April 24, 2017
Orange County
Voice of OC: Developer sends Veterans Cemetery proposal to Irvine City Council
Developer FivePoint Communities has sent the Irvine City Council its general proposal for moving the planned Orange County veterans cemetery from the city’s Great Park to land near the interchange of the 5 and 405 freeways.
Voice of OC: Judge in Dekraai Case says he may consider dropping death penalty
The judge handling the sentencing trial for mass murderer Scott Evans Dekraai said Friday that misuse of jailhouse informants by Orange County prosecutors and Sheriff’s deputies may cause him to consider “the nuclear option,” throwing out the death penalty in the case.
OC Register: The Orange County Register gets new Anaheim address
The Orange County Register has left the storied address it called home in Santa Ana for 60 years – and the paper was based in the city for a total of 112 years. New place? A modest headquarters location just south of Angel Stadium in Anaheim.
OC Register: The next big thing in tourism could be Little Saigon
Upscale retail. Posh apartments. A Hollywood-style walk of fame that honors the gutsy entrepreneurs who built the community. If most or all of those plans play out, Little Saigon soon could become a tourist hot spot — and not just aging Vietnamese.
Labor
AFSCME Now: New study shows “Right-to-Work” laws harm workers
By tracking certain economic indicators in three newly-minted “right-to-work” states and comparing them with three collective bargaining states, researchers set out to answer this question: What’s the impact of these laws on a state’s workforce?
Nation
LA Times: Apple CEO Tim Cook reportedly threatened to ban Uber from app store over secret tracking
The tool allowed Uber to monitor its competitor’s rates and steer additional fares toward drivers who were using both platforms, which could have influenced drivers to commit to Uber alone, according to a story in the technology trade publication the Information.
Publication Date: April 24, 2017
