July 10, 2017

Orange County

LA Times: Despite scandals and doubts, Orange County district attorney wants another term, and a shot at vindication

OC District Attorney Tony Rackauckas fully intends to run for reelection in 2018, in what political observers think will be a referendum on the snitch scandal and Rackauckas’ controversial tenure.

 

Voice of OC: OC Supervisors attempt CalOptima takeover

Supervisor Andrew Do, reportedly angered because he wasn’t elected chairman of the CalOptima board of directors, and supervisors’ Chairwoman Michelle Steel want to reshape the CalOptima board, giving county supervisors stronger control over the countywide $3.4 billion health plan for low income, disabled and elderly residents.

 

OC Register: Lawsuit challenges a California home care union

Although public employees cannot be forced to join a union, pay dues or contribute to political activities, they currently must pay fees to cover union expenses in negotiating their salaries and benefits.

 

OC Register: As investor demand for apartments rises, so do rents in Southern California

Southern California asking rents climbed 29 percent in the past six years, averaging $1,607 a month this year, up from $1,246 at the start of 2011, figures from commercial brokerage Kidder Mathews show. Meanwhile, vacancy rates averaged 4.1 percent throughout the region for the past two years.

 

Daily Pilot: With O.C. Fair fast approaching, here's your guide to 'Farm Fresh Fun'

Some of the fair’s biggest additions — with an emphasis on big — are two giant Ferris wheels: The Big Wheel and the even more massive La Grande Wheel XL, which fairgrounds officials say is among is the largest of its kind in the Western Hemisphere.

Daily Pilot: Asian American women are at the forefront of trendsetting, taste-making and entrepreneurship, report finds

Thirty-nine percent of Asian American women are entrepreneurs, and the number of Asian American female-owned businesses is increasing at a faster pace than any other group of women in the United States, Nielsen’s study, “Asian American women: digitally fluent with an intercultural mindset” found.

 

Nation

LA Times: Newspapers seek antitrust exemption to band together in fight against Google and Facebook

The message from the News Media Alliance is simple: Good reporting is time-consuming and expensive — and more important than ever at a time when the Internet is awash with questionable news, opinion and hoaxes.

Publication Date: July 10, 2017