June 09, 2021 Media Brief
Orange County
Voice of OC: Will OC residents still need to wear masks at work?
There’s mounting pressure on the state Division of Occupational Safety and Health Standards (CalOSHA) board to revise its workplace guidelines to allow fully vaccinated employees to drop their masks starting next Tuesday.
Voice of OC: Orange County’s COVID-19 experts to answer your questions on eve of reopening
The experts will also discuss a potential fall wave, the possibility of booster vaccines and what hitting herd immunity means for Orange County. The discussion is scheduled for Monday, June 14, from 6 – 7 pm.
OC Register: In combatting anti-Asian hate incidents, a growing debate over law enforcement’s role
Asian Americans in many Southern California communities have increasingly had to grapple with questions about what can be done to make them feel safe. For a variety of reasons, some rooted in recent events and others deeply in history, not all Asian Americans turn to law enforcement.
ABC7: Suspects charged in freeway shooting death of Aiden Leos
The suspects in the killing of Aiden Leos, the 6-year-old boy who was shot on an Orange County freeway last month, have been charged, officials announced Tuesday.
Voice of OC: Santa Ana cannabis shop policies praised, but questions continue to linger
Several years ago, Santa Ana hatched an idea to pump money into some of its most underfunded — and neglected — quality of life areas by capitalizing on a product that some in town didn’t support, but which still existed in the community anyway: recreational marijuana.
Labor
ABC7: Businesses dealing with worker shortage ahead of June 15 reopening date
As California prepares to reopen next week, some Inland Empire business owners are grappling with a worker shortage, and they're blaming high unemployment benefits.
California
KTLA: State warning about scams related to COVID vaccine incentive lottery
By Monday, the state’s health department was already warning that members of the public had gotten calls, emails, texts and social media messages from scammers impersonating state officials.
Nation
KTLA: Biden admin to buy 500 million Pfizer vaccines to share globally
The U.S. will buy 500 million more doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to share through the global COVAX alliance for donation to 92 lower income countries and the African Union over the next year, a person familiar with the matter said Wednesday.
ABC: Biden moves to restore clean water safeguards ended by previous administration
The Biden administration has begun legal action to repeal a Trump-era rule that ended federal protections for hundreds of thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways.
Publication Date: June 8, 2021
