June 2, 2020 Media Brief
Orange County
Voice of OC: Safety questions front and center as county plans to bring staff back
“OCEA members must have safe workplaces, and the County must involve them in that effort,” wrote Charles “CB” Barfield, general manager of the Orange County Employees Association (OCEA), in a May 13 letter to Kim.
Voice of OC: Anaheim protests against killing of George Floyd, curfew extended
Two large protests in Anaheim, with nearly a thousand marchers on late Monday afternoon, stretched throughout local streets, parks and city hall, with demonstrators vocally objecting to the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd, a Black man, joining a national movement of protests that have also witnessed looting and riots across the nation over the past week.
Voice of OC: Costa Mesa city council to consider ratifying local emergency
The Costa Mesa City Council on Tuesday is expected to adopt a resolution ratifying City Manager Lori Ann Harrison’s declaration of a local emergency on May 31 in response to vandalism and looting at some protests in neighboring areas.
Daily Pilot: Protesters defy Costa Mesa curfew, meet police presence in tense standoff at South Coast Plaza
The protesters gathered in defiance of a second overnight curfew put in place by city officials after looting and rioting shook neighboring Huntington Beach and Santa Ana over the weekend.
OC Register: Curfews in place tonight for several SoCal cities
These Southern California cities and counties will have curfews in place for Tuesday night, June 2, following unrest across the country after the death of George Floyd, who died in police custody in Minneapolis.
California
KTLA: Supreme Court rejects appeal by San Diego area church challenging state limit
A divided Supreme Court on Friday rejected an emergency appeal by a California church that challenged state limits on attendance at worship services that have been imposed to contain the spread of the coronavirus
KTLA: California education chief calls for new plan on racism bias
California’s education chief said Monday he plans to lead an effort focusing on racism in public schools during emotional remarks about George Floyd, whose killing has left him struggling to answer his own children who asked, “Why did this happen?”
Nation
Associated Press: Minnesota files complaint against police in Floyd’s death
The state of Minnesota filed a human rights complaint Tuesday against the Minneapolis Police Department in the death of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer who pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck for several minutes, even after he stopped moving.
Publication Date: June 2, 2020
