September 12, 2018
Orange County
Voice of OC: Gov. Brown signs bill creating OC homeless housing agency
Orange County is on track to form a regional agency to build housing units aimed at helping curb the growing homeless crisis after Gov. Jerry Brown signed key legislation Tuesday.
Voice of OC: Jail phone privacy violations prompt OC to consider new vendor
In a unanimous 5-0 vote, the Board of Supervisors directed the Sheriff’s Department to present them with choices by November that include keeping Global Tel-Link (GTL) as the vendor or switching to a different company.I
Voice of OC: OC supervisor criticizes sheriff’s department for recent blunders
Facing concerns over the improper recording of attorney-client calls at Orange County jails and a recent police dog attack on a public worker, a county supervisor said Tuesday that he’s fed up with the sheriff’s department’s gaffes.
OC Register: Property tax deferment applications open to elderly, disabled
The Property Tax Postponement program, administered by State Controller Betty T. Yee, allows homeowners who are seniors, blind or have a disability, and who meet income, equity, and other requirements, to postpone payment of property taxes on their primary residence.
Labor
Chicago Tribune: Strike expands to 26 Chicago hotels: Cambria workers walk off the job
Thousands of housekeepers, doormen, cooks and bartenders at 25 hotels across downtown Chicago have been striking since Friday to demand year-round health insurance as they negotiate new contracts.
OC Register: Some McDonald’s workers vote to strike over sex harassment
Plans for the walkout — to start at lunchtime on Sept. 18 — have been approved in recent days by “women’s committees” formed by employees at dozens of McDonald’s restaurants across the U.S.
Nation
OC Register: A generation plans an exodus from California
The key: Too expensive housing, not enough high-wage jobs. By far the largest source of distortion in living costs — is housing. Over 90 percent of the difference in costs between California’s coastal metropolises and the country derives from housing.
Publication Date: September 12, 2018
