June 8, 2020 Media Brief
Orange County
Voice of OC: Cities and public workers must stand together in this fiscal crisis – OCEA President Neebe
This is not a time for the County, cities and other local public employers to rush to make rash decisions, particularly involving workers. Every day brings change, and we must allow a reasonable time to let some of those changes play out.
Voice of OC: Peaceful demonstrations continue alongside spreading Coronavirus
Orange County’s mass of peaceful demonstrations against police brutality — roughly 50 and counting — on Monday stretched into a second week, with County public defenders marching in Santa Ana, as the novel coronavirus also continues to spread throughout OC.
Voice of OC: OC shifted millions from public health in last decade while doubling Sheriff spending
Orange County supervisors starkly shifted taxpayer spending priorities over the last decade – cutting millions in unrestricted dollars from public health and social services while more than doubling such spending on the Sheriff’s Department, in a trend that’s continuing this year.
Voice of OC: Protests in OC focus on police budgets showing a changing OC
Roberto Herrera, director of community engagement for Resilience OC, also said as people become more engaged through the protests over police brutality, they’re starting to question city budgets.
OC Register: Police back off as peaceful protests push deep reforms
Protesters nationwide are demanding police reforms and a reckoning with institutional racism in response to Floyd’s death, and calls to “defund the police” have become rallying cries for many. A heavy-handed response to demonstrations in many places has underscored what critics have maintained: Law enforcement is militarized and too often uses excessive force.
Daily Pilot: Orange County surpasses 7,000 coronavirus cases
The jump in reported cases came on the same day that the county surpassed 7,000 cumulative cases of the coronavirus to date. That number now stands at 7,064. The death toll in Orange County due to the disease is 174, with 84 of the fatalities having been skilled nursing facility residents.
Labor
Labor 411: Companies avoiding U.S. taxes received taxpayer-funded COVID-19 bailout
The money was part of the $660 billion Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) — a linchpin of President Donald Trump’s economic rescue package, meant to save small firms convulsed by the pandemic and help them to keep workers on the payroll.
Publication Date: June 8, 2020
