March 8, 2018
Orange County
Voice of OC: Santa Ana prepares to sell off dozens of public land parcels for development
Santa Ana City Council members have put up dozens of parcels of public land along Bristol Street for development, setting clear goalposts for developers hoping to claim a stake along the bustling corridor.
OC Register: As one storm moves out of Southern California, two more are moving in
Temperatures were running around 10 degrees below normal, said National Weather Service noting that temperatures have not reached 70 degrees in downtown L.A. for 36 days, with another seven days of the same expected, which will create the fifth longest such streak.
OC Register: A spike in sea lion, dolphin rescues prompts Laguna Beach center to plead for money, support
The Pacific Marine Mammal Center, this week, to issue an urgent request for financial help from members and other supporters. The center has taken in three times the number of emaciated and dehydrated sea lion pups — 34 rescues since January — compared to this time last year.
OC Register: Southern California’s hiring spree in 2018 shows 35,834 more jobs than previously reported
Southern California added 143,408 workers in 2018 — 19,467 more than initially estimated — turning what was previously seen as a cooling job market into what seems to be a stable one.
Labor
Labor 411: Airline catering workers at Flying Food Group sign historic contract
A historic contract for workers in the airline catering industry has made the skies – and life – a lot more friendly for thousands of UNITE HERE employees many of whom now say they can will be able to get by with one job.
AFL-CIO: Workplace violence hearing highlights job-related assaults for health care and social service workers
Health care and social service workers are at greatest risk of violence on the job because of their direct contact with patients and clients. They are five times as likely to suffer a workplace violence injury as workers in other occupations.
CBS News: Women’s national soccer team players sue U.S. Soccer for equal pay
The suit was filed under the Equal Pay Act and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act on Friday, International Women's Day. It alleges gender-based discrimination.
Publication Date: March 8, 2018
