January 3, 2022 Media Brief
Happy New Year!
Orange County
City News Service: More than 100 flights already canceled Monday at John Wayne, Long Beach, LAX and Burbank
Orange County’s John Wayne Airport reported 21 canceled flights this morning. Long Beach Airport had seven cancellations and 11 flights at Hollywood/Burbank Airport were canceled. LAX experienced 208 cancellations on New Year’s Day.
Voice of OC: Big Oil heads to federal court in Orange County
In January, more than a dozen civil lawsuits – now combined into one class action lawsuit – will start gearing up, with an array of interests seeking damages in federal court from the operators of the Ely oil platform, which sprung a pipeline leak last October a few miles off the Huntington and Newport coast.
Voice of OC: Harmful bacteria from rivers flowing into OC surf zones
Bacteria flowing through local watersheds, such as the Santa Ana River from Big Bear Lake to Newport Beach, or the San Juan Creek from Cleveland National Forest to Doheny State Beach, is an increasing hazard to public health, especially for surf zones just offshore.
Voice of OC: Orange County's coastal waters plagued by trash, sewage
Pollution is often blamed on the fishing industry but only 20% of trash found in the ocean can be traced back to ocean-based sources such as commercial fishing vessels, cargo, or cruise ships. The other 80% comes from other sources such as beach litter, industrial debris and garbage management.
Daily Pilot: Harley Rouda opts out of battle with fellow Democrat Katie Porter for Orange County congressional seat
Former Rep. Harley Rouda said Monday he will not run for a newly drawn Orange County congressional seat, averting a potentially bruising intraparty battle with Rep. Katie Porter, a fellow Democrat.
OC Register: Omicron surge prompts Newport Beach to close City Hall, other spots, to public
Newport Beach’s City Hall, community centers and other spots will be mostly closed to the public beginning Monday, Jan. 3 amid the emergence of the highly contagious Omicron variant of COVID-19 and the surge of infections expected following the holiday season, officials said this weekend.
Labor
OC Register: California is the worst state to be out of work
Yes, California bosses are hiring, adding 691,000 new workers in October — No. 1 among the states and up a noteworthy 5.3% in a month. But in 12 months, it’s a disappointing 5.5% improvement. The 6.5 million hires nationwide were up 7.1% in the year.
Califorina
OC Register: Millennials driving demand for single-family rentals
The new development Sancerra Communities plans to build along Wildomar’s southern boundary won’t be your typical townhome development. They’re being built as rentals, rather than as a traditional for-sale product, pioneering the build-for-rent single-family living concept in California.
Nation
Bloomberg: No end in sight for auto sales slump as chip shortage continues
Since the dealership has almost no inventory, Paddock’s sales staff is selling cars and trucks by showing customers a computer-screen view of what cars will look like and placing orders. Then they wait.
Publication Date: January 3, 2022
