August 6, 2019

Orange County

Voice of OC: Fullerton to again consider mobile home park rent management

Hours of public debate at a July 16, meeting ended when the Council pushed discussion of the issue to the Aug. 6 meeting, as council members had differing ideas over how to step in, with some questioning whether they should intervene at all.

 

OC Register: School is back in session for several Orange County school districts

The Savanna School District campus kicked off the school year on Tuesday, Aug. 6, as the first wave of students in Orange County to return to class after the summer break. Also heading back this week are schools in the Los Alamitos, Anaheim Elementary, Centralia, Cypress and Anaheim Union districts.

 

Daily Pilot: Huntington Beach hires Oliver Chi as new city manager

Chi, who has led Monrovia since 2014, was selected as the top contender from among 90 candidates. His approved four-year contract comes with an annual starting salary of $260,000.

 

OC Register: Costa Mesa decides tonight whether to ban needle exchange programs permanently

Three weeks after voting to extend a short-term ban on syringe exchange programs into next summer, the Costa Mesa City Council on Tuesday, Aug. 6, will consider making the prohibition permanent.

 

OC Register: Orange City Council to vote on plan for 128 homes at former quarry site

The Planning Commission on Monday, Aug. 5, voted 4-1 to recommend approval of The Trails at Santiago Creek; Commissioner Doug Willits voted no. It’s the third attempt since 2003 to create something neighbors would accept on a property some consider an eyesore.

 

OC Register: LA County Fair announces discount days for union workers, LA County residents

For the second year in a row, Fairplex will also host “LA County Day” on Sept. 1, followed by the newly announced “Union Day” Sept. 2. Discounted tickets for each of these days will be $8.

 

California

OC Register: rePlanet closes all recycling centers, prompting a call for bottle, can redemption at stores

California’s largest chain of recycling centers closed its remaining 284 locations this week, and Consumer Watchdog wants grocery and convenience stores to pick up the slack.

 

OC Register: Bubble Watch: 38% more California employers file layoff notices

In the June quarter, 253 companies filed government-mandated “WARN Act” layoff notices impacting 18,875 employees. Over the past year, that’s 38% more planned cuts hitting 13% more workers.

 

Publication Date: August 6, 2019