October 13, 2021 Media Brief
Orange County
Voice of OC: Extremely troubling: Oil pipeline records obtained by Voice of OC prompt questions
Rep. Mike Levin (D-San Clemente), who serves on the House committee probing the spill says the permit records obtained by Voice of OC raise serious questions about what went wrong. The pipeline operator waited hours to shut down the pipeline on Oct. 2 after getting a low-pressure alarm that indicated a potential leak.
Voice of OC: Oil spill aftermath: 10,000 volunteers, cautious optimism, lingering dread
The striking visual indicators that became synonymous with major oil spill disasters over the years — stretches of beach and shoreline coated in tar, littered with scores of dead animals — have been less prominent this time around.
Voice of OC: Newport Beach officials approve local emergency over oil spill
Council members voted unanimously at their meeting Tuesday night to adopt a resolution ratifying the local emergency proclamation City Manager Grace Leung signed last week in response to the spill off the coast of Huntington Beach.
OC Register: Port of LA to join Long Beach in 24/7 operations, Biden announces
President Joe Biden announced on Twitter Wednesday morning, Oct. 13, that the Port of Los Angeles, the busiest in the nation, will begin operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week, a push from the White House to clear supply chain disruptions that are threatening holiday shopping season plans and slowing the nation’s economic recovery from the pandemic.
OC Register: Survivors share strength, love 10 years after Salon Meritage mass shooting
Ten years ago, at 1 p.m. Oct. 12, 2011, an angry man walked into a Seal Beach hair salon carrying three handguns. Over the next 21 minutes, he shot nine people – even as some begged for their lives.
OC Register: Inland Empire inflation quadruples to 6.7%, highest in the nation
The central bank’s cheap money policies have provided a boost to the economy, especially real estate industries and homeowners. But cooling the economy by making borrowing pricier could chill key economic engines.
OC Register: Shifting winds to bring warmer temperatures to Southern California
A system of high pressure was projected to enter the region along with a shift in wind direction to the northeast, bringing gradually warming temperatures until they peak at about 90 degrees in some areas of Los Angeles and Orange counties.
Labor
KTLA: Thousands of Kaiser health care workers in California, Oregon overwhelmingly authorize strike
More than 24,000 nurses and other health care workers at Kaiser Permanente in California and Oregon have overwhelmingly authorized a strike, threatening to walk out over pay and working conditions strained by the coronavirus pandemic.
California
KTLA: Friday marks tax deadline to qualify for California stimulus checks
This Friday marks the last day most Californians can turn in their taxes and still be eligible for a payment of up to $1,100, according to the state’s Franchise Tax Board.
Publication Date: October 13, 2021
