OCEA Media Brief
OCEA monitors local, state-wide and national news outlets to keep members up to date on the issues that impact working people. Media briefs are compiled and sent to members in a daily email blast. To receive OCEA media briefs, please register for an account.
May 23, 2019
Today: Anaheim negotiators could make more money from Angels; Transit agencies in Orange, Riverside headed for showdown and, OC says mental health spending will increase by $85 million.
May 21, 2019
Today: Santa Ana says police raises don’t need $4 million budget boost after all; Supreme Court clears the way for lawsuit over Newport Beach police shooting and, are your kids going to college in the fall? OCEA scholarships are here.
May 21, 2019
Today: Santa Ana says police raises don’t need $4 million budget boost after all; Supreme Court clears the way for lawsuit over Newport Beach police shooting and, are your kids going to college in the fall? OCEA scholarships are here.
May 20, 2019
Today: So Cal builders, swamped with unsold homes, cut construction to 3-year low; Edison will encourage the switch to electric heavy-duty trucks, buses, even forklifts and, Broadcom’s chip business targeted in widening U.S. antitrust probe.
May 17, 2019
Today: 20,000 drivers dodge toll road fees each week, despite new law; new cameras in Anaheim Hills will add to firefighting network and, Grand Jury slams government agencies for shuttering Irvine Lake.
May 16, 2019
Today: Huntington Beach residents say former Ascon Landfill dust is causing respiratory issues; UC workers strike today over outsourcing of jobs and, housing bill that challenges single-family zoning is dead for the year.
May 15, 2019
Today: Irvine appoints planning commissioner to fill Council vacancy; Placentia’s Downtown overhaul plan more restrictive than previous redevelopment and, Huntington Beach teachers rally for a raise, after a school year with no new contract.
May 14, 2019
Today: Recall attempt stalls against officials who oppose $25 Million police raise; Red Cross reports critical shortage of type O blood and, OCEA scholarship applications now available.
May 13, 2019
Today: Santa Ana Unified district tells charter schools they owe $40 million; former DA suspected wrongdoing in OC snitch scandal and, meeting in H.B. will update cleanup status of former Ascon Landfill.
May 10, 2019
Today: Help feed the needy by stamping out hunger this Saturday, May 11; Santa Ana lures artists with low-rent housing and, Voice of OC honored for journalism excellence.