August 21, 2017
Orange County
Voice of OC: Fire Chief for most of OC suddenly resigns after managers demand it
Jeff Bowman has yet to publicly explain why he abruptly left his job Thursday as chief of the Orange County Fire Authority. His short resignation letter didn’t give a reason.
OC Register: Santa Ana files lawsuit against lodge to wipe out criminal and drug-related activity
The city council on Tuesday, Aug. 15, with Mayor Miguel Pulido absent, voted 6-0 to authorize filing a lawsuit against the lodge’s property owners “to abate criminal activity at the location,” City Attorney Sonia Carvalho reported out of closed session.
LA Times: What $1 million buys right now in three O.C. neighborhoods
Historically, Orange County has the highest median sales price for single-family homes among the five counties of the Southland.
California
OC Register: California Politics Podcast: Lawmakers return to Sacramento with a full plate
On this week's California Politics Podcast, we discuss how the state's political leaders are reacting to the deadly violence in Charlottesville, Va. We also catch up on the rancor inside the ranks of Assembly Republicans.
Sacramento Bee: Nearly $20 billion could help build 70,000 California affordable homes – but is it enough?
Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon calls the package he and other lawmakers are working on “an important first step.” The Legislature begins the final month of the 2017 session today with housing atop its agenda.
Labor
Labor 411: Was your job shipped overseas? There is a Federal Career Retraining Program to help
Different from unemployment insurance, the program can pay for training for a period of time, for the worker to completely change careers, as one worker chose to do in pursuing a career as a surgical technologist.
AFL-CIO: Missourians almost triple signatures needed for November Right to Work repeal referendum
To get on the ballot, supporters needed some 107,510 signatures in six of eight congressional districts. Hundreds of Missourians showed up to cheer along campaign representatives, who delivered 163 boxes containing 310,567 signatures, nearly three times the required amount.
Publication Date: August 21, 2017
