September 20, 2017
Orange County
Voice of OC’s Santana: Inaction can kill
Supervisors are great at taking credit for “solving homelessness” in campaign mailers. They’re just not very good at the actual “solving” part of the crisis. Meanwhile, homeless communities continue to grow in public areas – without any kind of sanitation or attention to basic needs. Now, we are witnessing Hepatitis A outbreaks being declared in both San Diego and Los Angeles Counties.
OC Register: Santa Ana creates homeless czar position as it works to combat growing issue
The Santa Ana City Council on Tuesday, Sept. 19, unanimously approved a homeless prevention, intervention and mitigation plan and created a city homeless services manager position.
OC Register: Majority of Orange, San Diego county voters support rent control, poll says
In Los Angeles County — home to four cities with rent control laws — 68 percent of poll respondents support limits on how much landlords can raise rents. Fifty-nine percent of voters support such a measure in the remaining Southern California counties of Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and Imperial.
Voice of OC: Anaheim’s lobbyist sunshine ordinance will be largely self-enforced
“We’re not going to go out and start looking [for violations],” said city spokesman Mike Lyster. “But just the fact that this city has this ordinance in the books says a lot. It sets a high expectation.”
OC Register: Majority of Orange, San Diego county voters support rent control, poll says
In Los Angeles County — home to four cities with rent control laws — 68 percent of poll respondents support limits on how much landlords can raise rents. Fifty-nine percent of voters support such a measure in the remaining Southern California counties of Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and Imperial.
California
OC Register: Majority of voters support state’s $4 billion affordable housing bond
A recent survey of California voters found a 51-percent majority support a $4 billion housing bond the state legislature voted to put on the November 2018 ballot, UC Berkeley reported Tuesday, Sept. 19.
Sacramento Bee: California pensioners: Your COLAs are safe, for now
The state’s largest pension fund on Tuesday shot down a pitch from Orange County Senator John Moorlach who wants it to study how much money it could save by cutting benefits for retired public workers.
Publication Date: September 20, 2017
