August 2, 2021 Media Brief
Orange County
Voice of OC: Who’s watching the billions in new state homeless spending?
When it comes to federal homelessness dollars, cities like Anaheim are required to have the spending be publicly reviewed by citizens on the city’s housing commission, said Anaheim Housing Commissioner Tim Houchen, a formerly homeless man who chairs that commission.
Voice of OC: After Tito Ortiz, HB officials ask themselves how City should handle council vacancies
Huntington Beach City Councilman Mike Posey thinks it’s time for the city charter to be reviewed following a council vacancy debate that went on for about two months after Tito Ortiz’s abrupt resignation.
Voice of OC: Orange County Supervisors accused of strangling public comment
Orange County supervisors are facing criticism for shutting down the public’s opportunity to comment remotely at their meetings, just as coronavirus hospitalizations quadrupled in OC amid the spread of the more contagious Delta variant.
OC Register: Huntington Beach man who texted selfie from the Capitol riot arrested after tip to FBI
A member of Glenn Allen Brooks’ prayer group tipped federal authorities on Jan. 30. after he shared a picture he took of himself standing in a hallway amidst a crowd that had forced its way into the Capitol, according to a sworn statement from an FBI agent.
OC Register: Hot, dry and windy: Southern California faces critical fire weather conditions this week
Temperatures Monday are expected to reach 94 degrees in Anaheim, 101 degrees in Riverside, 104 degrees in Woodland Hills and 99 degrees in Upland, the National Weather Service forecasted.
OC Register: Why Southern California is a new EV mecca, with Rivian, Lordstown, and Karma in Irvine
Ventures include HAAH Automotive, which is marketing and distributing the Chinese-made Vantas. An Electrify Expo — featuring all manner of electric cars, motorcycles, bikes and scooters — is planned for Sept. 18-19 at Irvine’s Great Park.
OC Register: Is violence coming to City Hall?
America's current political moment has led to raised voices, threats and tension at everything from city councils to school board meetings. Experts say there are ways to turn down the heat.
California
OC Register: At some California hospitals, nearly half of workers remain unvaccinated
Hesitancy inside hospitals underscores the rationale for requiring vaccination for health care workers and a broad cross-section of other public-facing workers — but there will still be many fights ahead.
Publication Date: August 2, 2021
