December 29, 2021 Media Brief
Orange County
OC Register: Heavy rain, snow coming to Southern California starting Wednesday
There were scattered showers in some areas Tuesday night, but the storm is projected to bring rain through Thursday, with up to 2 inches along with coast in Los Angeles and Orange counties, and up to 4 or 5 inches in foothills, valleys and some parts of the Inland Empire, meteorologists said Tuesday.
Voice of OC: Orange County unprepared for looming population boom
The upcoming demographic shift will require serious re-investments and upgrades to public services, transportation, health care, housing and food security, according to experts and regional government reports.
Daily Pilot: Huntington Beach City Council approves construction projects at Bluff Top Park and Rodgers Senior Center
The Council green-lighted the Bluff Top Park Trail Improvements Project, accepting a bid by Green Giant Landscape, for nearly $1.9 million. It also accepted a bid of nearly $2.4 million, submitted by Legion Contractors Inc., for a redevelopment project at Rodgers Senior Center.
Fullerton Observer: Jeff Collier to serve as Acting City Manager
At present, the City is nearing completion of the second recruitment. To ensure that Fullerton continues to have uninterrupted management while the Council completes its recruitment for a permanent appointment, staff recommended appointing Jeffrey Collier as Acting City Manager.
OC Register: State Bar sanctions Orange County attorney who represented Mater Dei football players
An attorney for three Mater Dei High School football players accused of beating a teammate and another Mater Dei student has been declared ineligible practice law by the State Bar Court. David M. Nisson, a Tustin attorney, was declared ineligible Dec. 13 after being charged with “willfully” misappropriating client funds.
Region
OC Register: Inglewood police barred from destroying officer records on eve of new transparency law
A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge granted an emergency court order Tuesday forbidding the Inglewood Police Department from shredding officer disciplinary files sought by the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California.
Labor
Bloomberg: Apple looks to thwart Meta defections with $180,000 bonuses
Apple has issued unusual and significant stock bonuses to some engineers in an effort to retain talent, looking to stave off defections to tech rivals such as Facebook owner Meta Platforms.
California
KTLA: Gov. Newsom mulls whether to allow parole for Robert F. Kennedy assassin Sirhan Sirhan
The recommendation by a two-person panel of parole commissioners in August split the iconic Kennedy family more than a half-century after the 1968 slaying of the U.S. senator from New York moments after he claimed victory in California’s pivotal Democratic presidential primary.
Publication Date: December 29, 2021
