June 14, 2019

Orange County

Voice of OC: Allies on the Westminster Council add to their power over the agenda

It’s a policy that Councilman Sergio Contreras called “totalitarian” and “a dictatorship item” during the Wednesday meeting, accusing majority faction council members Kimberly Ho, Charlie Nguyen and Mayor Tri Ta of “shutting out the minority.”

 

Daily Pilot: Huntington Beach council to consider appointing interim financial chief

Huntington Beach City Council members will consider appointing Charles Adams as the city’s interim chief financial officer during their meeting Monday.

 

OC Register: The research happening in Chapman University’s year-old $130 million Keck Center for Science and Engineering showcases the campus’ ambitions

In the fiscal year 2007-08, faculty and students received $219,000 in federal grants. That figure grew tenfold by fiscal year 2017-18, to $4.1 million; total spending to do research at Chapman hit $14 million that year.

 

Labor

OC Register: Walmart’s cynical altruism on minimum wage

Walmart currently pays more than the federal minimum wage. In lower-wage areas, that means a higher federal minimum would raise many of their local competitors’ costs, but not their own.

 

AFSCME: Nevada Governor signs ‘historic’ union law to help 20,000 state workers

Nevada’s collective bargaining bill is the latest evidence of growing grassroots and political momentum building behind public service workers and unions heading into 2020.

 

California

OC Register: Report: California’s growth has slowed, but a recession isn’t looming

California defied naysayers by putting in another solid economic performance in 2018, but the state’s momentum has slowed, according to a new report from Beacon Economics.

 

Publication Date: June 14, 2019