June 18, 2019

Orange County

Voice of OC: Santa Ana quietly hired high-level elections and records advisor Larry Herrera-Cabrera

Cabrera reportedly was involved in a disputed decision to reject recall paperwork against two City Council members. His hiring, and his later contract expansion to $50,000, were not announced by the city or placed on a public City Council agenda.

 

OC Register: Money in hand to add $42 million lane on 91 Freeway, from Green River Road to 241 toll road

The 91 is one of Southern California’s most congested arteries, daily ferrying 312,000 vehicles between Inland rooftops and coastal job centers.

 

OC Register: Construction starting this week on widening the 5 Freeway south of El Toro Road

More than 350,000 vehicles pass through the 6.5-mile stretch each weekday, with that number projected to grow to 450,000 by the mid-2040s, officials say.

 

OC Register: 5 of the top 10 California cities with the biggest credit card balances are from Orange County

Statewide, the median credit card balance in the 165 cities was $7,390 — debts equal to 24% of the average Californians’ $30,456 in overall non-mortgage borrowings that also includes auto, personal and educational loans.

 

Daily Pilot: Heroes Hall party celebrates Army’s 244 years

The branch is older than the United States itself, with origins in the Continental Army that convened to fight in the Revolutionary War.

 

Labor

Labor 411: Trump NLRB overturns ‘Public Spaces’ ruling that allowed non-employee union reps on employer premises

The decision issued by the Republican majority of the labor board overturns a near 38-year old precedent that allowed nonemployee union representatives to use public areas of an employer’s workplace, like public cafes, to solicit for or promote their union membership so long as their actions weren’t disruptive.

 

Publication Date: June 18, 2019