December 20, 2019

Orange County

Voice of OC: Speed of Anaheim's stadium sale proposal raising concerns

Anaheim City Councilmembers could vote to start selling the Angel Stadium land faster than deciding whether to name the second Monday in October Indigenous People’s Day.

 

OC Register: David Cordero brings apartment association to the fight against homelessness

the Apartment Association and Welcome Home OC are working together to convince local landlords and property managers that they should rent units to homeless people who are using government vouchers to help pay for a place to live.

 

Daily Pilot: Joan Irvine Smith, philanthropist and major force behind the founding of UCI, dies at 86

She was a member of the company’s board of directors in 1957 when the University of California regents decided to establish a new Southern California campus, according to UCI.

 

OC Register: Major Orange County freeway closures planned: Dec. 14-20

Check out the major construction projects happening on Orange County’s freeways and toll roads between Dec. 14 and Dec. 20, according to the Orange County Transportation Authority, Caltrans and the Transportation Corridor Agencies.

 

Labor

NY Times: Chipotle accused of violating US labor law on Union organizing

The general counsel of a U.S. labor agency has accused Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc of violating U.S. labor law by allegedly firing an employee in New York in retaliation for complaining about workplace problems and trying to organize with a union.

 

California

OC Register: If your name has drastically changed, Real ID requires an extra step or two

Real ID Act says the names on documents must pretty much match, or there must be legal documentation showing the name change.

 

Nation

CNBC: Boeing’s starliner crew capsule takes first flight into wrong orbit

Boeing Co.'s new Starliner capsule will not dock with the International Space Station during its first test flight after all. A faulty timer on the spacecraft threw off its autonomous functions and made the spacecraft believe it was at a different part of the mission than it actually was, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine told reporters Friday.

 

Publication Date: December 20, 2019