February 21, 2018
Orange County
Voice of OC: More than 100 homeless people relocated in one day from Santa Ana riverbed
More than 100 homeless people were moved from the northeast section of the Santa Ana riverbed Tuesday, as part of a mass relocation effort by the County of Orange to clear a longstanding homeless encampment.
OC Register: Orange County toll roads see record-breaking numbers in 2017
More than 300,000 daily commuters and visitors used the tollways last year, resulting in more than 100 million tolls taken and more than $312 million in revenue, according to the TCA’s annual report.
Capital & Main: Orange County parents: Change name of school that honors Klan member
In November, the Anaheim Union High School District voted to remove any Dixie references from Savanna High School, whose nickname is the Rebels and which used a caricatured Johnny Rebel as a mascot and the Confederate battle flag at school events for decades.
OC Register: Irvine to build new, $25.9 million animal shelter
The city will demolish the existing 20,000-square-foot facility on Oak Canyon near Sand Canyon Avenue and build the new facility there – it could be ready by August 2021.
Janus Case
The Stand: The Janus case: What it is, who’s behind it
The list of who’s filing all the anti-union amicus briefs is telling: It’s a who’s who of think tanks and anti-union nonprofits funded by a network of politically active right-wing billionaires, led by the Koch brothers.
Labor
OC Register: Southern California hotel jobs hit record high, but hiring pace is slowest since 2011
That slowdown in hiring — remember, that’s still growth mode — is on par with an overall cooling of the region’s tourism trade which has been one of the hottest performers in the recovery from the Great Recession.
OC Register: Teacher shortages persist in California and getting worse in many communities
Four-fifths of the districts report that the shortages continue compared to last year, and more than half said that there has been no change since then. One-third say the situation has gotten worse. Only 10 percent said that the situation has improved.
Publication Date: February 21, 2018
