November 15, 2018

Orange County

OC Register: Anaheim moves ahead with one homeless shelter, delays vote on a second one

The Anaheim City Council on Tuesday voted to sign a contract with the Salvation Army to spend up to $14 million to build and operate the temporary shelter, which is expected to open early next year and will have case managers, recovery counselors, full-time security and other staff on site.

 

City News Service: The best and worst days for Thanksgiving holiday travel in Southern California

The Automobile Club of Southern California says it’s expecting this year’s Thanksgiving holiday to be the busiest in Southern California since 2005, with 4.2 million residents expected to get away for the long weekend.

 

Daily Pilot: Hatch hopes for ‘quiet exit’ as he departs as Costa Mesa city manager

He declined to offer any additional information beyond his statement or further elaborate regarding the circumstances behind his departure.

 

Labor

UFCW 8: Member Disaster Relief Fund

The fires sweeping through Northern California have destroyed the homes and taken the lives of loved ones in our Union family. UFCW 8 has created a special fund for members in need of assistance.

 

Cincinnati.com: 'Right-to-work' gets a first hearing at the Ohio Statehouse, but that's probably it

Incoming Gov. Mike DeWine, the current state attorney general, said on the campaign trail right-to-work isn’t needed in Ohio. During a debate with Democrat Rich Cordray, DeWine said he would veto right-to-work bills that come across his desk.

 

California

Capital & Main: A Come-From-Behind Win for Tony Thurmond?

As of Wednesday evening, the Secretary of State reported that progressive Assemblymember Tony Thurmond has surged ahead of the former charter school operator by nearly 75,000 votes in the ongoing count of an estimated 4.8 million, mostly mail-in ballots that arrived after Election Day.

 

Nation

OC Register: Federal judge: Florida is ‘laughing-stock of the world’ over recount mess

A federal judge slammed Florida on Thursday for repeatedly failing to anticipate election problems, and said the state law on recounts appears to violate the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that decided the presidency in 2000.

Publication Date: November 15, 2018