August 1, 2018
Orange County
Voice of OC: Fire evacuation issues force county re-do of 340-home development
Orange County supervisors plan to vote a third time to approve a proposed 340-home development on high fire-risk land next to Chino Hills State Park, after an appeals court blocked the project.
State gives OK to Orange County mobile syringe exchange program, over local objections
State officials decided Monday to let the Orange County Needle Exchange Program operate for two years starting Monday, Aug. 6, according to an email and letter from the department.
OC Register: Community group launches fundraising website to memorialize the Mendez desegregation case that put Westminster on the map
The City Council approved the park project in March, committing the $160,000 it will cost to convert a vacant lot at Westminster Boulevard and Olive Street into a pleasant oasis of trees and benches.
OC Register: OC Fair 2018: Things to do today, Aug. 1
The Conjurer will be dispensing his own style of predictions at 1, 3 and 5 p.m. He sets up at different spots. Playing at the Hangar: I am King – the Michael Jackson Experience; requires a ticket.
Daily Pilot: Bird scooters last 3 days in Newport Beach before city has them removed
Bird was sent a demand to remove all of their scooters from the city by midnight yesterday; otherwise they faced the possibility of criminal prosecution and/or administrative citation says city attorney.
Labor
OC Register: Uber packs a $3.2 billion economic punch in California
Working for Uber has typically been promoted as an easy and flexible way to earn extra cash. But a recent study from UCLA revealed many drivers are working extra hours for longer durations while struggling to stay afloat.
California
LA Times: Lost colleagues, exhausting work and 'hotter than hell': On the front lines of the Redding fire
Their workday began at sunrise at a sprawling base camp south of Redding, where 3,600 firefighters from as far as Florida gathered to combat a blaze that has already destroyed at least 818 homes and burned more than 110,000 acres.
Publication Date: August 1, 2018