January 23, 2018

Orange County

Voice of OC: OC Sheriff’s deputies begin evicting hundreds of homeless people from Santa Ana River bank

Deputies began making their way down the river trail shortly after 9 a.m. Monday to inform people they will have to leave. If people stay, they could be cited or arrested in the coming weeks, the deputies said. There was no date given for when deputies will start issuing citations or making arrests.

 

Voice of OC: On OC: Homelessness in Orange County

The On OC episode talks with homeless activist Mohamad Aly, who is facing criminal charges from the County of Orange for his work along the riverbed this past year, about the crisis, government policy and how to get people back on their feet.

 

OC Register: OCTA board OKs eminent domain proceedings against landowners for I-405 expansion

Without much discussion, the agency’s board endorsed a plan on Monday, Jan. 22 to begin the process of acquiring a slice of two Huntington Beach properties — the Bella Terra Medical Plaza and Sendero Huntington Beach apartment complex — and an industrial parcel in Fountain Valley.

 

OC Register: Here are the major highway improvement projects happening in Southern California through 2023

At an estimated $1.9 billion, the I-405 improvement plan is the largest to begin construction in 2018 in California. Groundbreaking on the project is Jan. 26. Commuters will begin to notice construction beginning this spring, continuing through 2023.

 

Labor

OCGOV.COM: Clerk-Recorder offers extended Valentine’s Day hours for marriage services

Clerk-Recorder offices in Fullerton, Laguna Hills and at the Old Orange County Courthouse will close one-hour later at 5:30 pm.

 

Labor

Fast Company: The fastest way to stimulate the U.S. Economy? Get more women into the workforce

A new report by Citi Global Perspectives and Solutions (GPS) examines women’s contributions to the global economy and the potential benefits of women’s economic empowerment. Chief among those benefits: explosive growth.

 

OC Register: Kleeenex maker Kimberly-Clark, with a plant in Fullerton, plans to cut 5,000 jobs

The company, which has a manufacturing facility on Orangethorpe Avenue in Fullerton and a sales office in Pleasanton, did not say where the job cuts would take place.

 

California

OC Register: California migration? Van data says follow the money

Start with employment. That’s the top relocation motivation for 65 percent of arriving households who said they came to California for jobs. Only 43 percent of those departing by moving van said the move was work-related.

 

Publication Date: January 23, 2018