December 11, 2017
Orange County
Voice of OC: To desalinate or not to desalinate: UCI Debate over proposed Huntington Beach plant
Academics, advocates and activists met for a panel discussion at UC Irvine to hash out the pros and cons of a proposal to build a desalination plant in Huntington Beach, with environmentalists once again warning it would damage marine environments and raise water bills.
OC Register: Stay away from the 5 Freeway overnight this week
Northbound lanes will be closed from Norwalk Boulevard to the 605 Freeway nightly from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. Tuesday through early Friday morning. Southbound lanes will also be impacted.
LA Times: Costa Mesa panel to consider proposed medical marijuana distribution business
The facility would be outfitted with security cameras, lighting, alarms and other features, and employees would be required to wear identification badges at all times.
OC Register: Orange County losing manufacturing jobs? Not by this math!
Last week I unearthed a fresh federal study of quarterly unemployment insurance filings that translates to this revelation: Orange County bosses in the 12 months ended in June had hired 27,000 more workers than previously disclosed by other jobs data.
OC Register: Rancho Santiago Community College District trustees elect new leaders
Nelida Mendoza was unanimously elected as president, Phillip E. Yarbrough was elected as vice president and Claudia C. Alvarez was elected as clerk.
OC Register: Irvine Unified to vote on boundary adjustment, aimed to alleviate overcrowded schools
District staff recommends sending students from Stonegate Elementary School to Sierra Vista Middle School, instead of Jeffrey Trail, and Northwood High School, instead of Portola.
California
Sacramento Bee: Will Jerry Brown move Senate recall election to June?
Newman’s campaign has argued that proponents of the recall attempted to deceive voters by telling them the petition to recall him would reverse the gas tax. Derek Humphrey, Newman’s campaign consultant, called the recall effort a “cynical gaming of the system in the service of partisan goals.”
Publication Date: December 11, 2017
