May 23, 2018

Orange County

OC Register: Home prices hit $715,000 in Orange County as buyers compete for limited supply

Median home prices also set records in two other counties in the region: Los Angeles County’s all-home median hit $590,000, up 7.3 percent or $40,000 from a year earlier.

 

OC Register: Tale of three desalination plants: Why the Doheny proposal is winning over some skeptics

When compared with the Huntington Beach plan, the Doheny approach is also distinct in that it would be publicly operated, would deliver water directly to consumers and would not depend on other water districts’ participation or on an uncertain subsidy from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.

 

OC Register: Vote for the best of Orange County

Five winners will be selected to win a $100 prize in a weekly random drawing from among all eligible entries.

 

OC Register: Here are Memorial Day 2018 ceremonies and events planned around Orange County

Along with families planning long weekends and barbecues, many Orange County communities are planning traditional observances for Memorial Day on Monday, 28. The national holiday honors those who died while serving our country in the military.

 

Labor

 

Labor 411: Walmart to scrap self-checkout machines, use cashiers only instead

It took Walmart almost a year to figure out what the rest of us already know: you can't convince customers to do the job of a cashier just because you don't want to pay for the work.

 

Publication Date: May 23, 2018