December 13, 2017

Orange County

Voice of OC: City-subsidized hotel resort in Garden Grove moves forward

Plans for a 769-room, three hotel resort in Garden Grove will move forward after the City Council approved a development agreement that hands over a 5.18-acre property to the developer for $852,571 in fees.

 

City News Service: Santa Ana cracks down on homeless at the civic center by enforcing new law

Santa Ana Tuesday began enforcing a new ordinance in a popular homeless encampment next to the Orange County Superior Courthouse, pushing many of the transients out.

 

OC Register: How these shipping containers converted to housing have affected homeless veterans

Constructed and managed by the nonprofit American Family Housing, whose headquarters is right next door, Potter’s Lane has attracted wide attention as an innovative approach to a stubborn problem: quick and affordable housing for people who are chronically homeless.

 

Voice of OC: Mental health reform suggestions get muted reception from OC supervisors

Orange County officials have released a series of recommendations for diverting mentally ill people from jails into treatment, saying it would improve public safety by reducing crime, while also saving taxpayer dollars.

 

OC Register: Fire danger remains high as ‘real’ winter eludes Southern California

Sunny skies were also expected in Orange County, along with highs of 72 in San Clemente; 75 in Newport Beach; 76 in Laguna Beach; 84 in Yorba Linda, Fullerton; Anaheim and Mission Viejo; and 85 in Irvine.

 

Labor

OC Register: Health risks to farmworkers increase as workforce ages

Harvesting U.S. crops has been left to an aging population of farmworkers whose health has suffered from decades of hard labor. Older workers have a greater chance of getting injured and of developing chronic illnesses, which can raise the cost of workers’ compensation and health insurance.

 

California

LA Times: California's chief justice has had her own #MeToo moments

The Washington Post reported that six former clerks and externs of U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Alex Kozinski complained he had made improper comments to them and showed pornography to one.

 

Publication Date: December 13, 2017