September 17, 2019
Orange County
Voice of OC: OC Supervisors back off uncertified voting machine vendor
Orange County supervisors – after intense public debate and being warned of a “tremendous risk” to the March election – backed off efforts to pick a lower-ranked, uncertified vendor for voting and ballot counting machines in next year’s high-stakes elections.
Voice of OC: How voting in OC will change in 2020
Starting in March, Orange County voters will see the biggest change in years in how they cast ballots – as the county replaces 1,200 garages, schools and other traditional polling sites with 188 vote centers where ballots can be cast in person days before the election.
OC Register: Orange County GOP asks embattled Assemblyman Bill Brough to bow out of 2020 election
Brough, R-Dana Point, is facing allegations of sexual assault and an investigation by state ethics officials over his use of campaign funds. He has repeatedly denied wrongdoing in both cases.
Daily Pilot: Network outage disrupts phone lines at Huntington Beach City Hall and Police Department
This is due to an ongoing failure across the region in our primary voice carrier’s network (West Corp.). We do not know when the phone lines will be working, but we hope to have the issue resolved soon, according to city officials.
OC Register: Disneyland’s economic impact totaled $8.5 billion in 2018, CSUF report
The resort, the study found, helped generate 78,000 jobs, including 31,000 who work for Disney and more than 40,000 working for other businesses throughout the region. That’s up 7.2% from 72,000 jobs in 2013.
OC Register: Placentia asks community to help design patch for new fire department
Ideas may be submitted online at placentia.org/patchcontest and are due by 4 p.m. Oct. 17. More information about the department is available at placentia.org/fireems.
California
OC Register: California No. 1 in U.S. in poverty … and No. 1 in declines in poverty
Since 2011, one-quarter of the national decline in poverty can be tied to California. The state had the largest decline in its poverty ranks and the No. 2 drop in its share of residents living on poverty incomes.
Publication Date: September 17, 2019
