April 29, 2020 Media Brief

Coronavirus

Voice of OC: Orange County has 4th highest Coronavirus hospitalization in the state

“What we were saying is the Orange County [guidelines] satisfies Orange County. The sheriff will not come and ticket you, but the state orders and any local city orders remain in place,” Supervisor Don Wagner told Gov. Newsom through a television reporter’s phone.

 

Voice of OC: Supervisors trigger confusion with reopening guidelines

At their meeting Tuesday, county supervisors approved voluntary guidelines for how companies should operate, which began by urging “all businesses in Orange County to comply” with advice like physical distancing at workplaces. The guidelines do say they do not change the state’s orders, without describing what those orders do.

 

Voice of OC: Newport Beach keeps beaches open amid COVID-19 concerns

The City Council voted 5-2 at a special meeting on Tuesday night against an emergency ordinance that would close the beaches on the weekends of May 2-3, May 9-10, and May 16- 17 with council members Jeff Herdman and Joy Brenner dissenting.

 

Voice of OC: Newly appointed public health official once fined by state

County CEO Frank Kim, who supports Chau’s appointment, said he did discuss the FPPC issue with Chau and made clear the HCA job doesn’t allow for outside employment.

 

OC Register: No prom. No awards night. No graduation? Class of 2020 gets creative with celebrations

A few dozen high school student body presidents started a group two weeks ago on Instagram @caclassof2020. The group now uses five social media platforms to host virtual events, including a recent Pajama Day on Instagram that attracted 50 students who posted pictures of themselves wearing their favorite PJs.

 

Orange County

Voice of OC: Veterans Cemetery location to be chosen by voters in November

If passed, the initiative would block any construction of a cemetery in the Great Park or in many of the areas around it, and would rezone a piece of land adjacent to the park known as the hangar site to become the cemetery.

 

California

OC Register: California doctors with dubious COVID conclusions debunked

In a rare statement late today, the American College of Emergency Physicians and the American Academy of Emergency Medicine declared they “emphatically condemn the recent opinions released by Dr. Daniel Erickson and Dr. Artin Messihi.

 

Nation

Capital & Main: Hundreds infected with COVID-19 in ICE Detention Centers

In the order, Judge Bernal requires ICE to “identify and track” all detainees with COVID-related “risk factors.” The ruling also acknowledges multiple instances of wrongdoing related to the agency’s handling of the pandemic so

 

Publication Date: April 29, 2020