June 17, 2019

Orange County

Voice of OC: Judge Carter removed from South OC homelessness case

The ruling was made by Judge James V. Selna at the request of south Orange County cities that oppose the ongoing suit, which seeks more shelter space in south county.

 

Voice of OC: Anaheim Chamber of Commerce gets $425,000 contract from City at request of Mayor Sidhu

The Anaheim Chamber of Commerce got the $425,000 no-bid contract at Sidhu’s request at the June 4 meeting, despite a list of questions and suggested contract amendments from Councilwoman Denise Barnes, including a performance audit.

 

OC Register: Mother of schizophrenic man who died in Orange County jail files $5 million liability claim

Diana Alvarez, mother of deceased inmate Anthony Aceves, complained for weeks that the Sheriff’s Department and District Attorney’s Office have kept her in the dark about the details of her son’s May 23 death..

 

OC Register: Summer school cleared at Huntington Beach’s Edison High after toxic dump prompted air tests

Principal Jennifer Graves notified parents Sunday that air monitoring showed the Huntington Beach campus’s air at “a healthy level” and that summer school and athletic activities would proceed as planned. Summer school begins Tuesday.

 

Labor

OC Register: 50% of Los Angeles, Orange County office workers say they’re severely burnt out — worst in U.S.

The Robert Half temp agency surveyed the white-collar crowd in 28 major metropolitan areas with a simple question that weighed the worker’s level of burnout: from 10 for total burnout to 1 for no burnout.

 

Publication Date: June 17, 2019