September 24, 2018

Orange County

KPCC: Why do we keep building houses In places that burn down?

OC Supervisors are considering a new development in Yorba Linda on the same location where many homes were burned to ground during the 2008 Freeway Complex fire.

 

OCEA Column in the OC Register: Can elected or appointed officials objectively weigh allegations against a political ally? Orange County offers a lesson.

In 2011, female Orange County workers first reported being sexually assaulted by their boss, then-Santa Ana City Councilman Carlos Bustamante. A small group of people responsible for protecting workers delayed and then botched an investigation before the accusations saw the light of day and some justice resulted.

 

OC Register: Costa Mesa police Officer Oscar Adrian Reyes laid to rest in emotional service at Christ Cathedral

The Catholic Mass was filled with hundreds of peace officers from agencies all over the county. Reyes was eulogized by his cousin, Dallas Police Sgt. Paul Figueroa, and Costa Mesa Police Chief Rob Sharpnack, who both choked up while remembering the well-loved officer.

 

Daily Pilot: Plan to aid expansion of Midway City shelters at a standstill

The plan is a partnership among Huntington Beach, Westminster, the county and American Family Housing, a nonprofit that provides housing and other services to the homeless.

 

OC Register: ‘Affordable’ Orange County homes? 67% less options in 5 years, by this math

Let me paint yet another portrait of just how pricey house hunting has become in Orange County: The number of homes that can be comfortably financed has been cut by two-thirds in five years, according to one affordability benchmark.

 

Labor

CNN: Employers can fire employees who evacuated for hurricane in North Carolina

Because North Carolina is an at-will employment state, private-sector employees can be fired for any reason – or no reason at all, according to the state Department of Labor. That’s why a woman who lost power in her home during Hurricane Florence was fired from her restaurant job when she couldn’t make it to work.

 

California

EdSource: Suspensions in California schools drop, but trouble spots remain

What youth and civil rights advocates have called a decades-long suspension epidemic in California schools is showing signs of subsiding, with a new report finding that suspensions have dropped significantly across all student groups over a recent five-year period.

 

Publication Date: September 24, 2018