September 20, 2019
Orange County
OC Register - Orange County, following Costa Mesa’s lead, may regulate sober living homes
Asserting that local governments have the right to protect the character of single-family neighborhoods, the Orange County Board of Supervisors will soon consider tougher rules for addiction treatment facilities and sober living homes.
OC Register - Most of the homeowners only need to lend some land for the 405 widening, not give it up
That takes some space, but transportation officials are pretty much keeping the expansion within the land already reserved for the 405, which had some room to spare.
Daily Pilot - Homeless cleared from Newport Beach bus station
A homeless encampment at the Newport Beach transportation center was cleared late Wednesday as police officers began trespassing enforcement requested by the Orange County Transportation Authority.
Daily Pilot - Laguna Beach rebuts O.C. grand jury conclusion that it doesn’t have enough trees
The city of Laguna Beach says an Orange County grand jury report was too generalized in its assertion that Laguna doesn’t have enough public trees.
Daily Pilot - Veterans invite community to celebrate centennial of H.B. American Legion post
Huntington Beach’s American Legion Post 133 will celebrate its 100th anniversary Saturday with a free community party showcasing its history. Members of the post, one of the four oldest American Legion chapters in Orange County, have worked on the celebration for the past year.
State
SF Chronicle - Gov. Gavin Newsom to decide whether American Independent Party must change name
A bill on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk would bar any political party from using “independent” in its name and, not coincidentally, give the American Independent Party, the largest of the state’s four minor parties, little more than a month either to change its name or be ousted from the California primary ballot in March.
Nation
Washington Post - 23 states sue administration to keep California’s auto emission rules
Twenty-three states have sued to stop the Trump administration from revoking California’s authority to set emission standards for cars and trucks.
New York Times - Trump calls whistle-blower ‘partisan’ and defends conduct with other leaders
President Trump dismissed on Friday a whistle-blower complaint said to involve him as a “partisan” attack, but acknowledged that he did not know the identity of the person who lodged it.
Publication Date: September 20, 2019
