January 24, 2018

Orange County

OC Register: Southern California sees home price gains for sixth straight year

Southern California’s unbroken streak of rising home prices hit a sixth year in 2017, year-end figures from CoreLogic show.

 

OC Register: Anaheim council – finally – picks a mayor pro tem. It’s Jose Moreno

The vote to pick Moreno was split, with Kring voting no and Murray and Faessel abstaining, but council members agreed unanimously to pick a new mayor pro tem annually instead of allowing consecutive terms.

 

LA Times: We updated our California congressional race rankings. A lot has changed

With retirement announcements, a slew of new candidates and yet another vulnerable Republican on the list, the ground has shifted since we first published our rankings of the toughest congressional contests in California.

 

Voice of OC: Sheriff’s vs. Fire Authority helicopter rescue battle heats up

Despite painting a picture of not having jurisdiction, the supervisors are responsible under state law for determining which agency takes the lead in responding to specific search and rescue scenarios across the county.

 

Labor

Labor 411: The Catholic Church is siding with Labor in landmark Supreme Court case

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops sides with the union, which is being challenged by the State of Illinois over its right to collect money from nonmembers for collective bargaining.

 

California

OC Register: UC system to vote today on whether to increase tuition, fees — again

UC officials insist many students won’t feel the pinch: Financial aid will cover the increase for about 60 percent of California residents who are undergraduates.

 

CALmatters: California is sitting on a surplus, but don’t expect a refund, taxpayers

The people who we think need tax relief, are the working Californians who are making less than $25,000. That’s where we want to spend our money, making sure they have money to pay rent, to pay for food, said a state legislator.

 

Publication Date: January 24, 2018