August 7, 2019
Orange County
OC Register: Demolition begins at future site of $40 million county mental health campus in Orange
The estimated $40 million facility is expected to open next year and house a host of services provided through a public-private partnership: short- and long-term mental health treatment; psychiatric crisis-stabilization units; substance abuse assessment, withdrawal management, and addiction recovery.
Daily Pilot: Costa Mesa council takes next step toward permanently banning needle exchanges; one more vote to go
With little discussion Tuesday, the council unanimously endorsed codifying the ban following a series of temporary moratoriums that have been in place over the past year.
Daily Pilot: Costa Mesa council shoots down permit for five-unit sober-living facility
The Costa Mesa City Council denied a permit Tuesday to essentially “grandfather” a major sober-living facility on the Eastside, wrapping up a two-year process of denials that could lead to the five-unit compound shutting down.
Wired: Here’s how much bots drive conversation during news events
Late last week, about 60 percent of the conversation was driven by likely bots. Over the weekend, even as the conversation about the caravan was overshadowed by more recent tragedies, bots were still driving nearly 40 percent of the caravan conversation on Twitter.
Labor
OC Register: Kaiser presents labor agreement with raises to 80,000 employees
Representatives with the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions will receive information outlining the proposed labor agreement in the coming days, Kaiser said. The unions were not receptive to the announcement, calling it a media play.
Nation
Associated Press: China stabilizes currency, but tensions with US remain high
The sight of the world’s two economies engaging in a tit-for-tat economic dispute has shaken investors. So the fact that China let its currency stabilize on Tuesday offered some hope that the sides might try to keep the situation from escalating further.
Publication Date: August 7, 2019
