August 26, 2019

Orange County

OC Register: Triple-digit heat coming to some Southern California communities

Sunny skies were also forecast in Orange County Wednesday, along with highs of 73 in San Clemente; 74 in Newport Beach and 75 in Laguna Beach. LA County temperatures will reach triple-digit territory in some valley areas Wednesday on what is expected to be the hottest day of the week.

 

Voice of OC: County contracts are going dark under new policy

The move increases the bottom threshold from $100,000 to $200,000 per year for contracts to require supervisors’ approval and appear on public agendas. Instead, these contracts will be approved by county staff, with supervisors continuing to oversee the agreements outside public meetings.

 

OC Register: Putting ‘Anaheim’ in front of the Angels is not part of lease discussions, city and team officials say

The Angels have played in Anaheim for most of their 58 years, but they’ve gone by several names during that time, the longest-lasting of which was the California Angels (1965 to 1996).

 

OC Register: After 70 years, Rod’s Liquor in Old Towne Orange is closing this fall

Sure, the store now sells hemp wraps and energy drinks, but just as in 1949 when Rod’s opened, visitors pull up their cars under a brick roof inches from the store’s door, walk into a hodgepodge of shelving and liquor bottles to be greeted by a clerk who knows them by name.

 

OC Register: Newport’s new fire chief brings unique perspective on department’s culture and history

On Wednesday, Aug. 21, Jeff Boyles, 46, formally received his new badge during a ceremony in the City Council chambers at Newport Beach City Hall. The badge was pinned on him by his father, Gary Boyles, a retired Rodeo-Hercules Fire District chief.

 

Daily Pilot: Toxic soil in Santa Ana? Community groups are working with UC Irvine to find out

An organization, Orange County Environmental Justice, has been working with UC Irvine and other community members for the last two years to determine whether lead levels in Santa Ana soils are high enough to negatively affect residents.

 

Nation

OC Register: Oklahoma judge rules against drug maker in opioid case, orders $572M payment

Before Oklahoma’s trial began May 28, Oklahoma reached settlements with two other defendant groups — a $270 million deal with OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma and an $85 million settlement with Israeli-owned Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

 

Publication Date: August 26, 2019