August 10, 2021 Media Brief
Orange County
Voice of OC: OC could slash $25 million in small business fees under Supervisor Katrina Foley’s proposal
Many small business owners have been financially hammered during the coronavirus pandemic, as customers stay home for health concerns and the state’s past restrictions for much of the public health crisis.
OC Register: OC health officials brace as rising COVID-19 cases put more people in the hospital again
After a winter surge of coronavirus infections that required adding fields tents to hold extra beds at several OC hospitals, vaccines became widely available and daily new cases declined, with the average staying in the double digits from mid-April to early July.
OC Register: Sea lions with lines cutting their throats challenge marine rescue center
While the number of rescues is actually a bit lower than past years – in 2020 there were 143 rescues – Peter Chang, the center’s CEO, said many of the cases were more complicated and took a lot of the center’s resources, and its staffing is not yet back to full capacity because of the pandemic.
Daily Pilot: Newport Beach police ID cold case killer from 1980, using DNA extraction, genealogy
For the next 16 years, the DNA profile sat in the system, unmatched with any other sample. Then, in 2018, a technological advance provided investigators the break they needed to identify the suspect.
Voice of OC: Westminster mobile home park residents plea for help to make driveway less dangerous
Westminster mobile home residents are begging a distracted city council for help with a traffic issue that residents say is potentially creating a deadly environment when they come and go to the park.
Voice of OC: OC school mascots face increased criticism
“It’s very dated. Especially how we choose our symbols and given colonists history erasing Native Americans and genocide and so forth. Colonization is a cause of a lot of struggles that we still face to this day,” said Daniel Alatorre De-Lira, an alumnus of the school who started the petition.
Labor
Labor 411: CVS to raise minimum wage to $15 an hour
The Chapman University-Claremont McKenna College California Consumer Sentiment Index jumped a record 37% in the first quarter from the end of recession-scarred 2021.
Nation
Associated Press: Big win for $1T infrastructure bill: Senate shows it can act
With a robust vote after weeks of fits and starts, the Senate approved a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan on Tuesday, a r are coalition of Democrats and Republicans joining to overcome skeptics and deliver a cornerstone of President Joe Biden’s agenda.
Publication Date: August 10, 2021
