November 20, 2018

Orange County

Voice of OC: Umberg takes lead in effort to flip Janet Nguyen’s state senate seat

The latest results from Orange County, released Monday evening, had Umberg pulling ahead across the district which includes sections of Long Beach in LA County, with 50.09 percent to Nguyen’s 49.91 percent.

 

Voice of OC: Fullerton juggles how to handle city council vacancies

The state law also gives leeway to city councils to adopt ordinances such as requiring immediate special elections to fill vacancies or the appointed council member serves until special elections are held.

 

OC Register: Friends, family and firefighters remember Costa Mesa fire captain ‘Ironman Mike’

Nearly two weeks after a fateful crash that took the life of Costa Mesa fire Capt. Mike Kreza, his friends, family and uniformed colleagues gathered to remember him during an emotional memorial service Friday.

 

Labor

Labor 411: GM layoffs just became more likely

That’s the message some GM managers gave salaried workers during department meetings held Thursday and Friday of last week, several employees who attended the meetings told The Detroit Free Press.

 

California

LA Times: California should spend $1.6 billion more next year to combat its child poverty crisis, new task force finds

California must significantly increase the money it spends on child care, food assistance and other social services — by as much as $1.6 billion in the first year alone — to narrow the divide leaving almost 2 million children living below the poverty line.

 

Nation

OC Register: US stocks take sharp losses as tech, internet companies drop

Apple, Microsoft and Amazon, the most valuable companies on the market, sustained some of the worst losses. Facebook, another longtime investor darling that has fallen out of favor since this summer, also skidded.

 

Publication Date: November 20, 2018