October 15, 2018
Orange County
OC Register: Thousands left without power in Southern California during powerful Santa Ana Winds
The outages come as northeast winds of 30 to 40 miles per hour swirled and will continue through Monday. Some gusts could reach 80 miles per hour below passes and canyons near the coastal slopes of the Santa Ana Mountains.
OC Register: Southern California Edison warns it may shut down power in high fire-risk areas during Santa Ana windstorms
At midafternoon Sunday, a company spokesperson told City News Service that certain mountain-adjacent neighborhoods in Los Angeles, Orange, Ventura and San Bernardino counties have been notified there is a “possibility of a shutdown of power” in some limited areas because of high winds.
OC Register: Sign removal prompting two nights of closing southbound 405 lanes at Seal Beach Boulevard this week
Drivers heading south should expect to detour off the freeway at Seal Beach Boulevard and take Westminster Boulevard until they can get back on the 405.
OC Register: Fewer people are getting onto OCTA’s buses, so officials hope they’ll use its ride-sharing service, OC Flex
The Orange County Transportation Authority is exploring alternative transportation amid falling numbers for its traditional bus ridership. A state grant is funding OC Flex, a one-year pilot program costing about $1.15 million.
Daily Pilot: Sales of homes under $1 million drop countywide
Home sales in the under-$1 million range have dipped across California, but the state hasn’t seen the same overall increase in number of homes for sale that Orange County has — about a 40% increase over the last year in that price range.
Labor
AFL-CIO: Women Build National Conference takes place in Seattle this week
Women are driving the pickets. Women are driving the protests on Capitol Hill and all across the country. And women are driving the wave of Labor movement organizing.
Associated Press: Sears, once the dominant U.S. retailer, files for bankruptcy protection
Given its sheer size, Sears’ bankruptcy filing will have wide ripple effects on everything from already ailing landlords to its tens of thousands of workers.
Publication Date: October 15, 2018
