August 22, 2018

Orange County

OC Register: Disneyland to Anaheim: These tax agreements are ‘divisive’ so let’s rip them up

Days after halting plans for a luxury hotel in the Anaheim Resort District, Disney officials are dissolving agreements that would have channeled millions in hotel room taxes to the company and barred the city from adding a gate tax to amusement park tickets for decades.

 

OC Register: Orange County syringe exchange organizers to hold town hall in Anaheim on Thursday

Organizers of the Orange County Needle Exchange Program will hold a public meeting Thursday, Aug. 23, in Anaheim to share information and respond to residents’ concerns about their proposal to operate a mobile service starting in September.

 

OC Register: ER program for homeless patients in mental distress offers special care, a chance at housing

So far, seven patients have been placed in permanent supportive housing or have gotten a Section 8 housing voucher through a collaboration that began a year ago with the Irvine-based affordable housing developer Jamboree Housing.

 

OC Register: Southern California housing cools: Sales contracts dip 15%; selling time grows by 3 weeks

The slowdown is somewhat surprising considering house hunters have 4,165 more listings to consider vs. a year ago — an increase of 13 percent.

 

LA Times: Huntington Beach sticks with stance against concerts on city-owned sand

The slowdown is somewhat surprising considering house hunters have 4,165 more listings to consider vs. a year ago — an increase of 13 percent. .

 

OC Register: Environmental forums across Southern California will focus on oil drilling, public lands

Concerned with the prospects of new offshore oil drilling and easing of protections for public lands, environmentalists and community leaders will hold a series of public forums throughout Southern California over the next two weeks.

 

Labor

AFL-CIO: AFL-CIO Releases new ad, 'We Are Winning'

Working people are tearing down a broken status quo to advance our movement, build a fairer economy and usher in a more just society. Here are just a few of the recent wins the labor movement has secured in that fight.

 

Publication Date: August 22, 2018