June 21, 2019

Orange County

Voice of OC: Company that caused illegal OC Jail phone recording could have issues nationwide

Revelations last year that more than 1,000 phone calls were improperly recorded inside Orange County jails, including calls between attorneys and their clients, raised questions about how widespread the potential constitutional violations are and who should be held accountable.

 

OC Register: No rent control in Anaheim, after Councilman Jose Moreno’s second try gets quashed

In April, the council rejected Moreno’s proposal to temporarily cap rent increases at mobile home parks in the city, prompted in part by pleas from residents of Rancho La Paz, which straddles the city’s border with Fullerton.

 

OC Register: Placentia hires interim chief to help create new city fire department

Murrieta Fire Chief Scott Ferguson, who also has worked for the Santa Monica and Manhattan Beach fire departments and has 37 years experience in fire service, was named interim chief and senior adviser this week by the Placentia City Council.

 

OC Register: 10 Orange County cities allow fireworks sales for July 4th — here is when you can buy them

The remaining cities in the county ban the use of fireworks, many threatening hefty fines for their use. And, the cities that do allow the sale of fireworks limit it to the use of the varieties approved by the state — anything else is illegal to use and can result in a fine.

 

Daily Pilot: Daily Pilot: OCFA Chief orders decryption of firefighter radios

Officials said the move was meant to improve public safety agencies’ ability to communicate with each other during an emergency, but because it blocks the public from tuning into its communications during disasters, the OCFA decided to reverse the encryption of more than 1,500 radios used by its firefighters and paramedics.

 

Daily Pilot: 88% of construction on Huntington Beach’s new power plant is complete, AES says

The testing will be in preparation for “the first start-up of the combustion turbines taking place this fall,” AES spokeswoman Dalia Gomez wrote in a June 6 email to area residents.

 

OC Register: New era for Orange County Museum of Art dawns with upcoming groundbreaking

It’s been a rocky, five-year road nurturing what promises to be the final jewel in the cultural crown of the ambitious arts center in Costa Mesa and Smith is pleased he can finally announce that breaking ground for the $50-million-plus building will start this fall.

 

Publication Date: June 21, 2019