September 6, 2018

Orange County

Voice of OC: OC leaders face scrutiny after federal court ruling on homelessness

The decision, issued Tuesday by the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, leaves local communities at risk of becoming impromptu homeless encampments if Judge David Carter isn’t satisfied with the level of shelter options in the county.

 

OCEA: Annual Health Fair is on September 11, 2018 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at OCEA

Stay healthy with OCEA and take advantage of health screenings, chiropractic stretching and chair massages. Chris Prevatt, chair of the Board of Retirement will answer questions about your retirement security. The food is free, there will opportunity drawings and a holistic health section. Don’t miss it.

 

Daily Pilot: Costa Mesa extends needle-exchange moratorium for 10 months

Needle-exchange programs will remain banned in Costa Mesa until at least next summer after City Council members voted unanimously Tuesday to extend an urgency ordinance prohibiting the establishment or operation of such services in town.

 

OC Register: $78 million sewer replacement gets underway near Angel Stadium

Drivers could experience traffic delays on State College Boulevard near Angel Stadium in Anaheim, where work began Tuesday, Sept. 4, to replace four miles of sewer pipes.

 

OC Register: Should Santa Ana city jail house prisoners, office workers, or homeless? Reuse study looks at options

The council will get the consultant’s report on jail reuse options on Tuesday, Sept. 4, but neither the consultant – Sacramento-based Vanir Construction Management – nor city staff are recommending a specific direction.

 

OC Register: New FAA flight paths cause sleepless nights for thousands in canyon country

The cause appears to be new Federal Aviation Administration flight paths, routes that disturb and disrupt thousands of homeowners ranging from my sister’s place in the San Francisco Bay Area to Huntington Beach and beyond.

 

LA Times: State says Disney failed to properly clean cooling towers linked to Legionnaires' outbreak; Disney disputes claims

In what became one of the nation’s biggest Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks, 22 people fell sick with the dangerous lung infection last fall, including one who died. Local health officials said the outbreak seemed connected to Disneyland, as 19 of the 22 people who were infected had visited the park.

 

Labor

Labor 411: So called right-to-work state sees increase in labor union membership

According to the Bureau for Labor Statistics, 5.1 percent of Arkansans belonged to unions at the end of 2017, compared to 3.9 percent the year before and 3.2 percent in 2012.

 

Publication Date: September 6, 2018