July 15, 2021 Media Brief
Orange County
Voice of OC: Sacramento readies bailout for embattled county supervisors in San Bernardino, Orange County
San Bernardino voters decided last November to revolutionize local politics, creating a one-term limit for county politicians and limiting their pay to $60,000 annually. Now, legislation in Sacramento seeks to prevent that from ever happening again in places like Orange County.
Voice of OC: Could OC’s new health equity map lead to real systemic change?
Santa Ana contains areas with the highest prevalence of asthma among adults, while also logging the most cases of Coronavirus in the county. All of this information is according to a new public health inequity map, officially unveiled by community health nonprofit Advance OC and County of Orange officials.
Voice of OC: Orange City Council approves optional monthly stipend for Council members
Orange council members also voted 5-2 — with Mark Murphy and Ariana Barrios dissenting — to adopt an ordinance to reimburse themselves for expenses incurred while on official duty, something the City Council also got rid of a decade ago.
Voice of OC: What are OC cities doing to prepare for climate change?
During a period of intense summer heatwaves and rolling blackouts last year, Buena Park officials lowered the temperature threshold that triggers the city’s opening of its public cooling centers where people with no air conditioning at home can find relief.
Daily Pilot: Fully vaccinated people required to wear masks again at Harbor Justice Center
For at least the next two weeks, people entering the Harbor Justice Center in Newport Beach will be required to wear a mask or facial covering regardless of their vaccination status.
OC Register: X-ray tech who died after second COVID-19 vaccine killed by heart disease, coroner says
The official cause of death was “hypertensive and athersclerotic heart disease with severe cardiomegaly and heart failure,” the report says. There is no mention, anywhere, of vaccination playing a role.
California
OC Register: California OKs plan to guarantee income for former foster children
California lawmakers on Thursday approved the first state-funded guaranteed income plan in the U.S., $35 million for monthly cash payments to qualifying pregnant people and young adults who recently left foster care with no restrictions on how they spend it.
Bloomberg: Historic drought in U.S. West will persist through October
Drought now covers almost 95% of 11 western states, including all of California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Oregon and Idaho, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.
Publication Date: July 15, 2021
