February 11, 2019

Orange County

Third Supervisorial District Special Election

OC Registrar: Early voting and ballot drop-off locations

Vote-by-mail ballots will be arriving this week. This is a chance for OCEA members who live in the Third District to make their voices heard in this key special election. The Third District includes Anaheim Hills, Yorba Linda and sections of Orange, Irvine, Mission Viejo and several unincorporated communities.

 

Voice of OC: OC Judge to rule soon on releasing deputy misconduct records

The potential availability of such records has created a storm of interest from numerous families and communities affected by use of force issues, sexual assaults by police or lying while on duty – such as the snitch scandal that gripped Orange County jails in recent years.

 

Daily Pilot: Orange County board to weigh fate of 2 charter schools seeking to open in local districts

In Huntington Beach, an online petition created last weekend was seeking 500 signatures to show that residents stand by Ocean View’s decision to deny Sycamore’s proposal. As of Friday afternoon, the petition had 256 signatures.

 

Daily Pilot: Mayor emphasizes budget, airport, general plan and cooperation in Newport State of the City speech

Newport Beach Mayor Diane Dixon says the city will continue to focus on financial discipline, airport relations and the general plan update as 2019 forges ahead.

 

OC Children’s Partnership: Conditions of Children in Orange County

The Children’s Partnership publishes its 24th Annual Report. One of the sections covers the rate of underweight births in Orange County – a number that has not improved since 2012.

 

OC Register: State fines 3 Southern California hospitals for patient safety violations

Among the hospitals fined were Saddleback Memorial Medical Center in Laguna Hills, UCI Medical Center in Orange and Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage.

 

Labor

OC Register: Here are jobs with the oldest, youngest employees

Lifeguards and other recreational protective service workers are the youngest while Farmers and other agricultural managers comprise the oldest.

 

Publication Date: February 11, 2019