February 5, 2018
Orange County
OC Register: Judge orders Orange County, 3 cities into court over Santa Ana riverbed homeless evictions
“The court is concerned that persons who leave or are evicted from the riverbed may subsequently be cited by defendant cities under those cities’ anti-camping or anti-loitering laws, even though those persons may not be able to find a shelter or other place to sleep,” the judge wrote.
Voice of OC: Santa Ana 2018 Elections: Police union leads fundraising with three open council seats
Santa Ana is facing a possible three-way race for mayor in November, has wide-open contests for three City Council seats, and the largest fundraising to date has been by the city’s police union, according to the latest campaign reports.
Voice of OC: On OC: Women’s issues, Auditor-Controller lawsuit, 39th District election, Asian voters
Listen to the podcast discussion between Joanna Weiss, Women for American Value and Ethics founder and Voice of OC Publisher Norberto Santana.
OC Register: Drought deepens dramatically in Southern California
California is rapidly plunging back into drought, with severe conditions now existing in Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles counties — home to one-fourth of the state’s population, a national drought monitor said Thursday.
OC Register: Winter heatwave throughout Southern California to start going away on Tuesday
Several heat records were set in Los Angeles County on Monday for the calendar day: 91 in Long Beach, besting the previous record of 83 from 1992; 89 degrees at LAX, six degrees higher than the 1962 record; and 89 at UCLA, up from 1971’s record of 85.
OC Register: OCTA doesn’t expect traffic issues at south end of I-5 widening
Orange County drivers may be wondering if they will face flashing brake lights on southbound I-5 in San Clemente this spring where a 5.7-mile freeway widening will end. “We don’t see that as an issue at this time because the traffic volumes in the environmental study didn’t show that,” said Chris Boucly, an OCTA spokesman.
LA Times: Battling treacherous office chairs and aching backs, aging cops and firefighters miss years of work and collect twice the pay
In 2016, officers exiting a special program called DROP had been paid an average of $434,000 in extra pension payments, according to a Times analysis of Los Angeles Police and Fire Pension fund data. Asked about the program last year, Former Mayor Richard Riordan said: “Oh, yeah, that was a mistake.”
California
Sacramento Bee: Universal health bill unlikely given need to ‘heal relationships,’ says new Senate leader
“My goal and my desire and what I think I’m good at and what I think I’m strong at is building bridges, is bringing people together, being a facilitator,” incoming Senate Leader Toni Atkins said. “But you’ve got to have willing parties to facilitate and come together. And I don’t think we’re at that place right now.”
Publication Date: February 5, 2018
