December 10, 2021 Media Brief

Orange County

OC Register: 400 sanitation workers strike, delay trash collection in Anaheim, Huntington Beach

Residents and businesses in Anaheim and Huntington Beach could see a delay in trash collection as more than 400 sanitation workers in the area participate in a strike during contract negotiations with their employer, Republic Services.

 

OC Register: Santa Ana begins handing out $300 gift cards to 20,000 residents

For some, that knock or doorbell, was such a surprise that they ignored it. And other residents went a step further, turning to social media to warn their friends of a potential scam. It isn’t.

 

Voice of OC: Will Newport Beach ban City Council from boozing during meetings?

Newport Beach residents are calling out Councilman Noah Blom for drinking wine on the dais and now his city council colleagues may consider a formal policy against drinking alcohol during city council meetings.

 

Voice of OC: Some OC cities are making granny flat permits easier to get

The Tustin City Council voted Tuesday to finalize an ordinance involving room additions and Laguna Beach is poised to do the same next week, generally making it easier for residents to obtain permits to build.

 

Daily Pilot: With critical infrastructure at risk due to sea level rising, San Clemente approves coastal resiliency plan

San Clemente officials this week approved a Coastal Resiliency Plan to address shoreline erosion, coastal flooding and other consequences of potential rising sea levels.

 

OC Register: Yorba Linda man who stole ‘do not enter’ sign pleads guilty to entering Capitol during riot

Philip Edward Kramer, identified in court records as a Yorba Linda resident and the employee of an unnamed Paramount business, pleaded guilty Thursday to parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building, according to court records.

 

Region

City News Service: Flight to LAX diverted when passenger allegedly attacks flight attendant, air marshal

According to news reports, at some point the passenger became combative and allegedly assaulted a flight attendant. An air marshal intervened and the passenger then attacked the marshal, who was eventually able to subdue him.

 

OC Register: Southern California authorities and parents struggle with surge in unfounded school shooting threats

Students at Citrus Valley High School in Redlands became concerned when a classmate stopped talking to people for several days. Some noticed he went silent shortly after a 15-year-old in Michigan shot and killed four students at his school in late November.

 

Publication Date: December 10, 2021