February 20, 2019

Orange County

Daily Pilot: Sheriff’s investigators are looking into Tuesday evening death at John Wayne Airport

Two airport contractors were working on the 4-foot-tall jet bridge tire about 11:30 p.m. in a workshop near Gate Three when the tire exploded and caused traumatic injuries to one of the workers, airport spokeswoman said.

 

Next City: California police transparency law applies retroactively, judge rules

Over the objection of the Los Angeles police union, a judge has ruled that records from shootings, use of force and misconduct by California police officers are public even if they occurred before a new transparency law took effect.

 

OC Register: What’s Angel Stadium worth? Anaheim is getting an appraisal

Critics of past negotiations charged that city officials were being too generous to a team that already has a good deal.

 

Voice of OC: Westminster police chief placed on administrative leave

“The investigation is ongoing at this time. As with any ongoing personnel matter, the City is limited by law regarding the information we can provide,” Chet Simmons, assistant to the city manager, wrote Tuesday in an emailed response to Voice of OC inquiries.

 

Region

LA Times: L.A. Ethics Commission backs restrictions on developer donations amid FBI corruption probe

The proposed ban would cover people “substantially involved” in a development project, including real estate executives, architects, engineers and others. Such donors would also be barred from fundraising or gathering political donations for city officials.

 

California

LA Times: California wastes most of its rainwater, which simply goes down the drain

California’s wet winter has dumped an estimated 18 trillion gallons of rain in February alone. But much of it is simply going down the drain.

 

Publication Date: February 20, 2019