May 4, 2018
Orange County
Voice of OC: Santa Ana budget shortfall may mean cut in services, tax hike
City executives said during the public discussion the city faces shortfalls of $8.1 million this fiscal year, $17.1 million next fiscal year, which starts July 1, and $31.9 million the following fiscal year.
OC Register: Nautical, fantastical Atlantis park will take a month-long break during renovation
The destination park attracts more than 30,000 children a year from throughout Southern California. That’s part of the reason officials want to get the word out about the temporary closure.
OC Register: Yorba Linda Water District looks at how to pay for future repairs and improvements
The district will host an open house from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on May 19, with a behind-the-scenes look at water delivery, featuring an infrastructure and headquarters tour, landscape workshop, prizes and refreshments at 1717 E. Miraloma Ave., Placentia.
John Wayne Airport: Enhanced valet parking amenities introduced
John Wayne Airport (JWA) has elevated curbside convenience to the next level with FlashValet, an enhanced valet parking system that provides a faster check-in and check-out process, and new amenities for guests utilizing the valet parking service.
Labor
OC Register: Striking Arizona teachers end walkout, salary increases set
The Arizona walkout is part of a simmering national rebellion over low teacher pay. The movement started in West Virginia, where a strike resulted in a raise, and spread to Oklahoma, Kentucky and, most recently, Colorado.
OC Register: Southern California workers getting better-than-average pay hikes
The first quarter’s local increase was fifth-largest among 15 big markets tracked. Seattle’s 7.2 percent was tops, followed by the Bay Area (4.4 percent); Phoenix (3.6 percent); and Minneapolis (3.5 percent). In 2017’s first quarter, Southern California’s 2.5 percent hike ranked No. 10 of 15.
California
OC Register: California to become first U.S. state mandating solar on new homes
The proposed new rules would deviate slightly from another much-heralded objective: Requiring all new homes be “net-zero,” meaning they would produce enough solar power to offset all electricity and natural gas consumed over the course of a year.
Publication Date: May 4, 2018