OCEA
OCEA.org: OCEA’s Health Fair is Thursday, Sept. 10!
The 2026 OCEA Health Fair returns 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, and County and Court employees may use up to two hours of accrued leave to attend, with supervisor approval. Click for info, including shuttle stops from several County worksites.
OCEA HOT DOG WAGON
OCEA.org: Hot Dog Wagon Schedule – 25th Anniversary Year
Remaining September stops: OMA/OMEA in Orange (Sept. 15), the SSA CFS picnic in Orange (Sept. 17), OC Water District in Fountain Valley (Sept. 24), AMEA Oktoberfest in Anaheim (Sept. 29) and OCERS in Santa Ana (Sept. 30). All run 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
LABOR
VoiceofOC.org: Recognizing OC’s Workers this Labor Day
Voice of OC marked the holiday with a feature on Orange County workers, built from photos and reporting by Sydney Sawyers, Izabella Ortiz and Brielle Ki.
AFLCIO.org: It’s Better in a Union: Labor Day 2026
Photos from Labor Day events around the country. At rallies in Los Angeles and elsewhere, speakers put automation and AI job losses at the center of the day’s message alongside cost of living.
LOCAL
VoiceofOC.org: Election 2026: OC Cities Ask for Tax Increases, Term Limits and More
Thirteen city ballot measures go before Orange County voters this November, over half aimed at new taxes to shore up structurally imbalanced budgets. Orange wants a 1% sales tax worth more than $37 million a year plus charter city status, San Clemente wants 1% for sand to save its beaches, and Santa Ana wants its 2018 increase made permanent. Also on the ballot: hotel tax hikes in four cities, term limit changes in Laguna Beach and Lake Forest, ranked choice voting in Irvine, and a Costa Mesa business license restructure.
VoiceofOC.org: Huntington Beach Approves Police Raises Amid Budget Deficit Projections
The city council signed off on the police raises it had paused weeks earlier, even with deficits projected ahead.
VoiceofOC.org: A Park Without Parking: Anaheim Sets Up Open Space on the Santa Ana River
Anaheim is opening green space along the Santa Ana River with no parking attached, on a stretch long associated with the county’s largest homeless encampment.
OCRegister.com: Outlets at Orange Getting Multimillion-Dollar Makeover
Simon, which manages and co-owns the mall with Germany’s KanAm Group, starts a multimillion-dollar renovation this fall that adds retailers and updates the property’s look. The outdoor mall stays open throughout, with work wrapping up by late 2027.
VoiceofOC.org: San Clemente Train Line Closed Indefinitely After High Tide Damage
What began as a storm-and-surf closure is now open-ended. High tide damage has shut the San Clemente stretch of the coastal rail corridor indefinitely, cutting the Metrolink and Amtrak link through South County with no reopening date.
Anaheim traded land tied to the OC Vibe development, a parcel high speed rail officials have their eye on. The swap sets up a fight over what gets built near the stadium district.
VoiceofOC.org: Westminster Councilwoman’s Public Speaking Ban Lifted After Bribery Case Dismissed
With the bribery case against her dismissed, the restriction barring the councilwoman from speaking publicly has been lifted.
VoiceofOC.org: Brea Residents Demand More Public Records Over Costco Controversy
Residents are pressing the city for additional records on the Costco deal and its tax-sharing arrangement.
VoiceofOC.org: Angels Owner Arte Moreno Sells Baseball Team Four Years After Stadium Deal Flop
Moreno agreed to sell a controlling interest in the Angels to the owner of the Los Angeles Rams, years after a corruption scandal sank his bid to buy Angel Stadium from Anaheim. What happens to the stadium site is again an open question.
AI
OnLabor.org: California Legislature Passes Bill Banning AI Surveillance of Workers’ Emotional States
AB 1883 is on the Governor’s desk. It would bar employers from using AI surveillance tools to infer workers’ emotional states or collect neural data, with penalties up to $500 per violation, enforcement by the state labor commissioner and a private right of action. A broad workplace safety exception applies, and inferences from keystroke pace or heart rate are excluded.
