July 26, 2019

Orange County

OC Register: Tenants face tough choices, fears after eight years of rising rents

Kindergarten teacher Denise Hull has had three rent hikes since she moved into her one-bedroom apartment in Lakewood three years ago. In all, her rent climbed $410 a month since she moved in, a 33% jump that dwarfs her pay raises.

 

OC Register: 11 months of slumping sales fail to keep So Cal home prices from setting record

The median price of a Southern California home, or price at the midpoint of all sales, hit $541,250, real estate data firm CoreLogic reported.

 

OC Register: Officials declare heat advisories as Southern California temps hit triple digits

High temperatures of 95 to 102 degrees are expected across most of the Los Angeles County valleys Friday through Sunday, with the warmest expected Friday and Saturday across the San Fernando and Santa Clarita valleys.

 

OC Register: Disneyland ticket prices have increased more than 5,000% since 1955 opening, study finds

Disneyland admission cost $2.50 in 1955 compared to a $129 “regular” park ticket today, an increase of 5,060%, according to the study. Disneyland admission today costs more than 50 times as much as it did on opening day, the study found.

 

Daily Pilot: New rides at the O.C. Fair offer high-flying thrills, polar-themed rushes and spinning tea cups

The most hair-raising among them is the intimidating Titan, a tall crane that propels and hurls daredevils 17 stories into the air at speeds of up to 60 mph.

 

Labor

Labor 411: Coal miners suffer as Congress lets black lung disability fund dwindle

Coal companies had been required to pay a $1.10 per ton excise tax on underground coal production to finance the federal Black Lung Disability Trust Fund, but the amount reverted to the 1977 level of 50 cents this year after Congress declined to take action to maintain the rate.

 

Nation

New York Times: Russia targeted election systems in all 50 states, report finds

The Senate Intelligence Committee concluded Thursday that election systems in all 50 states were targeted by Russia in 2016, an effort more far-reaching than previously acknowledged and one largely undetected by the states and federal officials at the time.

 

Publication Date: July 26, 2019