April 30, 2018
Orange County
Voice of OC: Santa Ana asks court to order all OC cities to provide homeless services
Santa Ana has officially filed legal action asking federal Judge David O. Carter to order the other 33 Orange County cities and the county government to provide additional homeless shelter beds and resources.
Voice of OC: OC Cities to ask legislature for regional agency to speed up homeless housing projects
A UC Irvine cost study last year found the cost to the public is significantly less when chronically homeless people move from the streets into housing with support services – dropping from $98,000 a year to $51,000, mostly from fewer emergency room visits and arrests.
OC Register: OC Sheriff’s department awards deputies for exemplary service, including some who helped during Las Vegas shooting
The annual event on Friday showcased other acts of bravery among the deputies such as an air rescue of three teenage hikers who were stranded on a cliff and a deputy who pulled 20-year-old driver from a burning truck.
Voice of OC: Horses likely to stay at OC Fairgrounds
This isn’t the first battle at the fairgrounds. In 2011, Gov. Jerry Brown ended any potential sale of the 150 acres following his predecessor Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s attempted maneuver to sell the land to a private company. The fairgrounds board members are appointed by the governor.
Labor
NPR: High-paying trade jobs sit empty, while High School grads line up For University
While a shortage of workers is pushing wages higher in the skilled trades, the financial return from a bachelor's degree is softening, even as the price — and the average debt into which it plunges students — keeps going up.
OC Register: California’s record low unemployment is far from perfect
California continues to generate numerous grand employment opportunities. But that doesn’t mean every worker is getting what they need.
Nation
Market Watch: One-third of American households can’t afford food, shelter or medical care
The State of the American Wallet shows how Americans are saddled with mounting car loan and credit card debt and not saving enough money — even enough to cover emergency expenses. Meanwhile, people in the top 1% control a growing share of the nation’s wealth.
Publication Date: April 30, 2018