June 26, 2019
Orange County
Voice of OC: Private jet battle continues after new promise made for John Wayne Airport
County officials, after repeated questions from Voice of OC in the hours after the decision, could not provide official numbers backing up their claim that their new plan preserves the existing balance of planes at the airport.
OC Register: Headed to Huntington Beach for July 4th? Here’s some tips to navigate
Bring some extra money, as parking prices are hiked up for the holiday. The Main Promenade parking structure, for example, will be $27 and valet $35, with an all-day flat rate. And it’s cash only, so make sure you have some bills on you.
OC Register: 50 of the 140 dogs seized from an affluent Orange home now ready for adoption
The furry lot have been in the care of OC Animal Care since May 30, when the shih tzus were taken from Edward Reitkopp and his wife, Josephine Reitkopp, who were both cited for animal cruelty and lost custody of the dogs.
OC Register: Galaxy’s Edge smugglers make off with anything not nailed down in Disneyland’s new Star Wars land
A simple search for ‘Galaxy’s Edge’ on the eBay online shopping site reveals a slew of purloined items that probably should not have left the new Star Wars land.
Daily Pilot: Huntington Beach Union High district expects comprehensive report on air quality at Edison High soon
The Huntington Beach Union High School District expects a comprehensive report on the air quality at Edison High School within the next few days, as some parents continue to raise concerns with the effects of the controversial cleanup of the former Ascon landfill.
Labor
Daily Pilot: Southern California grocery store workers vote to authorize a strike
Members of seven United Food and Commercial Workers union locals voted “overwhelmingly” to allow a strike, labor leaders said, though they did not immediately provide a tally of the votes.
New Republic: The road not taken
The shuttering of the GM works in Lordstown will also bury a lost chapter in the fight for workers’ control.
Publication Date: June 26, 2019