August 14, 2019

Orange County

Voice of OC: State Senator’s bill, backed by County officials, aims to boost County jail mental health services

“It makes all the sense in the world for those who are incarcerated, but also it makes sense for all of the public to be protected,” Senator Tom Umberg said to reporters at a news conference. “So that those who come into the jail facility, they receive the treatment they need and they don’t reoffend – they don’t come back.”

 

OC Register: Officials sort out gun battle that claimed valued CHP officer in Riverside

The shootout between the suspect and Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies, Riverside police officers and CHP officers was described as “long and horrific” by Riverside Police Chief Sergio Diaz.

 

OC Register: Auditor-Controller Eric Woolery, who died Wednesday, remembered for watching out for citizens

Woolery’s high visibility sometimes led to clashes with Orange County supervisors, who oversee the auditor-controller’s budget. A fight over whether Woolery’s office should also handle the county’s internal audit functions remains unresolved.

 

Daily Pilot: Huntington Beach homeless shelter plan is on hold and may be scrapped amid lawsuit challenging location

Asked if Huntington Beach is still on track to open a homeless shelter this year, City Manager Dave Kiff said the city is still looking at its options. He did not comment further.

 

Voice of OC: Sparse info on three jail deaths draws concern from activists

The deaths were brought up at Tuesday’s county Board of Supervisors meeting by activists with the Orange County Racial Justice Collaborative. County supervisors did not respond to the commenters.

 

OC Register: Watchdog group seeks overhaul of California’s recycling program

The watchdog group says consumers are only getting back about half of the $1.5 billion in bottle and can deposits they make. One reason is that grocery and retail chains obligated to redeem bottles and cans in areas without redemption centers are failing to do so.

 

Nation

OC Register: Stocks slide after bond market warns again of recession

The yield on the 10-year Treasury briefly dropped below the two-year Treasury’s yield Wednesday morning. When it happens, market watchers call it “an inverted yield curve” and brace for the possibility of a recession hitting in a year or two.

 

Publication Date: August 14, 2019