October 1, 2018

Orange County

OC Register: 2 rain fronts to bring flash-flood threats, high surf to Southern California

Leftovers from tropical cyclone Rosa and a separate Pacific storm will both arrive over parched Southern California over the next few days, bringing flash flood watches for Inland deserts, debris flow concerns for burn areas, and high surf warnings for the coast.

 

Voice of OC: Irvine Police Department begins drone program

The policy, written by the police department and reviewed by City Attorney Jeff Melching, includes guidelines on how and when the drone can be used.

 

OC Register: Yorba Linda is selling the property once proposed for Friends school

A portion of the property once designated for a $53 million Friends Christian High School that was expected to enroll some 1,200 students from mostly North Orange County cities is being sold to a developer with plans for high-end residential development for the land.

 

Daily Pilot: Costa Mesa council to review disputed downtown housing project

When it first came forward last year, the project entailed closing a portion of Ford Road near Newport Boulevard to through traffic — a proposal that elicited concerns from some nearby residents.

 

Daily Pilot: Huntington Beach council to consider changes to city code regulating recreational vehicles

The City Council on Monday will consider restricting recreational vehicles and vehicles more than 22 feet in length, or 84 inches in height or width, from parking on any public street, highway or alley without a permit during certain hours.

 

OC Register: Trust your realty agent, but get the deal in writing

When an agent tells another agent that their client will agree to certain terms, I have learned never to trust this. Unless and until it is in writing, it’s just a lot of hot air.

 

California

LA Times: Gov. Jerry Brown signs landmark laws that unwind decades of secrecy surrounding police misconduct, use of force

The measures begin to undo decades of laws and court decisions that had made California the nation’s most secretive state for police records.

 

LA Times: California enacts strongest net neutrality protections in the nation

The state law prohibits broadband and wireless companies from blocking, throttling or otherwise hindering access to internet content, and from favoring some websites over others by charging for faster speeds.

 

Publication Date: October 1, 2018