December 8, 2017

Orange County

OC Register: Southern California will get a break from fierce winds, but fire weather will continue

The red flag warning that has plagued Southern California for much of the week has been extended to Sunday evening as strong and dry Santa Ana winds continue to hammer the region, fueling wildfires, causing power outages and affecting air quality.

 

OC Register: After decades in the shadows, O.C. liberal activists take center stage

The Women's March, which took place in more than 400 U.S. cities, was touted as the country’s largest single-day protest. And Orange County was one of many places where crowds exceeded expectations.

 

OC Register: What bums out employees at Orange County’s top workplaces

Clueless managers: Perhaps it’s time for managers to stop worrying about every decimal point of profit margin and start thinking about how to better motivate and nurture workers.

 

Daily Pilot: Recall petition launched over development planned next to San Juan Capistrano’s historic Los Rios district

The plan for a commercial development next to California’s oldest continuously lived-in neighborhood has led to a petition to recall two San Juan Capistrano City Council members.

 

California

LA Times: Key California environmental law not a barrier to development, new state report says

CEQA has long been a lightning rod in state politics, with some crediting the measure for preserving the state’s environment and others arguing it has slowed the building of housing, transit lines and other infrastructure.

 

NPR: Homeless population rises, driven by west coast affordable-housing crisis

The number of homeless veterans was also up 1.5 percent nationally, despite major efforts by the government and nonprofit groups to house veterans. Again, officials say that rise is due to the unusually large surge in homeless veterans in Los Angeles.

 

Labor

Market Watch: Ford to move electric-car manufacturing to Mexico, beef up driverless-car plant in Michigan

The auto maker in January had said it would spend $700 million on its Flat Rock, Mich., assembly plant to serve as its main electric-vehicle production site. Instead, Ford plans to create a dedicated assembly line for electric vehicles at its plant in Cuautitlán, Mexico, with production to begin in 2020.

 

Publication Date: December 8, 2017