OCEA Media Brief
OCEA monitors local, state-wide and national news outlets to keep members up to date on the issues that impact working people. Media briefs are compiled and sent to members in a daily email blast. To receive OCEA media briefs, please register for an account.
October 9, 2018
Today: Anaheim City Attorney says Disney exempt from $15 an hour wage initiative; Tectonic shifts in Orange County and, OCTA to introduce rides on demand in Huntington Beach.
October 5, 2018
Today: Sheriff and phone company covered up jail recordings, attorney alleges; 405 Freeway closure overnight this weekend in Fountain Valley and, John Wayne Airport launches designated pick-up spots.
October 4, 2018
Today: What we know about the coastal ‘rotten egg’ smell, and what it means for your health; Got $3,467 a month? OC house payment near 12-year high, and drywall company charged nearly $2M for wage theft.
October 3, 2018
Today: Homelessness board closes committee meetings to public; heavy rainfall expected in Orange County, and Town homes development gets OK near downtown Costa Mesa.
October 2, 2018
Today: Judge wants to hear more evidence before ruling on O.C. needle exchange; Supreme Court declines to hear challenge of California Coastal Act, and Newport awaits $1.7-million state grant for trash-collecting water wheel.
October 1, 2018
Today: Two rain fronts to bring flash-flood threats, high surf to SoCal; Costa Mesa council to review disputed downtown housing project and Gov. Jerry Brown signs laws unwinding secrecy surrounding police misconduct.
October 1, 2018
Today: Santa Ana to receive new mayor in decades, here are the candidates; Newsom vetoes bill to provide rehiring protections for workers laid due to COVID and, Disneyland layoffs include thousands of restaurants, Imagineers, and hotel workers.
September 28, 2018
Today: OC Supervisors approve new $400 million County headquarters; John Wayne Airport announces new ride app pick-up location and Costa Mesa is looking to secure 62 homeless shelter beds.
September 27, 2018
Today: List of improperly recorded attorney-client phone calls from OC jail continues to grow; 405 Freeway to close overnight in Fountain Valley on next two Saturdays and UC Irvine devotes new $67-million complex to 'active learning'.
September 26, 2018
Today: Supervisors approve $227 million for next phase of Civic Center overhaul; Santa Ana hires operator for new 200-bed homeless shelter and, Esperanza Hills development of 340 homes is approved.
