December 30, 2021 Media Brief
Orange County
OC Register: Coronavirus: 87% of OC hospitalizations with virus are unvaccinated on Dec. 29
Currently there are 376 patients with the coronavirus in Orange County hospitals. The county notes that 87% of those hospitalized are unvaccinated and 88% of the 72 patients in ICUs are unvaccinated.
Voice of OC: Ethnic Studies and Critical Race Theory – a tumultuous year for OC school boards
The intense debates caused recall efforts against school board trustees, one district to shift to an online meeting for safety concerns and another district to consider banning the theory amid a national reckoning on how history should be taught.
Voice of OC: Canyon residents force to evacuate homes just ahead of New Year Holiday
Orange County canyon residents living in the Bond Fire area face a possibility of spending New Years away from home stemming from an expected mandatory evacuation order tonight at 8 p.m.
OC Register: Record-breaking cold hits Anaheim, Newport Beach, other spots in LA and Orange counties
Anaheim reached a high temperature of only 56 degrees on Wednesday, three degrees lower than its previous record from 2002 on the same day, according to the National Weather Service.
Daily Pilot: Orange County plans to resume counting homeless people in 2022 with coronavirus safety measures
After the coronavirus pandemic forced the cancellation of the biannual Point in Time count earlier this year, Orange County officials are looking for volunteers interested in helping compile a comprehensive census of the county’s homeless population in 2022.
OC Register: After 31 years, Working Wardrobes CEO Jerri Rosen has some thoughts to share
What began as a one-time event to help women coping with domestic violence, expanded into an ongoing operation to assist women and men overcome issues such as substance abuse, incarceration and homelessness.
California
KTLA: New California laws taking effect in 2022
One of them is SB 9 which makes it easier to split a property into a duplex by removing some of the layers of bureaucracy and review. Advocates say it could help with the state’s housing crisis by making it easier to add more units of housing.
National
Denver Post: Police identify 47-year-old man who killed 5 people, injured 2 others in Lakewood, Denver shooting spree
Police identified the shooter as Lyndon McLeod and said he knew many of the people he targeted. McLeod opened fire in two tattoo shops, killed a clerk in a Lakewood hotel and hunted two people inside their Denver homes.
Publication Date: December 30, 2021
