May 4, 2020 Media Brief
Coronavirus
OC Register: We can’t let cities and states go under: Gil Cisneros and Harley Rouda
In order to keep our communities safe and prevent our unemployment and economic crises from worsening, Congress needs to step up and provide funding for our cities and states devastated by this pandemic.
OC Register: Coronavirus: Southern California cities spend big money on needed masks, other gear
Santa Ana, which as 332,000 residents, has spent $126,054 on PPE gear for city employees, including gloves, masks, coveralls, face shields and goggles and no-touch thermometers, according to spokesman Paul Eakins. That’s about 38 cents per resident.
Voice of OC: OC officials won’t enforce business closures during pandemic
And if the governor would like to bring the CHP out or call out the National Guard, the Governor can do what he wants to do,” an OC Supervisor said at a Monday news conference.
Daily Pilot: Laguna Beach to begin reopening beaches in phases, receives approval from state agencies
The Laguna Beach City Council initially approved the limited reopening of city beaches prior to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s mandated closures of Orange County beaches.
OC Register: Why is Orange County’s coronavirus death rate lower than its neighbors’?
The hope is that the low rate death rate of 1.6 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 Orange County residents will continue even with an anticipated easing of the lockdown that has helped mitigate spread of the novel coronavirus infection. But Orange County experienced a spike in new confirmed cases with 145 on Thursday and 163 on Friday; it reported 99 new cases Saturday.
OC Register: Disney theme parks face $21 billion coronavirus loss through 2022, analysts warn
An analyst report from research firm Moffett Nathanson paints a grim picture of the financial impact of shuttering Disney theme parks in Anaheim, Florida and around the world amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
California
OC Register: California to begin reopening at end of this week, Newsom says
Parts of California’s economy, including some retail and hospitality businesses, may reopen for limited operations starting later this week as the state moves to the next stage of managing the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday.
Publication Date: May 4, 2020
