November 29, 2017

Orange County

OC Register: With openings in 3 top jobs, Anaheim officials seek applicants – and stability

But perhaps the most important hire they will make is the city manager. Council members said they don’t expect a shortage of applicants because, as a big city with Disneyland and two professional sports teams as well as its own utility, Anaheim poses a professional challenge.

 

Daily Pilot: City Hall mourns longtime employee Brad Long, ‘the ultimate ambassador for Costa Mesa’

“It didn’t matter what side of a political debate you were on or what school your kids went to or what organizations you were a part of — everyone considered Brad a friend,” said city Public Affairs Manager Dane Bora, Long’s supervisor.

 

Voice of OC: Santa Ana will allow up to 30 recreational marijuana shops

Santa Ana is the only known jurisdiction, out of Orange County’s 34 cities, to authorize the sale of recreational marijuana when that option opens up to California communities starting January 1.

 

OC Register: Brainiac checks out the schedule for Christmas tree lighting ceremonies in Westminster, Garden Grove and Stanton

The 11th annual Christmas Tree Lighting kicks off at 6:30 p.m. by the clock tower in Village Green Park at the corner of Main and Euclid streets in Garden Grove, though if you get there at 6 p.m. you can catch the kids from Saint Columban School entertaining the early bird crowd.

 

California

OC Register: State Senate, Assembly races warming up in Orange County

While most of Orange County’s off-year election chatter has been about the four Republican congressional districts and their 35 candidates, some interesting state legislative races are also taking shape.

 

LA Times: Victims denounce a failing system for reporting sexual harassment at the California Capitol

California Capitol lobbyists, staffers and lawyers on Tuesday urged lawmakers to overhaul how the state Assembly tracks and handles sexual harassment claims, saying current procedures are confusing, vaguely enforced and result in greater consequences for victims rather than their abusers.

 

Nation

OC Register: What you should know as US economy expands at brisk 3.3% pace

The performance, achieved despite damage from two devastating hurricanes, marked the fastest expansion in gross domestic product — the broadest gauge of economic output — since a 5.2 percent annual spurt in the third quarter of 2014.

 

Publication Date: November 29, 2017