September 30, 2019
Orange County
Voice of OC: County’s key organizing group gets disorganized
With key debates over the future of Anaheim’s stadium and public lands in Santa Ana intensifying, Orange County’s premier progressive organizing group, OC Communities Organized for Responsible Development, OCCORD, is reeling from the resignations of Executive Director Shakeel Syed and a slew of organizers in the last month.
OC Register: Vietnamese elderly continue to struggle with language and culture in health care
Despite being located in Orange County where there is a large population of people of Vietnamese descent, it has been difficult for elderly Vietnamese people to receive proper healthcare due to language and cultural differences.
OC Register: Off duty Buena Park police officer killed in Corona crash remembered
A reserve officer with the Buena Park Police Department was killed early Saturday in a three-vehicle crash, authorities said. The accident happened in the early hours on the 91 Freeway in Corona at the 15 interchange.
CBS: LA Angels fire Manager Brad Ausmus after team’s worst season in 20 years
Ausmus was let go after leading the Angels to a 72-90 record, the team’s worst since 1999. He was brought on this past season to follow a retiring Mike Scioscia. Prior to his managing Anaheim, he was previously manager of the Detroit Tigers.
Daily Pilot: Cal Fire plans to rip out vegetation in San Diego County. But will that add fuel to the blaze?
San Diego County firefighting officials plan to dramatically ramp up efforts to rip out vegetation, both native and invasive, surrounding remote communities as part of a statewide campaign to prevent tragedies such as the Camp fire in Paradise, Calif.
Labor
LA Times: California will allow college athletes to profit from endorsements under bill signed by Newsom
Other states have proposed similar measures to pressure the NCAA, but so far only California is on a collision course with the governing body of college athletics, a billion-dollar organization.
The Verge: Tesla and Elon Musk broke the law in labor dispute, judge rules
In 2017, Tesla violated the National Labor Relations Act several times, Bloomberg reports, by threatening employees and retaliating against them, an administrative judge ruled today in California. Also, a May 2018 Elon Musk tweet — where Musk said that joining a union meant giving up Tesla stock options — was also illegal, the judge found.
NBC: GM & UAW union to continue talks on new labor deal
In 2017, Tesla violated the National Labor Relations Act several times, Bloomberg reports, by threatening employees and retaliating against them, an administrative judge ruled today in California. Also, a May 2018 Elon Musk tweet — where Musk said that joining a union meant giving up Tesla stock options — was also illegal, the judge found.
Nation
CNN: House Democrats subpoena Giuliani for Ukraine documents in impeachment inquiry
Key House Democrats announced on Monday that they are issuing a subpoena to Rudy Giuliani for documents related to Ukraine as part of the House impeachment inquiry.
Publication Date: September 30, 2019
