November 17, 2020 Media Brief
Orange County
OC Register: Restrictions on indoor dining return as Orange County moves back to purple tier
Throughout the pandemic, local restaurants have been on a roller coaster ride and Monday presented another lightning plummet down a steep track.
OC Register: Anaheim will cut rent on more than 1000 middle income apartments
Anaheim officials plan to lower rents at 1,017 apartments to create affordable “workforce housing,” using a new state program that aims to plug a hole in the housing market.
CBS: Orange County CEO Frank Kim Tests Positive For COVID-19
Kim told City News Service that he was “startled” by the Nov. 10 diagnosis, because he had just gotten a negative test result and has been extremely careful throughout the pandemic
Voice of OC: County sheriff’s department seeks spike in car impound fees
Orange County sheriff officials are asking to almost triple the fee charged to most people whose cars are impounded by police, with county supervisors scheduled to vote today on whether to approve the fee increase.
Daily Pilot: Fountain Valley breaks ground on $29.6-million affordable housing project, its first in 16 years
The project broke ground on Monday in a 1.95-acre parking lot located at 16790 S. Harbor Blvd., where low-income and extremely low-income families will be able to find housing when the Prado community is completed in February 2022.
California
KTLA: State expands mask mandate limits, exceptions amid spike in virus cases
Faced with a startling spike in coronavirus cases, California health officials issued a new mandate this week requiring residents to wear face coverings whenever they’re outside their homes, with few exceptions.
Nation
AP News: States plead for more federal help as virus outbreak worsens
Renewed restrictions on indoor businesses, overloaded hospitals and the coming end of unemployment benefits for millions of Americans have led governors to paint a dire picture of the months ahead unless the federal government steps in with more money and leadership to help them shore up their damaged budgets and beat back the resurgence of the coronavirus.
Publication Date: November 17, 2020
