December 15, 2017
Orange County
Voice of OC: CalOptima considers building homeless housing
CalOptima purchased the property in Orange, 505 City Parkway West, that includes its headquarters in 2011. Officials originally planned to develop the remaining 5.7 acres surrounding the office building into a parking structure and new office space.
OC Register: Cal State Fullerton students apply ‘design thinking’ to help the homeless.
SINC, short for Student Innovation Collective, a CSUF club made up of students with a variety of majors and talents, has been learning the skills of design thinking under the d.school model to improve such fields as the environment, education and medicine.
OC Register: Costa Mesa Councilwoman Katrina Foley addresses federal leaders on sober living homes
Costa Mesa is the hub for the industry in the region, and sober living has become a hot-button issue as residents and business owners grapple with how to regulate the homes and their unintended consequences.
OC Register: Irvine homebuying mild in October! 11 facts to know
Average sales price: $913,123 that ranked No. 13 out of 46 Orange County markets tracked and was up 6 percent in a year.
OC Register: Tax overhaul could be big win for U.S. real estate investors
It’s not as big a boon for the industry as it might have been. The House bill passed last month slashed the top tax rate on pass-through income to 25 percent from a current top rate of 39.6 percent. That would have been a huge win say analysts.
California
OC Register: Politicians accused of sexual harassment: What’s driving them out of office? Peer pressure
In movie studios, television networks and some other corporate workplaces, executives have moved swiftly in recent weeks to fire men accused of misconduct. In politics, however, it takes more time for consequences to kick in. And that’s largely because of the collegial dynamics of a legislative body.
Labor
LA Times: Mesa Water District OKs tentative agreement giving employees 5 years of pay raises
The tentative agreement with the Mesa Water District Employees Assn. — which includes 32 employees and is affiliated with the larger Orange County Employees Assn. — would run through Dec. 31, 2022.
Capital and Main: Organizing a cure for flatlining wages
Unions do get big, are often clumsy, and, like all large institutions, can get lazy. But no other entity stands between managers and owners singularly focused on higher profits like an active union advocating for employee rights.
Publication Date: December 15, 2017
