January 21, 2022 Media Brief
Orange County
Voice of OC: County of Orange workers protest “petri dish” COVID workplace
Dozens of Orange County Social Service Agency clerical employees on Thursday stood in front of one of the most infected buildings at the County of Orange and publicly called out their managers to do better, protect them and their families from the threat of rising COVID infections at the long troubled, 840 N. Eckhoff Building.
OC Register: Coronavirus: 11,020 new cases, seven more deaths reported in Orange County on Jan. 21
On Friday, 1,144 people were reported hospitalized with COVID-19 in Orange County, including 188 patients in intensive care units. That’s a decrease of 88 people hospitalized in the last two days.
Daily Pilot: As case numbers climb in Newport Mesa, teachers and staff look for guidance
As public health officials announced the “highest number ever” of pediatric COVID-19 patients this week, caseloads likewise continue to grow among school staff and students in area school districts.
Voice of OC: Orange County to resume regional homeless count amidst stale data
For the first time since 2019, Orange County officials and volunteers will survey the streets and count how many people are sleeping outside or in shelters, as part of what’s usually a biennial effort to learn the actual numbers behind the region’s homelessness crisis.
OC Register: Maskless attendees cause school board meeting to abruptly end
A Placentia-Yorba Linda School Board meeting stopped less than five minutes after it began for the second time this month.
OC Register: Fullerton explores joining OC Fire Authority; will research cost-cutting possibilities
Fullerton leaders are willing to explore joining the Orange County Fire Authority, a move officials with the regional fire service estimate could save the city millions of dollars and enhance some services.
Labor
OC Register: Southern California still 295,700 jobs short of pre-pandemic employment
Southern California bosses added 31,000 jobs in December, but the pandemic era’s business limitations and a worker shortage leave the region 295,700 positions short of its pre-coronavirus employment.
Region
LA Daily News: Thousands of Californians may lack access to safe drinking water
Researchers look at three contaminates because of their health effects. Arsenic and hexavalent chromium are known to cause cancer, according to the study.
California
Press Enterprise: Vice President Kamala Harris announces $600 million to fix wildfire damage in California
Vice President Kamala Harris visited a San Bernardino fire station Friday, Jan. 21, to announce $600 million in federal dollars to restore damage from wildfires that have burned millions of acres in California since 2020.
Publication Date: January 21, 2022
