April 18, 2019

Orange County

Voice of OC: Santa Ana and OC officials bicker over stalled new homeless shelter

All work and construction on a new homeless shelter has stalled in Santa Ana, as city and county officials continue to point fingers over an apparent lack of public input on the effort to relocate homeless people.

 

OC Register: Orange County adds 6,018 people as population growth slows

Orange County’s population growth has slowed to a point where it’s now running one-third the national pace.

 

OC Register: LA County partners with Newsom in effort to lower drugs prices

Los Angeles County just became the first to partner with the state since Newsom signed an order aimed at creating a single-purchaser system allowing the state, counties, cities and private employers negotiate jointly with drug companies.

 

Daily Pilot: Costa Mesa bans polystyrene containers at city facilities and events

Restrictions on the use of cups and containers fashioned from the material — commonly known as Styrofoam — have become increasingly common among California cities in recent years as part of an effort to limit litter and marine pollution.

 

OCGOV.COM: OC Health Care Agency reports infant Pertussis death

The case is the first pertussis-related death reported in Orange County, California since 2007. “We are deeply saddened by this loss of life and send our condolences to the family,” said Dr. Nichole Quick, Interim County Health Officer.

 

Labor

Labor 411: The Good Fight: Organizing the house of mouse

After months of protests and demonstrations, UNITE HERE! Local 11 and a broad coalition of Disneyland worker unions, achieved a momentous victory, ratifying a new contract in September for nearly 3,000 unionized Disneyland hotel employees.

 

California

LA Times: A quake every 3 minutes: California shaken by 10 times more temblors than previously known

Scientists documented 1.8 million earthquakes in Southern California over the last decade — with 90% of them newly discovered and so small they had long been undetectable to modern computing systems.

 

Publication Date: April 18, 2019