January 13, 2020

Orange County

Voice of OC: Anaheim hotel renovation revives debate over city subsidies

The Anaheim Hotel is getting an upgrade to luxury level, thanks to new tax subsidies granted by Anaheim taxpayers, who have become partners of sorts with developer Good Hope International to remake the hotel on the corner of Harbor Boulevard, near Katella Avenue.

 

OC Register: How Angel Stadium land deal affects a proposed $700 million performing arts center

Anaheim arts boosters say they haven’t given up on building a $700 million performing arts complex where the City National Grove now stands, but the city’s decision to sell the property as a part of the Angel Stadium deal appears to complicate their path forward.

 

Voice of OC: Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa could be used to house local homeless

As a local housing and homelessness crisis continues to claim lives, Orange County officials may soon look to places like the county fairgrounds for help on sheltering homeless people.

 

OC Register: Public-private partnerships bring mental health crisis care to uninsured

Traditionally, uninsured Californians have had few options for mental health emergencies other than to show up in the emergency room, where they have limited or no access to specialized care. But that is beginning to change.

 

Voice of OC: Tustin residents to vote on council pay

The council unanimously voted to add to the November 2020 ballot the question whether council members should receive a $600 monthly salary. If approved, the compensation would not take effect until December 2022.

 

Nation

Associated Press: US Troops clear rubble from Iraq base days after strike

U.S. troops cleared rubble and debris from a military base housing American soldiers in western Iraq on Monday, days after it was struck by a barrage of Iranian ballistic missiles in a major escalation between the two longtime foes.

 

CBS News: Death index: Top 50 ways Americans die

Every year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tracks the number of deaths in the United States and the causes of those deaths. In 2017, the latest year available, there were more than 2.8 million.

 

Publication Date: January 13, 2020