December 3, 2018
Orange County
Voice of OC: Costa Mesa’s New Mayor Katrina Foley talks about the future
Foley reflects on the campaign and where the city’s first directly elected mayor will take civic affairs.
Daily Pilot: Costa Mesa leaders will consider hiring support staff to serve mayor, City Council
One of the newly seated council’s first significant decisions will be deciding whether to retain Dave Kiff, who retired from his job as Newport Beach’s top administrator at the end of August, for “temporary transition assistance” in the wake of former city manager Tom Hatch’s departure.
Voice of OC: Final OC election results
Voters will be tested again in March, when a special election is expected for Todd Spitzer’s 3rd District seat. Officially, supervisor seats are nonpartisan and do not have party designations on the ballot.
OC Register: Nearly $6 million went into local elections in Anaheim, Irvine – but did the money win?
Voters will be tested again in March, when a special election is expected for Todd Spitzer’s 3rd District seat. Officially, supervisor seats are nonpartisan and do not have party designations on the ballot.
OC Register: OC Streetcar construction kicks off, with line set to be running by 2021
Santa Ana and Garden Grove city leaders, OCTA executives and the acting administrator of the Federal Transit Administration gathered to mark the groundbreaking for the county’s first modern streetcar and announce $149 million in federal funding.
OC Register: So many ways to celebrate the holidays in Orange County
The West Anaheim Neighborhood District is hosting its annual Christmas tree lighting Dec. 7, featuring photos with Santa Claus and crafts.
Labor
Sacramento Bee: Working families won’t have to reimburse “fair share” fee
A federal judge in Washington state this week dismissed a lawsuit that asked the Washington Federation of State Employees to reimburse so-called “fair share” fees to a group of workers who did not want to participate in the union but were compelled to pay the charges. The case will likely be appealed.
Napa Valley Register: Labor pushes to protect California ruling that redefines who is an employee
Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher, D-San Diego, will introduce legislation to add to state law a stricter "ABC test" for defining employees.
Publication Date: December 3, 2018