February 20, 2018

Orange County

Voice of OC: Judge lifts temporary restraining order; County to begin clearing riverbed homeless

The end of the restraining order will allow the county to arrest and cite homeless people who refuse to leave, although county counsel Leon Page said “our goal is zero arrests today.”

 

Voice of OC: Activists threaten to sue Steel and Rackauckas if they don’t pay back county for “Community Coffee” mailer

The legal action will seek to ban all future mailings “that do not directly relate to the elected officials’ duties,” and win taxpayer reimbursement for all mailers the court determines violated the law, activists wrote.

 

Daily Pilot: 'I really never thought that we could heal so many hearts': Heroes Hall veterans museum marks first anniversary

Heroes Hall offers year-round educational programs, performances and rotating exhibitions. During its first year of operation, it drew more than 52,000 visitors and several tours by school and community groups, according to the Fair & Event Center.

 

OC Register: From waste to taste: Orange County sets Guinness record for recycled water

On Friday afternoon, officials stopped the 24-hour clock and looked at the numbers. A counter read 100,008,000 gallons of drinkable recycled water produced.

 

Labor

OC Register: Disney unions file federal complaint over promised $1,000 bonuses

A coalition of unions at Walt Disney World Resorts has filed a federal unfair labor practices complaint accusing the company of holding its promised $1,000 bonuses hostage during contract negotiations.

 

OC Register: Health care workers to protest possible Kaiser plan to layoff call center employees

Hundreds of health care workers are expected to gather Wednesday at Kaiser Permanente‘s Baldwin Park facility to protest the provider’s alleged plan to lay off 300 call center employees and move their jobs to other areas of California where the pay is lower.

 

California

Sacramento Bee: Spin the bottle game among newest allegations against female lawmaker

J. David Kernick of San Diego wrote that during his time as a field representative in 2014, Garcia was “very disparaging to the staff and others, used vulgar language, discussed topics inappropriate for the workplace and showed herself to be very vindictive in nature.”

 

Publication Date: February 20, 2018