July 14, 2021 Media Brief
Orange County
Voice of OC: Anaheim officials to discuss whether Angel Stadium sale violated state law
This week, Councilman Avelino Valencia succeeded in scheduling a public discussion for next Tuesday — a rare event surrounding the stadium. “Once again, throughout this process, the public has been kept in the dark by our city’s leadership about these developments,” Valencia said near the end of Tuesday’s meeting.
OC Register: OC’s COVID-19 cases, hospitalization on the rise again
“The majority of people who continue to be infected and the majority of people who continue to be hospitalized are individuals who are not vaccinated,” Dr. Clayton Chau said in a phone interview Tuesday afternoon.
Voice of OC: OC Fair is back – what to know before you go
As cases went down and vaccines became more accessible, the OC Fair & Event Center staff continued to work closely alongside the OC Health Care Agency in order to gain approval for a safe and enjoyable summer fair.
Voice of OC: Mission Viejo poised to become newest OC city to form election districts
During the past few years, many Orange County cities have made the change from the plurality voting system to district elections in order to comply with the California Voting Rights Act and lawsuits that claim at-large voting discriminates against minority voters.
Voice of OC: Laguna Beach to study leaving Edison for renewable energy program
Community choice energy programs, or CCEs, are electric utilities set up by local governments that take over buying energy for their residents, giving more options for homeowners who want to buy renewable energy.
Voice of OC: Supervisors axe email public comments despite COVID uptick
Orange County officials abruptly canned their year-long practice of reading aloud public comments from residents with medical conditions that prevented them from attending in person during the pandemic.
Labor
OC Register: Union workers plan protest against ‘corporate greed’ outside Disneyland
Some Disneyland Resort workers will protest Saturday near the Happiest Place on Earth, accusing Disney of reaping billions in tax breaks while giving its “cast members” the short shrift.
Labor 411: New study refutes Amazon claim that unionization leads to lower pay for workers
The analysis also further illustrates the connection between the decline of unionization in the United States and rising income inequality, spurred by a major shift in power from workers to corporations and a regulatory regime that leaves workers unprotected against employers’ anti-union efforts.
Publication Date: July 14, 2021
