November 23, 2021 Media Brief
Orange County
Voice of OC: Orange County residents’ voting power just got reshaped for next decade
Orange County Supervisors reshaped the county’s political landscape for the next decade on Monday afternoon, picking new election boundary lines that Costa Mesa City Council members and many coastal and south county residents advocated for.
Daily Pilot: In historic vote, O.C. supervisors approve majority-Latino district for five-member board
It has been 15 years since there was a Latino representative on the five-member board, which oversees a roughly $7.5-billion budget.
Voice of OC: OC’s first clean energy agency to consider power plans
Just four months away from launch, the Orange County Power Authority board of directors are slated to consider how roughly 700,000 county residents will get their electricity — marking one of their biggest decisions to date.
City News Service: SpaceX to give SoCal residents evening lightshow on Tuesday, Nov. 23
Southland residents could get an impressive pre-holiday aerial light show Tuesday night, Nov. 23, when SpaceX attempts to launch a NASA planetary-defense mission from Vandenberg Air Force Base, near Lompoc, along the California central coast.
Associated Press: Citing progress, ports of L.A., Long Beach again postpone imposing fees on containers left on docks
The ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles have again postponed imposing fees on containers left on docks too long, citing progress in moving the cargo from marine terminals.
Labor
OC Register: West Anaheim Medical Center workers picket over understaffing
Nurses, respiratory therapists and other workers at West Anaheim Medical Center picketed the facility Monday, claiming patient care and employee health are suffering because they are severely understaffed.
California
OC Register: Southern California schools rethink Thanksgiving lessons
A viral video that showed a math teacher hopping around her classroom in a mock Native American headdress spread outrage. Now, the Riverside Unified School District is using the embarrassing incident to have conversations with the community and diversify its lessons.
Nation
Associated Press: Fighting gas prices, US to release 50 million barrels of oil
The U.S. action is aimed at global energy markets, but also at helping Americans coping with higher inflation and rising prices ahead of Thanksgiving and winter holiday travel.
Publication Date: November 23, 2021
