July 19, 2019
Orange County
OC Register: Seal Beach prepares for extreme flooding because of sea level rise
Seal Beach residents got a look Wednesday, July 17, at what sea level rise could mean to them, thanks to a city presentation showing that large swaths of the small municipality could flood by 2050 and that the odds of even greater inundation will increase throughout the century.
Daily Pilot: O.C. judge sides with Coastal Commission, orders Laguna Beach homeowners to tear down controversial seawall
Judge Randall Sherman’s July 3 ruling affirmed the commission’s decision last August that Jeffrey and Tracy Katz must remove the seawall guarding their property at 11 Lagunita Drive, above Victoria Beach.
Daily Pilot: Costa Mesa police take fewer than 500 fireworks-related calls over 4th of July holiday season
Police took 491 calls regarding fireworks from June 30 through July 5, according to Chief Rob Sharpnack. That’s a 13% drop from last year’s 565 calls and an even more significant slide from the 2016 peak, when police tallied 1,009.
Labor
Labor 411: A Six-Figure Earning Goodwill CEO Who Threatened Not To Pay Disabled Workers Has Resigned
After much backlash on social media, Land of Lincoln Goodwill Industries in Springfield on Wednesday reversed its decision to strip the thrift store workers of their pay, with President and CEO Sharon Durbin issuing an apology.
California
LA Times: California must repay national mortgage settlement cash used to balance state budget
The money diverted to state budget needs was a small portion of what both California homeowners and the government received from the national settlement agreed to by 49 states in 2012.
OC Register: California’s housing shortage is somewhere between 2.5 million … and zero
Those who prefer slower growth will quote more modest shortage estimates — or even deny there’s any shortfall — to suggest reasons why we shouldn’t rush to boost new homebuilding. Of course, there’s an alternative universe: Reality.
Publication Date: July 19, 2019
