June 25, 2018

Orange County

Voice of OC: Anaheim’s new oversized Vehicle Parking Ban leaves RV dwellers wondering where to live

Despite working two jobs cleaning an animal kennel and housecleaning, she struggles to save enough for a deposit on an apartment. Her husband, who now works in construction, lives in his car near job sites.T

 

Daily Pilot: Newport Beach may need voters’ permission before taking on some large debts

The Council will decide if the amendment should go before voters this fall, requiring future individual approvals to issue lease-revenue bonds for big-ticket capital projects costing more than a to-be-determined minimum.

 

OC Register: San Clemente files lawsuit against TCA accusing the toll road agency of violating the state’s Public Records Act

In the lawsuit filed Wednesday, June 20, in Orange County Superior Court, city officials say they believe agreements with lobbyists and public relations consultants will show that the toll road builder has spent more money on lobbyists than on building new toll roads.

 

Labor

Cal Labor Fed: Net Neutrality is under attack, California stands up and fights back

The rules that used to protect our right to an open and accessible internet officially came off the books last Monday. The lack of net neutrality effectively turns large corporations like Verizon and Comcast into gatekeepers of a public good: the internet.

 

California

OC Register: California home prices called ‘rational’ when climate is factored in

Veteran economist Jim Doti and some students set out to see how county-by-county home values looked when traditional metrics were mathematically meshed with “natural amenities” scores and the proximity to the Pacific Ocean.

 

Publication Date: June 25, 2018