January 18, 2022 Media Brief
Orange County
Voice of OC: New County supervisor voting map gives stronger voice to OC’s Latino community
The new district, centered on Santa Ana and Anaheim, is bringing hope that Latinos will have stronger representation on the five-member Board of Supervisors, which has not had a Latino serve a full four-year term since the 1990s, despite being one third of the county population.
OC Register: Some residents wary redistricting could split heavily Latino El Modena district in Orange
Some residents are concerned the existing district representing the El Modena neighborhood and communities west of the 55 Freeway could be split up, possibly diluting the voice of the Latino residents in the area.
OC Register: County trying to staff hundreds of empty jobs in OC Health Care Agency
Orange County officials are hiring more recruiters, studying their pay scale and looking to partner with educational institutions such as UC Irvine in an effort to fill hundreds of vacancies in the OC Health Care Agency.
Voice of OC: Parents across OC keep tense watch as school COVID dashboards soar
COVID dashboards at schools across Orange County are showing positive cases soaring so fast that one local district last week temporarily shut theirs down with a top official there questioning the accuracy of other school dashboards.
Daily Pilot: O.C. woman wasn’t vaccinated against COVID-19. After 6 months in the hospital, her outlook changed
After fighting to survive, 26-year old Wynter Ho is thankful for her second chance at life. She got vaccinated first thing afterward. Now she’s urging her community, especially young adults, to do the same.
Voice of OC: Fullerton to explore ditching its Fire Department to join regional authority
Fullerton is hosting one of the first major discussions about potentially disbanding their fire department and joining the regional Orange County Fire Authority on Tuesday night. The fire authority claims that by switching, Fullerton could save nearly $5.8 million each year, up to nearly $29 million by June 2025.
Labor
Labor 411: Railway workers threaten strike over policy that ‘penalizes employees any time they take time off work for practically any reason’
The unions argue that the pending policy, which BNSF plans to implement Feb. 1, repudiates numerous collectively bargained agreements currently in place throughout the BNSF system.
California
OC Register: California throws more money at COVID-19 contact tracing, but is it too late?
One expert says that because omicron spreads so quickly, the millions spent on contact tracing could be better spent on more effective masks and more testing
Publication Date: January 18, 2022
