August 27, 2018

Orange County

Voice of OC: OC Homeless Housing bill clears legislature as leading advocate leaves job

The bill has been closely watched in OC as the community grapples with an ever-worsening homelessness crisis. It would create the Orange County Housing Finance Trust, a joint agency among city and county officials to coordinate and speed up funding to build permanent supportive housing.

 

Daily Pilot: Former councilwoman asks court to strike disputed language from mayor’s candidate statement

Monday’s filing from resident Wendy Leece would place about a third of mayoral candidate Sandy Genis’ candidate statement on the chopping block. Leece alleges that portions are false, misleading and improperly reference and denigrate an opponent.

 

Daily Pilot: Disputed needle-exchange program hears frustration from crowd at town hall meeting

The town hall was the first since the California Department of Public Health last month approved the program’s proposal for a mobile needle-exchange service to distribute clean needles and other supplies to try to prevent the spread of diseases among intravenous drug users.

 

Associated Press: Disney World would raise starting pay to $15 an hour by 2021 if deal is approved

Disney’s unionized workers will vote in early September on the proposal to raise the starting minimum wage from $10 to $15 an hour by 2021. The deal covers about half of Disney World’s 70,000 workers in metro Orlando.

 

Labor

Labor 411: Unions hit a grand slam at Dodger Stadium

August 31 is the Second Annual Union Night at Dodger Stadium. Attendees who buy tickets receive a special limited edition Union Night T-shirt and those who buy groups of 50 tickets or more will be recognized during pregame festivities.

 

California

OC Register: California pay hikes rank 5th best in the nation, by this yardstick

Southern California workers were not as fortunate. In the four counties covered by the Southern California News Group, a total of 7.52 million were employed in the first quarter, up 2 percent. Weekly wages ran $1,183, up 2.5 percent.

 

Nation

Associated Press: U.S. and Mexico tentatively set to replace NAFTA with new deal

The new agreement is far from final. The administration still needs to negotiate with the third partner in NAFTA, Canada, to become part of any new trade accord. Without Canada, America’s No. 2 trading partner, it’s unclear whether any new U.S. trade agreement with Mexico would be possible

 

Publication Date: August 27, 2018