August 17, 2018

Orange County

OC Register: Attention late-night drivers: Part of the 405 will be closed this weekend

The 405 Freeway between Beach Boulevard and Bolsa Avenue/Goldenwest Street will be off-limits from 11 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, to 7 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 19, Orange County Transportation Authority spokesman Joel Zlotnik said.

 

Voice of OC: Defending Orange County’s backcountry

Orange County backcountry activist and land use attorney Gloria Sefton talks about the constant development pressures on Orange County’s land use specific plans, especially those in the canyon areas.

 

OC Register: Outrage erupts over Orange County sheriff recording attorney-client phone calls from jail

The department’s telephone contractor, GTL Corp., said 58 of those recordings were accessed by the Sheriff Department or phone company investigators 87 times. Some of those recordings were shared with local police, said defense attorney Joel Garson, who triggered the discovery.

 

OC Register: Anaheim officials to Disney: Let’s talk about hotel subsidy

City leaders had promised, via a 2016 agreement, to let Disney keep 70 percent of room taxes paid by guests at the new hotel for 20 years. That money, an estimated $267 million that would otherwise go to the city.

 

OC Register: What’s next for Downtown Disney, now that the hotel project is on hold?

Behind the scenes, the dispute highlighted the new political climate in Anaheim, in which elected officials are less likely to favor tax rebates as tools to fund economic development, especially for the Walt Disney. Co.

 

OC Register: Villa Park’s flying house symbolizes trend as new granny flats double in L.A., Orange counties

A new set of new state laws that took effect in 2017, lifting barriers to building secondary homes on a single lot. More state laws are in the works.

 

‘Daily Pilot: We want people who represent the ideals of our generation’

Members acknowledge they may appear inexperienced to older voters and advancing a progressive agenda in conservative communities is difficult. However, they believe these hurdles can be overcome, and that their youth can be beneficial.

Nation

NY Times: Some states sitting on piles of cash, and cities want a cut

California, for example, spent large amounts on needs that it deemed pressing and on people and projects that suffered during the recession.

 

Publication Date: August 17, 2018