September 27, 2019
Orange County
OC Register: Hate crimes rise in Orange County for fourth straight year
The number of hate crimes reported in the county has increased in each of the last four years, and the jump in 2018 – 11% – was the largest, according to a county report released late on Thursday, Sept. 26.
OC Register: Southwest to scrap Orange County-Cabo flights, trim other service at John Wayne
Continuing a “slow-motion reduction” that’s been going on since 2016, Southwest Airlines plans to eliminate three routes serving John Wayne Airport and fly others less often, an airline spokesman said Thursday, Sept. 26.
OC Register: A magnet for trespassers, a neglect Navy blimp hangar becomes Tustin’s headache
A once-proud blimp hangar – still awe-inspiring from a distance – today languishes idle and abandoned. Damaged during a windstorm six years ago, the Tustin icon has become an orphaned albatross.
ABC7: Santa Barbara boat fire - exam doesn’t find cause of deadly blaze
A law enforcement official says investigators that examined the burned-out wreckage of a scuba diving boat haven't been able to determine what ignited a fire that killed 34 people off the California coast.
Labor
Washington Post: Senate confirms Eugene Scalia as labor secretary, succeeding Alex Acosta who resigned in July amid outcry over Epstein plea deal
The Senate on Thursday confirmed Eugene Scalia to succeed Alex Acosta, the labor secretary who resigned in July amid an outcry over his role in a plea deal for the multimillionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Wall Street Journal: GM, UAW enter final stretch of labor talks
Contract talks between General Motors Co. and the United Auto Workers entered a critical stretch Thursday night, with bargainers focusing on big-picture issues such as wages, benefits and the use of temporary workers, according to people close to the talks.
Nation
CNN: Pompeo subpoenaed by 3 seperate House committees for failure to produce documents
The chairs of House committees for Foreign Affairs, Intelligence and Oversight sent Pompeo a letter on Sept. 23 requesting documents pertaining to President Trump, his lawyer Rudy Giuliani and the Ukrainian government to be delivered to the hill by Thursday.
Publication Date: September 27, 2019
