December 13, 2021 Media Brief
Orange County
Voice of OC: Local public health experts say OC residents can expect winter Omicron COVID surge
Many of the state’s pandemic protocols are now gone, like universal mask wearing, limiting the number of people inside businesses — coupled with the reopening of bars, restaurants, concert halls, conventions, nightclubs and a host of other businesses.
Voice of OC: City survey shows Santa Ana Police least COVID-vaccinated City workers as OC health officials brace for another surge
Santa Ana police officers who interact with residents regularly, often face-to-face, appear to be the least vaccinated for Covid-19 out of all municipal employees — in a city whose Latino population has been hit disproportionately hard by the pandemic.
OC Register: Storm expected to dump heavy rain on Southern California starting Monday night
Lows could dip down to the 40s near Ramona, Chino, Van Nuys and Fullerton overnight going into Monday morning. Temperatures are expected to climb into the mid to high 50s that afternoon.
OC Register: What comes next for Bruce Rollinson? Battle lines being drawn at Mater Dei
The football program and the school have received plenty of negative feedback from the media and the public the past two weeks about alleged violent incidents that involved Monarchs football players this year and in 2019.
OC Register: Newport Beach businessman agrees to plead guilty in college admissions scandal
Authorities said I-Hsin “Joey” Chen, 67, of Newport Beach, California, paid $75,000 to have someone correct his son’s answers on a college entrance exam.
OC Register: Future of malls? South Coast Plaza’s retiring GM: ‘Be nimble, flexible’
One of the changes over the years is that the tenant mix went from mostly small, independently owned retailers to large corporate-owned retailers. Luxury, in particular, has gone from multigenerational family ownerships to large conglomerates.
Labor
Daily Pilot: Costa Mesa beefs up salaries to keep people at City Hall, OKs pay bump for city manager
Costa Mesa city officials are beefing up compensation for hard-to-fill staffing positions to entice top-notch candidates to work and stay on the payroll, including a $40,000 annual bump in pay for City Manager Lori Ann Farrell Harrison.
Nation
Associated Press: US issues sanctions, visa bans to mark Human Rights Day
The U.S. issued financial sanctions and visa bans on former and current government officials and entities in nine countries Friday — including China, Myanmar and Russia — as part of coordinated actions with Canada and the U.K. to coincide with International Human Rights Day.
OC Register: Single women outpace male counterparts in home buying
Homebuyer surveys conducted by the National Association of Realtors over the past 40 years show single females have made up the second-largest demographic among U.S. homebuyers since 1981, steadily overshadowing single guys in the housing market.
Publication Date: December 13, 2021
