October 5, 2018
Orange County
Voice of OC: Sheriff and phone company covered up jail recordings, attorney alleges
Defense attorneys are also discussing calls that were allegedly recorded in addition to the 1,079 disclosed by GTL, including “hundreds” of calls from inmates to the Public Defender’s main line that were improperly recorded during a two-week period in July 2016.
Voice of OC: Funding homelessness
Voice of OC Publisher Norberto Santana, Jr., interviews Jack Toan, vice president at Wells Fargo working with the United Way on funding UC Irvine cost studies on homelessness.
OC Register: Attention drivers: Another 405 Freeway closure overnight this weekend in Fountain Valley
A stretch of the 405 freeway in Fountain Valley will close in both directions for night work from 11 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 6, to 8 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 7.
OC Register: John Wayne Airport launches designated pick-up spots for ride-sharing services
On Thursday, airport personnel were helping passengers find their drivers and more signs had been placed along the roadway at the terminals, inside terminals, at baggage claim areas and along airport walkways.
Daily Pilot: Strong mystery odor returns in Costa Mesa and Huntington Beach; officials give mixed responses
The AQMD document states that “to date, the source(s) of the odors have not been clearly identified, but potential sources are being investigated.
Labor
Labor 411: Amazon’s New $15 wage is the third major victory by American workers this year
The first came from the wave of teacher strikes earlier in the year. Teachers in Arizona, Colorado, Oklahoma, West Virginia, and other states gained much-needed salary increases and education funding through solidarity and labor activism.
New York Times: Lois Gray, mentor to Unions and women who work, dies at 94
Professor Gray joined the School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University in 1946, barely a year after it was founded. She started out as a member of the extension faculty, which reached out to employees and would-be union leaders to educate them in collective bargaining and job training.
Publication Date: October 5, 2018
