December 6, 2021 Media Brief
Orange County
Voice of OC: Top official at OC’s Green Power Agency abruptly resigns just before launch
The abrupt departure of Antonia Castro-Graham, the agency’s chief operating officer, comes at a critical time, just months before it switches customers from their traditional electric utility to a government program.
Daily Pilot: Ahead of holiday season, John Wayne Airport to provide free COVID-19 testing
Ahead of the holiday travel season, the Orange County Health Care Agency and John Wayne Airport announced the airport would be providing free self-collection COVID-19 kits starting this Wednesday.
Voice of OC: Will Anaheim High School’s ‘Colonist’ Mascot Stick Around?
The fate of the Anaheim High School’s 100-year-old mascot — the Colonists — could be decided this month amid a debate on whether the image should stay after local indigenous people have called it out as offensive.
OC Register: Mission Viejo woman who joined mob that stormed Capitol and said police ‘welcomed’ her in is charged
Prosecutors filed charges against a Mission Viejo woman who admitted entering the U.S. Capitol when it was stormed by a mob seeking to overturn the 2020 presidential election, but who claimed that police “welcomed” her in.
OC Register: ‘He would be dead:’ Mother recounts how Mater Dei football players allegedly beat her son
Revelation of alleged 2019 beating of a Mater Dei student by two Monarch football standouts comes as school is under fire for handling of an alleged hazing incident earlier this year.
Daily Pilot: Orange County charter seeks hall pass from county education board to ditch local approvals
The Orange County Classical Academy — a school founded by conservative-leaning think tank is looking to expand and have charted a course that could allow them to operate multiple campuses across the county without having to seek or secure approval from individual districts, as is the norm.
Labor
OC Register: Disneyland employees vote for union contract, avoid strike
The tentative agreement endorsed by Master Services Council leadership raises minimum pay from $15.50 to $18.50 per hour — a 19% increase.
California
OC Register: Poll: 24% of renters ‘seriously consider’ leaving California
The Public Policy Institute of California’s survey of 2,292 California adults conducted in late October offers vivid illustrations of how hard life can be as a Golden State renter, especially compared with homeowners.
Publication Date: December 6, 2021
