December 12, 2018

Orange County

Voice of OC: Santa Ana redraws city ward boundaries as new Council sworn in

The Council ultimately went with Map C3, which was introduced by Councilman Jose Solorio and now separates Penaloza and Reyna. The vote to approve the map was 5 – 1 with Mayor Miguel Pulido opposed and Councilman Vicente Sarmiento absent.

 

Voice of OC: Anaheim to open emergency homeless shelter near Angel Stadium

An emergency 200-bed homeless shelter is slated to open near Angel Stadium Dec. 20 after the City Council decided its other two shelters, which are scheduled to open in early 2019, won’t be up in time to help homeless people escape the winter weather.

 

Daily Pilot: Community meeting Thursday in H.B. to discuss Ascon Landfill cleanup

The 38-acre property at the southwest corner of Hamilton Avenue and Magnolia Street was a waste disposal facility from about 1938 to 1984, with oversight primarily from the state Department of Toxic Substances Control.

 

OC Register: Orange County donates parcel in Anaheim for potential veterans cemetery

The move isn’t intended to supersede Irvine’s plans for a veterans cemetery, but would meet the cemetery district’s general need for more grave space and could be a backup for veterans if other options fall through, Supervisor Todd Spitzer said.

 

Labor

OC Register: Workers to stage 1-day protest at 4 Southern California hotels

A representative from Unite Here Local 11 announced the move Tuesday, just five days after 7,500 cooks, dishwashers, housekeepers, janitors and other employees at 24 Southland hotels voted to authorize a strike. The vote came a week after their union contracts expired.

 

Bloomberg: Employees at Amazon's New NYC Warehouse Launch Unionization Push

A committee of employees at Amazon’s recently opened Staten Island fulfillment center is going public with a unionization campaign, a fresh challenge to the e-commerce giant in a city where it plans to build a major new campus.

 

California

OC Register: California tax collections up $2.3 billion in a year or 9.8%

Government collections of taxes, fees and other revenues can be seen as an indicator of the health of the California economy. Since July 1, state revenues are up 9.8 percent in a year and up 5.4 percent vs. budget.

 

Publication Date: December 12, 2018