August 12, 2019

Orange County

OC Register: Record-breaking year: UC Irvine nets $441 million in research funding

Turning out educated students who earn diplomas is a big part of UC Irvine’s mission, but the school also produces a wide variety of research, and last year was a blockbuster in terms of grants supporting that work.

 

OC Register: Anaheim gets $2 million DoT grant for electric bus charging tech

The Anaheim Transportation Network has received a $2 million U.S. Department of Transportation grant to enhance its electric-bus fleet.

 

OC Register: These Cinderella Homes tell a storybook tale of life in Southern California

That’s right, if you’ve seen diamond-paned windows, a high-gabled, peaked roof, A-frame door archway, shake shingle roof and gingerbread trim on the front of an otherwise ordinary looking tract home, you’ve likely seen a Cinderella Home.

 

Voice of OC: Brea’s private water woes

Keep in mind that the state last year sanctioned former Brea City Manager Tim O’Donnell for failing to disclose he got paid by more than $100,000 from a Cal Domestic subsidiary, Cadway Inc.

 

Daily Pilot: It’s Motorhome Madness as police and fire chiefs crash the O.C. Fair for demolition derby

After the smoke cleared Friday night and five police and fire chiefs left a sea of crumpled motor homes in the Action Sports Arena at the Orange County Fair in Costa Mesa all for a good cause.

 

Labor

Labor 411: The percentage of teachers taking a second job is now three times the national average

Additionally, Pew found that second jobs produced, on average, 7% of teacher income during the summer and 9% during the school year. Teachers with incomes at the low end of the spectrum of pay were the most likely to take second jobs.

 

Nation

Associated Press: Stocks move broadly lower as trade war anxiety lingers

The sell-off adds to losses that the market racked up last week amid heightened anxiety over the U.S. China-trade war.

 

Publication Date: August 12, 2019