July 23, 2021 Media Brief
Orange County
Voice of OC: Are Anaheim taxpayers subsidizing Disneyland? Class action lawsuit may provide the answer
The lawsuit alleges Disneyland is receiving a subsidy through the $510 million resort bonds issued in 1997, which helped build a parking garage and infrastructure improvements needed for California Adventure.
Voice of OC: Who’s really running Anaheim’s stadium deal with Angels?
This week, Anaheim City Manager Jim Vanderpool and City Attorney Rob Fabela took tough questions about why city council members weren’t informed earlier this year when state officials advised them the recent stadium sale potentially violates state law.
Daily Pilot: After years in limbo, Anaheim council backs controversial veterans cemetery
The proposal to build the cemetery in the Gypsum Canyon area on county land in Anaheim Hills has gathered support from a host of politicians, including Orange County supervisors Don Wagner, Katrina Foley and Andrew Do; Dist. Atty. Todd Spitzer and Rep. Lou Correa, among other supporters.
Voice of OC: Reward reaches $25,600 for information regarding pelican attacks
Two more pelicans have appeared dead on the coast since the original $5,600 reward for information was announced earlier this month, bringing the total to 34 pelicans found deceased or severely injured along the Orange County coastline.
OC Register: Superintendents in Orange County see ethnic studies as key to learning and to a just society
In an online forum hosted by the Orange County Department of Education Wednesday, July 21, the superintendents and other educators said students, and society, benefit by studying versions of American history and culture that incorporate multicultural points of view.
OC Register: Southern California would be back in purple, red tiers if old color-coded system still existed
Still, there's probably no going back. 'How are you going to get counties to go back to tiers once they’ve seen their amusement parks open?'
Labor
Daily Pilot: Caregivers at Fountain Valley Regional authorize strike as Tenet reports revenue growth
Unionized workers with Tenet Healthcare — including hundreds of respiratory therapists, nursing assistants, technicians and emergency and operating room staff at Fountain Valley Regional Hospital & Medical Center — have authorized a strike that could begin as early as next month.
OC Register: Southern California casinos struggle to fill jobs as business picks up
The hiring process at casinos can be time-consuming, and some former workers may have moved onto other jobs while others are nervous about returning to crowded work environments with COVID-19 and its far more contagious Delta variant rapidly boosting infection rates.
Nation
Bloomberg: More help coming to stem foreclosures
Enhanced assistance will be provided to homeowners with government-backed mortgages who have been negatively impacted by the pandemic, with the aim cutting some monthly payments by roughly 25%, according to a White House fact sheet.
Publication Date: July 23, 2021
