, amid newfound scrutiny over that year’s sale of a 10,000 square-foot piece of Liberty Park on Monroe St.
OC Register: Local inflation rate takes biggest jump since 1980 to 5.4%
Inflation’s culprits range from greater demand for goods and services created by a recovering economy to spending sprees from folks emerging from coronavirus lockdowns and various kinks in the global supply chain.
Labor
Labor 411: John Deere announces possibility of using strikebreakers and overseas operations
More than 10,000 members of the United Auto Workers union remain on strike at 12 Midwest factories and facilities of the farm and construction equipment company. In a vote concluded Tuesday a majority of members rejected a tentative deal that would have ended the walkout.
California
City News Service: Southern California water supplier declares drought emergency, urges conservation
Directors of Southern California’s regional water wholesaler declared a drought emergency Tuesday, Nov. 9, calling on local water suppliers to implement all conservation measures possible to reduce usage.
Nation
Bloomberg: Feds sue Uber over wait time fees for disabled passengers
Uber discriminates against passengers with disabilities and potential passengers with disabilities in violation of the Americans With Disabilities Act, according to the complaint filed Wednesday in federal court in northern California.
Publication Date: November 10, 2021
