August 19, 2019

Orange County

OC Register: Fire Authority replaced the Garden Grove Fire Department last Friday

Beginning Friday, Aug. 16, residents of Garden Grove will see a slight difference in the fire vehicles roaming their city – with the emblems reading “Orange County Fire Authority” instead of “Garden Grove Fire Department.”

 

OC Register: Rent costs in Los Angeles, Orange counties at 5.8%, biggest rise since 2005

The cost of renting in Los Angeles and Orange counties rose at the fastest pace in 14 years, according to the Consumer Price Index.

 

OC Register: Fallout from state’s rent control debate: More rent hikes

Similar hikes are occurring throughout Southern California as landlords raise rents preemptively out of fear local or state tenant protection laws could pass, forever trapping them at below-market rates.

 

OC Register: Fullerton needs millions to fix its streets and wants help from CSUF

Some 30 years ago, the city’s Redevelopment Agency gave Cal State Fullerton $14 million as of 2018 with an annual “overhead charge” – to build the university’s sports complex. It was figured the city would be repaid through revenue from a hotel built on property the university then leased to the city.

 

Voice of OC: Auditor-Controller Eric Woolery apparently died in Kansas, not OC

A county statement last week that Woolery apparently died in Orange was not corrected until Voice of OC inquired Friday afternoon. The cause of death still is unknown, said Danielle Katz Ortiz, the public information officer for the Auditor-Controller’s Office.

 

Daily Pilot: Proposed bridge would connect Newport Beach parks, help pedestrians avoid busy Coast Highway crossing

A simple concrete bridge may connect twin parks along West Coast Highway in Newport Beach, improving access and use that has been impeded by a lack of parking and the need to cross a wide, busy street on foot.

 

Labor

UCOMM: So called “Freedom Foundation” hires extremist lawmaker

The Foundation’s new hire is Oregon State Representative Mike Nearman. Some of his votes include voting against mandatory paid sick leave, against school lunches for low-income students, and against increasing funding for schools.

 

Publication Date: August 19, 2019