January 3, 2018

County

Voice of OC: Sheriff’s Department and DA’s office the focus of 2017 jailhouse snitch scandal

The Sheriff’s Department repeatedly denied the existence of a formal informant program, and throughout the latest evidence hearing blamed any illegal informant use on a mostly unnamed, isolated group of inadequately-trained deputies.

 

OC Register: Public Works to begin work on Mile Square sidewalks, paths

The sidewalk repairs will be completed in four weekly segments to minimize the impact on park during the construction period, according to Public Works. The areas will be secured at the end of each day during construction.

 

OC Register: Sheriff’s Department no longer checking immigration status of inmates, cancels agreement with ICE

Under the new law, local agencies can still notify U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of inmates’ release dates if they were convicted of certain crimes, mostly serious or violent ones.

 

Local

Voice of OC: 2017: A year of upheaval in Anaheim

It was another year of political drama in the city of Anaheim, after an election upset in November 2016 tipped political power in Mayor Tom Tait’s favor.

 

State

LA Times: California Senate and Assembly to work together to address sexual harassment in Capitol

California legislative leaders announced Wednesday that the state Senate and Assembly will for the first time work together to examine how sexual harassment complaints are handled in the Capitol.

 

LA Times: California lawmaker proposes requiring panic buttons for hotel workers in response to widespread sexual harassment

Alarmed by a survey indicating sexual harassment of hotel housekeepers is widespread, a California state lawmaker on Tuesday proposed requiring employers to provide “panic button” devices to their employees so they can summon help if abused by a guest.

 

LA Times: Recreational marijuana is legal. But smoking in public and driving stoned are not, LAPD warns

Yes, recreational pot will be legal to sell (and buy, and consume, and cultivate). But there are limits. And the Los Angeles Police Department will help enforce them.

Publication Date: January 3, 2018