February 26, 2018

Orange County

Voice of OC: County wraps up homeless evictions at Santa Ana riverbed

Monday morning the county closed the trail to homeless people and the larger public until the area is cleaned up of all trash and debris.

 

OC Register: Judge dismisses federal drug case tied to O.C. jailhouse-snitch scandal

A frustrated federal judge on Friday dismissed drug charges against a man who claimed he was unfairly targeted by Orange County sheriff’s deputies, so the jailhouse-informant scandal that has unraveled more than a half-dozen cases in state court has now led to a case getting tossed out of a U.S. court.

 

OC Register: Orange County activists gather at Victoria Beach to protest off-shore drilling

In November, Laguna Beach became the first city in Orange County to oppose offshore drilling and fracking. The unanimous council vote followed Trump’s April 28 executive order urging federal agencies to expand oil and gas leasing in federal waters.

Labor

Cal Labor Fed: In Janus Case, Working People Continue Fight Championed by Martin Luther King Jr.

Corporate lobbyists and the special interests that fund them are trying to undo many of the things our parents and grandparents fought hard to win. Through a Supreme Court case, Janus v. AFSCME Local Council 31, they are ratcheting up their fight to divide and conquer us. These are the same extremists who are working to limit voting rights, roll back economic protections and gut the laws that protect working people.

 

Sacramento Bee: Wall Street caused pension crisis, not cops and firefighters

If it weren’t for the Great Recession, pension benefits would have been funded for 138 years. That’s why it is unfair to criticize hard-working public employees and their pensions, while union critics give Wall Street a free pass.

 

California

Sacramento Bee: Rent control and health care: Liberals fight for the soul of the Ca. Democratic Party

The stakes are high in a midterm election year when Democrats are working to create a blue wave of support, with hopes of reclaiming control of the House of Representatives this November and ultimately, defeating President Donald Trump.

 

Publication Date: February 26, 2018