November 15, 2017

Important notice – OCEA has a new URL: ocea.org. The previous URL still works for access to “members only” areas of the website and to reach labor reps. Shorter is better when it comes to a URL!

Orange County

OC Register: Irvine to sue Orange County over its Great Park condo, retail development plan

The city’s decision came only a few hours after the county Board of Supervisors voted to finalize its plan to build 1,998 housing units, 1 million square feet of office space, 200,000 square feet of commercial space and a 242-room hotel on land it kept when it annexed the Great Park to Irvine in 2003.

 

Daily Pilot: Mobile restrooms might roll into Costa Mesa to help homeless

Sanitary district board members indicated support for the mobile program during a study session Tuesday and directed staff to bring back the proposal for official consideration at the board’s Nov. 30 meeting.

 

Voice of OC: Santana: Looking for the best and brightest

The New York Times and the Columbia Journalism Review have pointed to Voice of OC as a bright spot on the nation’s local media landscape. Our reporters also have been consistently recognized by national journalism foundations as well as by numerous industry awards. But we can’t do it alone. Join us.

 

Labor

Capital and Main: Can Unions — and the American Middle Class — Survive the Supreme Court’s Janus Decision?

This week’s Capital & Main series looks at the forces behind Janus, the potentially devastating consequences of the case — and the possibility that Janus could galvanize unions in ways that their opponents never imagined.

 

The New Yorker: The tech industry’s gender-discrimination problem

The dramatic imbalance in pay and power has created the conditions for abuse. More and more, women are pushing for change.

 

Publication Date: November 15, 2017