June 25, 2019
Orange County
OC Register: County picks John Wayne Airport redesign plan to make more room for smaller planes
Newport Beach Mayor Diane Dixon said Monday the city supports the plan, proposed by Supervisor Michelle Steel, to designate 34.6 acres for hangars and services for smaller planes, and 25.6 acres for larger plane and jet hangars and services.
Voice of OC: Anaheim apartment tenants get no rent relief from city council
The Anaheim City Council voted against two separate temporary apartment rent control ordinances, despite a tenant protest in front of City Hall and hours of residents pleading for help to the Council during public comment.
OCEA: Are your kids going to college in the fall?
Applications are being accepted now for the 2019 OCEA Board of Directors Scholarship! Applications must be submitted by July 19, 2019. Scholarship recipients will be announced at the August meeting of the OCEA Board of Directors.
Voice of OC: Westminster Council members denounce councilman in a city statement
The City of Westminster, in an official statement, denounced Councilman Tai Do over his recent remarks on the state of city politics, following the approval of a controversial new policy that gives the dais’ majority faction more control over agenda-setting at meetings.
OC Register: Congressman Duncan Hunter used campaign cash for affairs
Rep. Duncan Hunter illegally used campaign funds to finance romantic flings with lobbyists and congressional aides, spending thousands of dollars on meals, cocktails and vacations, federal prosecutors say.
OC Register: Homes cost 9 times more than 1 year’s pay in L.A.-Orange County, Harvard study says
House prices in the region vastly outpace incomes. As of last year, the L.A.-Orange County metro area had the fourth-highest ratio of home prices to incomes out of 382 U.S. metro areas, with home values more than nine times greater than the median income.
Labor
Labor 411: Ikea workers say yes to Union
The union, known as IAM, said it has won the right to bargain for 186 employees at the two locations. IAM organizer Dennis Mendenhall said workers voted 83-76 to join the union in ballots cast Wednesday and Thursday.
Publication Date: June 25, 2019
