October 12, 2018

Orange County

OCEA: OCEA’s Voter Guide for the Nov. 6, 2018 Election is here

Vote-by-mail ballots arrive soon in the mail and your OCEA Voter Guide highlights the OCEA-endoresed candidates who will stand up for working families. And don’t forget to turn in your ballot in the OCERS Board election. OCEA is endorsing Chris Prevatt – a man with the experience and the courage to protect your retirement security. Vote for Chris and make sure your ballot is returned to the Registrar’s office before Oct. 30.

 

OC Register: Disneyland to add pedestrian bridge to new parking garage

The project makes financial sense for Disney because the pedestrian bridge would reduce the number of passengers using the parking trams and increase the number of potential shoppers passing through the Downtown Disney shopping district.

 

OCGOV.COM: OC Parks honored for excellence

An Award of Excellence for best use of a promotional item went to Orange County Bike Bells. This program distributed OC Parks branded bike bells to promote safety and communication between mountain bikers and other trail users.

 

Daily Pilot: In wake of noise complaints from Huntington Beach, JetBlue announces plans to retrofit jets to make them quieter

JetBlue announced this week that it plans to retrofit its entire Airbus fleet with noise-reducing vortex generators by 2021, marking a victory for Huntington Beach residents who say the airline’s jet noise has harmed their quality of life.

 

Labor

OC Register: UC workers vote to authorize another potential strike

The authorization comes just months after UC’s 10,000 service workers staged a three-day walkout in May over what it described as growing income, racial, and gender disparities within the university’s workforce.

 

California

Politico: Facebook reveals depth of data stolen from 29M users in recent breach

The social media giant, embroiled in a series of controversies and facing heavy Washington scrutiny, provided an update on the investigation in a blog post Friday.

 

Nation

Bloomberg: Stocks fall again in turbulent trading; Dow down 500 points

U.S. stocks tumbled a second day, with major averages notching wild swings in heavy volume. Treasuries surged after a strong 30-year auction, the dollar fell with oil, and gold, that traditional safe haven, posted its biggest gain in more than two years.

Publication Date: October 12, 2018