July 31, 2017
Orange County
Voice of OC: Anaheim City Council passes County’s toughest restrictions on lobbying
It also would require city council members and executive level staff to retain all email communications for 90 days, rather than the current 37 days, and calls for signs to be posted at the site of any large-scale development explaining the project.
OC Register: Dozens of convictions tossed out of Southern California courts because of prosecutors’ bad behavior, Harvard study says
Actual legal findings of prosecutorial misconduct – decisions reached by a judge and entered into the record – are rare. It is rarer still for justices – usually in the state Supreme Court or appellate court – to reverse convictions because of misconduct.
OC Register: Real estate briefly: Orange County ranks 4th on West Coast for office space demand, report says
Affordable rents and robust demand, CBRE wrote, have led to a substantial amount of construction, a decrease in vacancy and positive absorption. More than half of the 2.3 million square feet of office space currently under development in the county is preleased.
OC Register: A $7 million condo, a $150,000 cabin and a red-hot market: See O.C. housing at mid-yea
The region is tearing through its limited housing supply quickly, noted Andrew LePage, a researcher at real estate data firm CoreLogic. “Tight inventory remains the primary driver of price gains,” he said.
Daily Pilot: Costa Mesa breaks ground on Lions Park projects, including new library.
Costa Mesa officials broke ground Friday morning on a sweeping series of projects — including building a new library — that supporters say will mark the next chapter for Lions Park.
California
San Diego Union Trib: Insurance company won't pay entire medical bill? New state rules will help
The new law complements older California statutes that forbid balance billing in emergency circumstances. Now that AB 72 is in effect, California has some of the nation’s toughest laws on surprise billing.
Publication Date: July 31, 2017
