March 30, 2021 Media Brief
Orange County
Voice of OC: Can Orange County really get a handle on hate?
A shortage of non-English language services for Orange County’s hate crime reporting system could mean underreporting and data gaps over the true extent of racism’s effect on the region — more recently with anti-Asian hate, which has spiked across the U.S. to deadly outcomes.
Voice of OC: County bars, bowling alleys and race tracks can reopen after a year of being closed
Orange County residents can soon officially go back to bars, bowling alleys and the Los Alamitos Race Track after the county moved to the Orange Tier on the state’s reopening guidelines. Although many bars throughout OC have been operating, Tuesday marks the first time in roughly a year they’re able to officially open.
Voice of OC: County residents can get vaccine in a couple of weeks, raising supply concerns
Concerns over coronavirus vaccine supplies and needles are being raised as nearly all Californians are expected to be eligible for the shot in a couple weeks.
OC Register: When Disneyland, Universal and other California theme parks will reopen
Big theme parks like Disneyland and Six Flags Magic Mountain along with little amusement parks like Anaheim’s Adventure City and Riverside’s Castle Park have already set reopening dates with more expected soon
OC Register: With Tito Ortiz vowing to stay maskless, Huntington Beach council opts to stay virtual
The council could begin in person, with the public, but will remain on Zoom to avoid spectacle of police intervention.
Labor
ABC: Amazon faces biggest union push in its history
Some Amazon workers are forming to organize the biggest unionization push at the company since it was founded in 1995. And it’s happening in the unlikeliest of places: Bessemer, Alabama, a state with laws that don’t favor unions.
California
KTLA: California congressional members want wildland firefighter jobs to become year round
California’s U.S. senators and nearly two-dozen representatives asked the Agriculture and Interior departments on Monday to transition their agencies to a year-round wildland workforce because blazes are no longer limited to traditional fire seasons.
KTLA: California case rates improve, officials warn of potential spring surge
At first glance, the data looks promising for avoiding one. California’s number of average daily coronavirus cases is down 16% over the past two weeks, falling to fewer than 3,000 cases a day. And COVID-19 hospitalizations in California are down 28% from two weeks ago.
Publication Date: March 30, 2021
