June 30, 2020 Media Brief
Orange County
Voice of OC: OC bars may shut down again due to rising Coronavirus cases
OC interim health officer Dr. Clayton Chau said he’ll make a decision at some point this week. “We are in consideration right now,” Chau said at a Tuesday news conference. “I’m looking at the data and I’m discussing with my county counsel, so yes, more to come.”
Voice of OC: DA Spitzer says no chain of custody issue with author borrowing killer files
Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer said Monday there was no evidence of a breach when OC sheriff’s officials apparently allowed an author to borrow dozens of boxes of the Golden State Killer case files for months, contending they were “non-evidence-based documents.”
Voice of OC: Mission Viejo city council extends their own terms as elected officials
Mission Viejo City Council members have opted to cancel elections for some of their colleagues, voting this past week to extend three of their members’ terms ahead of the 2020 election, leaving them in their seats for an additional two years without public discussion on the issue.
Voice of OC: County partners with community group to reduce virus impacts
Latino Health Access, a nonprofit community group, has partnered with Orange County health officials in an effort to help address the growing coronavirus cases in poor, working-class Latino neighborhoods in Anaheim and Santa Ana.
Daily Pilot: Costa Mesa approves $3 million in pandemic-related furloughs, though some question process
Costa Mesa will reduce its workforce across all sectors by 5% in 2020-21. But two council members said hastily made agreements violated a policy promising transparency in labor negotiations.
California
KTLA: Governor signs budget closing 54.3 billion dollar deficit with tax raises, delays and cuts
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a budget on Monday that closes an estimated $54.3 billion deficit by temporarily raising taxes on businesses, delaying payments to public schools and cutting billions of dollars in spending on state services and worker salaries.
KTLA: July 4 weekend shaping up to be critical test for state amid surge
With coronavirus cases surging in California, the upcoming July 4 weekend is shaping up to be a crucial test for whether residents can reduce risky behavior and slow the outbreak.
Nation
Associated Press: Sunbelt states rush to line up hospital beds, not barstools
Florida and other states across the Sunbelt are thinning out the deck chairs, turning over the barstools and rushing to line up more hospital beds as they head into the height of the summer season amid a startling surge in confirmed cases of the coronavirus.
Publication Date: June 30, 2020
