January 12, 2018

Orange County

OC Register: Jennifer Beuthin - The first Women’s March was not an ending but a beginning

This year, as we walk past Orange County’s Civic Center, I will be thinking about all the work we can and must do in our own communities to promote greater equality. For example, the gender pay gap in Orange County government is 27 percent, the largest of any county surveyed in a recent state audit.

 

OC Register: Stay out of the ocean after storm, Orange County Health Care Agency warns

Elevated bacteria levels in the ocean waters may continue for at least three days, depending upon the intensity of the rain and volume of the runoff.

 

OC Register: After retirement decisions by Royce and Issa, struggling California GOP looks vulnerable if ‘blue wave’ hits

“The incumbents have their ear to the ground and they are headed to the exits,” said Raphael Sonenshein, executive director of Cal State Los Angeles’ Pat Brown Institute of Public Affairs. “In terms of what’s going to happen in November, incumbents are the canary in the coal mine.

 

Voice of OC: Andrew Do is chosen as OC Supervisors’ Chairman for 2018

Do’s selection as chair comes as the county grapples with issues like ever-growing homelessness, gaps in mental health services, and being shortchanged in tax revenues by Sacramento to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars per year.

 

OC Register: OC Fair & Event Center recognized with 19 industry awards

The Fair & Event Center received first place for its Friends of the Fair program, which allows guests with special needs to have a private fair experience; the Centennial Farm birthday party; the Damsels of Destruction demolition derby; and the Heroes Hall story booth.

 

OC Register: To buy or not to buy? New tax law creates uncertainty for some homebuyers

“Every time these new laws are passed, there’s panic. Then it ends up being nothing,” said Blake Roberts, CEO at Pier to Pier Brokers in Hermosa Beach. “Death, divorce and desire keep happening, and people still have a need to buy real estate.”

 

Labor

Daily Pilot: Mesa Water District extends contract terms to non-union employees

A rising union tide lifts all boats. After agreeing last month to a new contract with the association representing most district employees, Mesa Water District board members voted unanimously Thursday to extend the same deal to non-union workers.

 

Publication Date: January 12, 2018