January 25, 2018

Orange County

Voice of OC: Santana: Does Irvine need to slow down development?

An ongoing ballot drive in Irvine aiming to give voters final approval over new developments got top billing at this week’s annual business outlook breakfast from the Greater Irvine Chamber of Commerce.

 

Voice of OC: Santa Ana again threatens to sue County over homeless spending, without specifying problem

County officials, meanwhile, say Santa Ana has a seat at the table for how the homelessness dollars are spent, and that the county is open to working with city officials on any concerns they may have.

 

OC Register: NAMM 2018: ‘The whole world is here’ – and spending money – at major music industry convention in Anaheim

When one of the world’s biggest music industry conventions opens today in Anaheim, it will bring the latest in music technology, more than 2,000 exhibitors and an expected record-breaking crowd of more than 100,000 attendees.

 

OC Register: Fountain Valley City Council unanimously passes controversial Crossings plan

In a specially called meeting, the Fountain Valley Crossings plan, which included rezoning for 162 acres of land, an environmental report and a city code amendment, was passed in its entirety without changes suggested earlier by the Planning Commission and with little discussion from the dais.

 

Daily Pilot: Fountain Valley council expected to appoint a new member soon to fill seat vacated by Mark McCurdy

The four current council members indicated to staff Tuesday night that they intend to appoint a new member instead of holding a special election to fill the seat McCurdy held until he resigned last week.

 

Labor

OC Register: Disneyland workers offer mixed reactions to $1,000 bonus

“We are bargaining to bring our workers out of poverty,” says Ada Briceno, co-president of UniteHere Local 11. “Most of them make between $11 and $13 an hour. Disney should distribute the bonus to all its employees, separate from any contract negotiations.”

 

California

Capital Public Radio: Assembly and Senate panel examines "Culture Change" on sexual harassment

The Senate and Assembly have separately partnered with WEAVE, a Sacramento-based domestic violence and sexual assault crisis service, to create an anonymous hotline for reporting sexual assault or harassment claims.

 

Publication Date: January 25, 2018