June 19, 2019

Orange County

Voice of OC: Anaheim Mayor Sidhu’s Angels negotiating team may not be subject to transparency law

“For the committee (negotiating team) to be subject to the Brown Act, it would have to be created by the Council itself. If it’s not created by the majority of the Council, then the Brown Act does not apply,” said Voice of OC open government consultant Terry Francke.

 

OC Register: Guess who’s running for Assembly in Orange County? Almost everybody

Challengers, some familiar and some new, already are lining up to compete in 2020 for Orange County’s state Assembly seats, with Republicans hoping to maintain a rare political edge and Democrats hoping to repeat the blue wave that flipped local congressional districts last year.

 

OC Register: No bubble: Chapman forecasts mild housing rebound for Orange County

Yes, countywide homebuying since last summer has run at its slowest pace since 2012. But Chapman’s semiannual economic outlook suggests the county’s housing market will enjoy a mild recovery as 2019 progresses.

 

OC Register: OC Fair 2019: Everything you need to know about hours, discounts, concerts and more

The 23-day OC Fair kicks off July 12 and continues through Aug. 11; it is closed Monday and Tuesdays. Hours are noon to midnight weekdays (except Mondays and Tuesdays) and 11 a.m. to midnight on weekends.

 

Daily Pilot: Huntington Beach expects to debut its own cable TV channel, Surf City 3, next months

Huntington Beach will officially terminate its membership in the Public Cable Television Authority on July 22 and anticipates going live with Surf City 3 the next day.

 

Labor

Uncovered California: Inland Empire’s booming warehouse industry brings jobs – not health care coverage

But developments in Sacramento could change the landscape. The newly approved state budget expands Medi-Cal eligibility to young adults who are undocumented and under age 26, and it will create an individual mandate to buy insurance in California — to replace a federal mandate overturned by Congress.

 

Labor 411: After $21 Billion tax windfall, AT&T to lay off even more workers

Last week, AT&T declared more than 1,800 jobs nationwide as ‘surplus,’ meaning they are slated to be eliminated in August or September, the Communications Workers of America (CWA) says.

 

Publication Date: June 19, 2019