July 16, 2021 Media Brief
Orange County
Voice of OC: Officials shut down public presentation of multi-million dollar Mile Square Park plan
Supervisor Katrina Foley, who represents neighborhoods just south of the park, asked the county parks director to present the plan for the public, saying she likes the plan and complimenting supervisors’ Chairman Andrew Do on it. However, the chairman ended the presentation a few minutes later.
Voice of OC: An effort to expand Chino Hills State Park moves forward
For more than four decades, conservationists, residents and officials have worked to establish, preserve and expand the more than 14,000 acres of land which straddles Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange and Riverside counties, known as Chino Hills State Park.
OC Register: Anaheim councilman is target of recall effort led by former colleague
Anaheim Councilman Jordan Brandman is the focus of a recall effort led by his former council colleague, Denise Barnes, after the public revelation of offensive comments regarding Barnes that Brandman texted to another person last year.
CNN: CDC warns COVID vaccines might not protect people who are immunocompromised
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday warned people who are immunocompromised that the Covid-19 vaccine may not have been effective for them and encouraged them to take precautions as if they were not vaccinated.
OC Register: How to save money at the Orange County Fair 2021
The good news is that the Orange County Fair has reopened this year. After a year off due to Covid-19. The bad news is that you won’t find as many deals as in the past, since attendance is limited to 45,000, which is 75% of normal.
Daily Pilot: With retail cannabis in Costa Mesa about to take off, the ‘State of the City’ is green
Costa Mesa leaders, chamber officials and business owners attending a State of the City luncheon Thursday reflected on how the city pulled through the pandemic, thanks to a collective desire to support one another and the place they call home.
California
OC Register: California lawmakers eye legislation based on lessons learned from Surfside condo collapse
California has more than 20,000 buildings that stand 14 stories or higher, according to international data. Some have been towering over the landscape for a century. But currently in the Golden State, no government agency is required to probe the bones of aging high-rises to ensure they’re safe.
Nation
Associated Press: Federal judge in Texas orders the DACA program must end
A federal judge in Texas on Friday ordered an end to an Obama-era program that prevented the deportations of some immigrants brought into the United States as children, putting new pressure for action on President Joe Biden and Democrats who now control Congress.
Publication Date: July 16, 2021
