October 23, 2018

Orange County

OC Register: Santa Ana riverbed homeless lawsuit: Proposed settlement filed in federal court

A federal judge made it clear since hearings involving two now consolidated civil rights cases over the riverbed encampments began in February that he preferred to see the parties involved reach a settlement rather than litigate.

 

OC Register: Orange County’s homeless shelter program expected to continue at armory sites this winter, with possible restrictions in Fullerton

Fullerton and the other 12 cities of north Orange County are working together to add shelter beds at two locations in Buena Park and Placentia, but those beds won’t be available until March.

 

Voice of OC: Transportation officials: Gas tax repeal would cut bus service 11 percent

The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) is likely to cut bus service by 11 percent if California voters approve a statewide ballot measure eliminating a new gasoline tax that funds transportation infrastructure and projects.

 

Daily Pilot: Costa Mesa Planning Commission awards permits to four more marijuana businesses

While commissioners asked questions related to the more technical aspects of the proposed businesses — including the manufacturing processes and equipment entailed — they OK’d the applications with no debate.

 

Labor

OC Register: Dolores Huerta, United Farm Workers co-founder, visits Orange to stress importance of voting in midterm elections

Dolores Huerta, United Farm Workers co-founder, visits Orange to stress importance of voting in midterm elections Huerta, who formed the UFW with Cesar Chavez, spent Monday in Orange County, leading a voter registration drive during the day and, in the evening, receiving Chapman University’s Presidential Medal from school president Daniele Struppa.

OC Register: UC workers to begin three-day strike on Tuesday

Some 15,000 patient care technical workers at the University of California will begin a three-day strike Tuesday, Oct. 23 to protest the university’s practice of outsourcing jobs to contract companies.

 

AFL-CIO: Working people will lead the fight for a global new deal on trade

The evidence is clear: trade deals—both in the United States and globally—are failing working people. They are corporate-driven and have reduced the share of national income going to working families, as corporate and Wall Street interests capture an ever-greater share.

 

California

OC Register: Report: Prop 103 has saved California drivers $154 billion

It seems we’re constantly paying more for gas, housing, clothes, meals, movie tickets … you name it. But a new analysis by research and advocacy firm Consumer Federation of America says California drivers have saved $154 billion on auto insurance since Proposition 103 took effect in 1989.

 

Publication Date: October 23, 2018