Nov. 12, 2021 Media Brief
Orange County
OC Register: Redistricting: Orange County could gain clout in Sacramento
Draft maps of proposed new boundaries for state legislative districts, released late Wednesday by the California’s Citizens Redistricting Commission, suggest taking the county from seven to eight Assembly districts to balance out population changes found in the 2020 Census.
Voice of OC: Will school vaccination sites help close the Latino COVID – 19 gap?
“Masks can only do so much and social distancing can only do so much … so we do have something in our control and that is deciding to protect ourselves and our loved ones with the vaccine,” said Dr. Jay Lee, chief medical officer at Share Our Selves — a local community health clinic.
Newsweek: What is the meaning of Veterans Day and its difference from Memorial Day
Veterans Day is intended to honor all the people who served in the American armed forces, both those who are alive and those who died, although it's largely geared toward living veterans.
Voice of OC: Orange County veterans take their last hill – Norberto Santana
For roughly a decade, the fight to build an Orange County veterans cemetery at competing Irvine sites was stalled by politics and developer interests until one group of local veteran leaders changed the battlefield completely earlier this year. They landed at Gypsum Canyon.
Voice of OC: Veterans and active military showcase art at Heroes Hall
The exhibition space at Heroes Hall rotates themes twice a year. Following the dark days brought on by COVID-19 for the past two years, supervisor of Heroes Hall Carol Singleton said the museum felt now is a great time to showcase the artistic endeavors of veterans.
Voice of OC: Anaheim high school students vote to keep Colonist mascot, District officials have final say
The vote took place during the Native American Heritage Month and at a time when school districts across Orange County are having a reckoning of sorts on how to teach history through the eyes of people of color by incorporating more of their stories in history lessons.
Labor
Associated Press: A record 4.4 million Americans quit their jobs in September
Americans quit their jobs at a record pace for the second straight month in September, in many cases to take jobs at higher wages offered by employers desperate to fill a near-record number of available jobs.
California
OC Register: California coronavirus surge may be more like a wave this winter, experts say
“We’re a highly vaccinated state, so we’re going to keep seeing waves,” said Dr. Julie Parsonnet, professor of medicine, epidemiology and population health at Stanford University. “The peak of the waves will get lower and lower and lower all the time.
Associated Press: Feds block $12 billion in public transit funding for California
The federal government says California is ineligible for about $12 billion in public transit funding because of a long-running dispute over changes to the state’s public pension law that the Biden administration recently determined are improper.
Publication Date: November 12, 2021
