January 29, 2018

Orange County

Voice of OC: Homeless people slowly leave Santa Ana riverbed: Where can they go?

An employee of the Orange County Health Care Agency said on Friday most of the evacuation progress has been on the portion of the encampment south of Orangewood Avenue, while most people stayed in place on the portion next to Angel Stadium.

 

Voice of OC: Report: Asian Americans, now a fifth of OC’s Population, are more complex than you think

Many leaders in politics, business and the nonprofit world don’t understand how diverse and complex the Asian community is, according to a report by the University of California, Irvine and the advocacy group Asian Americans Advancing Justice.

 

OC Register: LA Times to name new editor today amid unionization and publisher controversy

The change comes after weeks of upheaval at the newspaper, including a landslide vote by newsroom employees to unionize for the first time in the publication’s 136-year history.

 

OC Register: Southern California’s job growth only boosts its unaffordability

There’s only one major driver of any housing market: Jobs. Forget interest rates or lenders’ appetite to lend or the housing-friendliness of tax policy or how cozy regulations are for construction. If you don’t have a job, you’re not buying a home.

 

OC Register: Temperatures set records, fierce winds surpass hurricane strength as Santa Anas hit Southern California

Four locations in Los Angeles and Orange counties had the hottest Jan. 28 on record, and more records could fall Monday as temperatures are expected to be a couple of degrees higher than Sunday, forecasters said.

 

Labor

Labor 411: Florida's union-busting law targeting teachers passes House chamber

Sponsored by Longwood Republican Scott Plakon, the bill would require decertification of unions (with the exception of GOP-friendly unions representing police, firefighters and correctional officers) in which less than 50 percent of eligible employees opt to pay union dues.

 

California

LA Times: California's June ballot measures get numbers: Propositions 68, 69, 70 and 71

California’s secretary of state assigned numbers Friday to the four propositions on the June primary ballot, proposals crafted by state lawmakers last year. The list includes issues such as borrowing for drought, parks projects and restrictions on raiding new fuel tax revenues.

 

Publication Date: January 29, 2018