October 18, 2018
Orange County
Voice of OC: Supervisors order destruction of campaign money enforcement emails
Government emails and text messages about enforcement of Orange County’s campaign finance laws will be destroyed two years after they’re sent or received, under a policy county supervisors approved Tuesday.
OC Register: County passes registry for some drug rehab centers to crack down on abuses
For now, the new law — approved Tuesday by the Board of Supervisors after an animated debate — will apply only to unincorporated areas of the county, where just some of the county’s 472 state-licensed addiction treatment programs are located.
OC Register: Costa Mesa council reaffirms permit for marijuana business and removes restriction on operating hours
Under Costa Mesa’s voter-approved Measure X, such businesses are allowed to open in a specified area north of South Coast Drive and west of Harbor Boulevard.
Daily Pilot: Costa Mesa council approves sweeping changes to residential development incentive program
Following what some characterized as a “meat cleaver” approach, the Costa Mesa City Council opted Tuesday to take more of a scalpel to a controversial 2-year-old program that allows potential high-density residential development at specified sites along Harbor and Newport boulevards.
Voice of OC: Conditions of Children in Orange County Report Shows Improving Outcomes for County Youth
A report from the county’s Social Services Agency has some good news to report. Orange County children remain in good health with an uninsured rate of 2.5 percent; teen birth rates and infant mortality rates are at their lowest in 10 years.
Labor
Capital & Main: 2018 has seen K-12 strike wave sweep U.S. — and it’s still October
A generational upsurge of public school walkouts. In an October 4 Labor Notes blog post, University of Mass. Amherst sociology professor Jasmine Kerrissey says that five percent of all K-12 teachers have walked off the job since January.
Labor 411: U.S. Steel and workers reach a deal
Workers for the Pittsburgh-based steelmaker have been pushing for raises in a new contract amid 25% tariffs on steel imports implemented by the federal government.
Publication Date: October 18, 2018
