January 19, 2018

Orange County

Women’s March is tomorrow, 9 a.m., Civic Center Dr. and Flower Street

OC Register: The OC Women’s March is Saturday in Santa Ana. Here’s what to know about the location, parking, more

Stand together with your coworkers on Saturday for the 2nd Annual Women’s March. Do you plan on attending? RSVP with Cathy Yatch, cyatch@ocea.org for parking information. Last year’s march was the biggest demonstration in OC history.

 

OC Register: A year after the Women’s March, more women than ever are running for office

A year after unprecedented throngs of women turned out for marches around the country, many wearing pink hats and chanting protest slogans, record numbers of American women are moving from the streets to the campaign trail.

 

Voice of OC: Uncertainty as county prepares to evict hundreds of homeless from riverbed camp

The latest county estimate, as of early January, is 464 people are “frequent” inhabitants of the riverbed camp, which extends from the northeastern edge of the Angel Stadium parking lot south to the 5 freeway.

 

Daily Pilot: Costa Mesa police chief says he expects department to be fully staffed by summer

At the beginning of 2017, Chief Rob Sharpnack said, the agency had 114 sworn officers, 22 short of its target of 136.

 

OC Register: Southern California hospitals grapple with flu patients — and one has set up a tent

In Orange County, a fast-track triage system is helping move things quickly. In Long Beach, hospitals have started visitor restrictions.

 

LA Times: State Supreme Court won’t review housing advocacy group’s appeal against Huntington Beach

The California Supreme Court has declined to review an affordable-housing advocacy group’s appeal that challenged Huntington Beach’s decision to reduce the number of units allowed in a development plan, effectively ending the case.

 

OC Register: Orange County unemployment drops all the way through the end of 2017

“The rosy performance is despite the tightening labor market and the rising cost of living in the Golden State,” noted economist Sung Won Sohn of California State University, Channel Islands.

 

Labor

OC Register: LA Times newsroom workers vote for union

The results of the newsroom vote — tallied by the National Labor Relations Board — showed 248 employees voting in favor of unionizing, with 44 opposed.

 

Publication Date: January 19, 2018