December 2, 2021 Media Brief
Orange County
Voice of OC: It’s too soon to tell how COVID variant Omicron will impact Orange County say officials
Local public health experts are urging people to continue following public health guidance like masking indoors and avoiding indoor crowds as much as possible. Additionally, they’re renewing calls for vaccinations.
OC Register: Coronavirus: Orange County reported 314 new cases and 13 more deaths, Dec. 2
There were 169 people with confirmed cases of the coronavirus reported in Orange County hospitals on Thursday, 55 of whom needed to be in intensive care units.
OC Register: Man arrested in Orange in connection with Capitol riot
Michael G. McCormick has been charged with entering a restricted building, disorderly conduct and parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building, according to a newly unsealed criminal complaint filed with a federal court in Washington D.C.
Voice of OC: Mission Viejo’s latest neighborhood project gets infrastructure funding
The revenue, typically provided up front using Wall Street bonds, will provide new roads and other basic infrastructure like bridges, storm drains, utilities and regional hiking and biking trails.
Daily Pilot: Community rallies around train club after vandalism, donating $15K to get site back on track
O.C. Model Engineers, recovering from recent vandalism to their train depot at Costa Mesa’s Fairview Park, were touched Thursday to see an inhumane act remediated by an even bigger act of kindness.
Labor
OC Register: Union seeks details on LA’s hiring, housing plans for 2028 Olympics
Unite Here also fears L.A. could worsen the region’s affordable housing shortage during the Games by converting homes and apartments into short-term rentals through an official partnership with Airbnb.
Nation
Associated Press: Shutdown risk eases as Senate pushes toward funding vote
The Democratic-led House passed the measure by a 221-212 vote. The Republican leadership urged members to vote no; the lone GOP vote for the bill came from Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger.
Reuters: Trump-aligned lawyers ordered to pay $175,000 penalty
A U.S. judge on Thursday ordered Sidney Powell and other lawyers who sued in Michigan to overturn Democratic President Joe Biden’s election victory to pay a $175,000 penalty, reiterating an earlier finding that the lawsuit was frivolous.
Publication Date: December 2, 2021
