September 13, 2019
Orange County
Voice of OC: Ex-Santa Ana councilman pleads guilty to election fraud
Former Santa Ana Councilman Roman Reyna pleaded guilty on Thursday to a felony count of perjury and a misdemeanor for filing false candidacy paperwork, according to court records.
OC Register: Santa Ana’s Measure X tax isn’t going where it was promised, some argue
A citizen oversight group says most of the $60 million a year generated by the new sales tax will be used to pay down city debt.
OC Register: Students walk out of El Modena High School in Orange after special needs student dies in golf cart crash
Dozens of students at El Modena High School held a rally on campus Thursday morning, Sept. 12 in support of a 15-year-old special needs student who died in a golf cart crash earlier this week.
Labor
LA Times: Senator in awkward bind as Uber clashes with labor
The passage of a landmark bill aimed at increasing wages and benefits for ride-share drivers and many others has put Sen. Kamala Harris of California in an awkward spot.
California
Sacramento Bee: CA investigating Bill Brough over sexual harassment claims
A California lawmaker is under investigation for alleged sexual harassment, according to the leader of the state’s Republican party and people familiar with the investigation.
Sacramento Bee: CA dive boat raised to the surface and all fire victims identified, sheriff says
The final victims of the deadly dive boat fire have been identified, and the Conception has been raised from the ocean floor, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office said in a news conference on Thursday.
Sacramento Bee: PG&E reaches $11 billion settlement with wildfires insurers
PG&E Corp. said Friday it has reached an $11 billion settlement with insurance companies over the 2017 and 2018 wildfires, marking a major turning point in its efforts to exit bankruptcy.
Nation
NBC: Ex-FBI deputy director McCabe faces prospect of criminal charges
Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, a frequent target of President Donald Trump's wrath, faces the prospect of an indictment after his attorneys were unable to persuade senior Justice Department officials not to pursue charges that he lied to internal investigators.
NBC: Documents reveal new details of ex-house speaker Hastert’s hush-money payments
A day after the attorney for a man that claimed that disgraced former House Speaker Hastert backtracked on his admitted molestation of her client, new details are emerging about how, and why, Hastert made thousands of dollars in payments to the unnamed man.
Publication Date: September 13, 2019
