December 10, 2018

Orange County

OC Register: Kaiser Permanente mental health workers begin strike

About 4,000 unionized mental health clinicians at Kaiser Permanente facilities across the state, including in Los Angeles and Anaheim, began a five-day strike Monday amid a continuing labor dispute.

 

Voice of OC: Former Fullerton police chief charged with attacking paramedic

Former Fullerton Police Chief David Hendricks and Captain Thomas Oliveras have been charged with fighting paramedics and resisting and obstructing officers, according to a Friday District Attorney news release.

 

Voice of OC: Anaheim skirts police accountability – Norberto Santana

Most importantly, these incidents make you question how elected city officials can reasonably steer half the city budget to a class of municipal worker that just doesn’t have to answer any questions about how they do their job

 

OC Register: 10 trends: Orange County housing market slows sharply

Homebuying in Orange County has cooled this autumn with the pace of purchasing down while the supply of homes on the market rises.

 

OC Register: An easier drive to Disneyland? Synching of traffic signals on 20-mile-long Katella Avenue should make the ride smoother

Katella runs through seven cities and two unincorporated areas. Rather than each synchronizing its lights individually, all will be on the same page.

 

OC Register: Federal jury sides with Costa Mesa in sober living case

Costa Mesa can continue to enforce its regulations for sober living homes, after a Friday, Dec. 7 court decision found they are legal and don’t discriminate against people in recovery.

 

Labor

Governing: Defying predictions, union membership isn't dropping post-Janus

The Supreme Court’s ruling was expected to diminish union membership. But so far, many unions have actually increased their numbers since the verdict. Conservative groups are working to reverse that trend in the long run.

 

California

OC Register: How California migration patterns change: Virginians like us. Arizonans don’t.

Comparing 2017 migration with 2010-16 trends, California had 3,454 fewer departures to Virginia and 6,073 more arrivals. That adds up to a 9,526 net migration improvement, the largest among the states.

 

Publication Date: December 10, 2018