December 15, 2021 Media Brief
Orange County
OC Register: Yorba Linda school quarantines entire 6th grade class due to COVID-19
All sixth graders at Travis Ranch School in Yorba Linda are taking classes from home this week, after numerous students tested positive for COVID-19 and potentially exposed hundreds of their classmates as close contacts to the virus.
Voice of OC: Orange County eyes another $34 million to turn motels into homeless housing
This week, county officials gave their full support to converting rundown motels into homeless housing with wraparound services – something they expect to reduce the burden on police departments responding crimes at the properties.
Voice of OC: Why did Santa Ana Police hand over scene to Anaheim PD the night of Brandon Lopez shooting?
Why did Santa Ana police relinquish tactical command over the scene, in their own city, to Anaheim police officers who later that night shot Lopez repeatedly, mistaking a water bottle in his hand for a gun as he ran away, after forcing him out of his car with a flashbang?
Voice of OC: Anaheim High School to keep “Colonists” name but change mascot
Anaheim High School students will continue to bear the Colonist name amid uproar from some community members and students who say the name and mascot is offensive to local indigenous residents.
Voice of OC: First big winter storm brings mudslides, mandatory evacuations to OC canyon residents
The most impacted area is Silverado Canyon where there have already had two mudslides in that area with the rescue of multiple trapped residents.
OC Register: Beaches trashed after Tuesday’s heavy rain storm sends debris toward the ocean
“It’s just really sad because when you have a lot of positive experiences in these places, it just breaks your heart,” said a resident on Wednesday morning, Dec. 15, while plucking trash from the waterline at Doheny State Beach in Dana Point.
OC Register: Garden Grove man accused of hate crime for attacking clerk at Huntington Beach liquor store
Ralph Stanford Davis III, 51, is facing felony counts of inflicting injury on an elderly adult and violating civil rights causing violent injury, a hate crime enhancement and other charges, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office announced on Tuesday, Dec. 14.
California
KTLA: California’s indoor mask mandate; here’s what you need to know
The state is mandating that masks be worn in all indoor public settings — regardless of COVID-19 vaccination status — for the next four weeks, through Jan. 15, 2022.
KTLA: Number of people moving to California drops significantly while more leave amid pandemic: Study
Every single county has seen fewer people moving in from out of state since the end of March 2020, but declines were especially steep in San Francisco, Santa Clara and San Mateo counties.
Publication Date: December 15, 2021
