November 29, 2021 Media Brief

Orange County

Voice of OC: More OC school boards oppose student vaccine mandates

Local school boards are increasingly pushing back against an expected vaccine mandate for students after waves of parents have been protesting the mandate since it was announced last month.

 

OC Register: Santa Ana winds returning to Southern California but with less power

Gusty Santa Ana winds are forecast for Southern California this week — but they won’t be as strong as last week’s, which toppled trees and power lines and led Southern California Edison to shut off power for thousands.

 

Daily Pilot: A long road ahead to recovery from Huntington Beach oil spill

An oily sheen that appeared Saturday morning was likely a residual leak from the ruptured pipeline that fouled Orange County beaches, officials say.

 

Voice of OC: OC’s first clean energy agency picks power plans

Orange County residents looking to jump on the county’s new municipal electric utility now know exactly what they’re getting offered after the agency’s board of directors approved their rate plans. But the question of cost still hasn’t been answered.

 

OC Register: Ports of LA, Long Beach, delay container fee for 4th time

Since the ports announced the fee in late October, the amount of aging cargo at their terminals has decreased 37%, officials announced in a Monday morning, Nov. 29, press release.

 

Labor

OC Register: California’s not the place to quit your job

California bosses need more workers as September had 1.16 million unfilled positions statewide — No. 1 nationally. Yet those vacant positions equal 6.5% of all California workers, a meager level — it’s No. 33 nationally and just below 6.6% U.S. rate.

 

California

OC Register: Report card shows how badly California is failing on affordable housing

Between job losses, pandemic lockdowns and quarantines, and the stress of working and schooling from home, the crises of 2020 spotlighted the importance of access to secure and affordable housing. Only 16% of the homes permitted last year were affordable.

 

Nation

Associated Press: Stocks rise as Wall Street steadies following omicron slide

With vaccines in hand — and with the benefit of a weekend to mull whether Friday’s sharp market moves were overdone — analysts said the world may be in better position to weather this newest potential wave.

 

Publication Date: November 29, 2021