February 28, 2019

Orange County

OC Register: Orange County road crews scramble to address post-storm pothole influx

The wet weather of recent weeks has left Southern California with two bumper crops: fields full of Instagram-worthy wildflowers, and roads full of rage-inducing potholes.

 

OC Register: ‘Los Angeles Angels of Long Beach?’ How geography, identity inform a franchise move

After roaming the wilds of both the American and National leagues for years, I have been to every one of the 30 current major league ballparks – and more that have been turned into parking lots than I care to count.

 

OC Register: Could Long Beach offer put new wrinkle in Angels’ stadium talks with Anaheim?

The idea of moving the Angels to Long Beach demands another sort of visioning process: How does a professional sports franchise derive its identity?

 

OC Register: 31 Southern California cities ignore housing reporting rules, study finds

Under a 50-year-old state law, California cities and counties are required to plan for housing at all income levels to accommodate growth. But the so-called “Regional Housing Needs Assessment” process lacked teeth, resulting in “a chronic lack of participation.”

 

Daily Pilot: Costa Mesa’s unanticipated legal and shelter expenses cause dip into reserves, though budget appears on track

Key among those are about $3.5 million in legal costs associated with defending a city ordinance outlining certain requirements and restrictions for sober-living homes and about $1.1 million toward opening a new 50-bed homeless shelter.

 

Labor

The Root: The key to genuine equality? A union card

Whether we’re securing just pay or eliminating discrimination on the job, there’s still one unparalleled vehicle for winning that progress: joining together in a strong labor union.

 

Daily Pilot: Newport-Mesa teachers union renews contract negotiations on class sizes and traveling teachers

Under a three-year contract the district board of trustees approved in October 2017, the teachers union is allowed to annually select two topics it would like to reopen for discussion with administrators.

 

Publication Date: February 28, 2019