May 15, 2017
Orange County
OC Register: ‘A persistent and growing underclass’ in Orange County, report shows
One thread links them all: a calamitous shortage of affordable housing. “Clearly, homelessness, overcrowding, and family financial instability are directly linked to high housing costs,” warns the 74-page data-rich report released last week.
Voice of OC: Rackauckas ‘Interfered’ in political corruption investigations, says former top investigator
Craig Hunter, the former chief investigator to Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas, is leveling a series of explosive allegations against the top prosecutor, including claims Rackauckas “interfered” in corruption investigations of his political allies.
Voice of OC: OC Sheriff could be required to testify on jailhouse informants
Assistant Public Defender Scott Sanders is requesting Sheriff Sandra Hutchens and 31 other Sheriff’s and District Attorney’s office officials be called as witnesses at the May 23 hearing, which is part of the penalty phase of Dekraai’s trial to determine whether he should die for fatally shooting eight people at a Seal Beach hair salon in 2011.
Voice of OC: OC veterans cemetery: Strawberry fields forever?
The freeway land, which is sandwiched between car dealerships located off the Northbound I-5 on large fields currently growing strawberries, could be the new home to the veterans’ cemetery if the Irvine City Council accepts a land swap proposal from developer Fivepoint.
OC Register: Is the political climate hurting California’s tourism industry? Groups roll out international welcome mat
Overall, 48.2 million tourists came to the county, up 2 percent from the year before, and contributed $12.1 billion to the local economy, up 6.8 percent from 2015. The industry is responsible for 164,000 jobs.
National
Politico: Supreme Court leaves in place ruling that struck down N.C.'s voter ID law
The Supreme Court is leaving in place a ruling that struck down North Carolina's voter identification law as unconstitutional because it was intended to suppress the votes of African Americans.
Publication Date: May 12, 2017
