October 17, 2019
Orange County
OC Register: Anaheim is adding metal detectors and bag searches at City Hall
While many Orange County cities station a police officer or security guard at council meetings or in the City Hall lobby, few use the measures Anaheim is set to implement.
OC Register: Fullerton to study authorizing legal pot shops
“I want to make sure that we have sound policies that protect the quality of the product. Because what we have right now is marijuana is being sold in our city, whether you like it or not,” Councilman Ahmad Zahra said during Tuesday’s Council meeting.
Daily Pilot: New H.B. power plant gets two notices of violation over plumes during start-up
The South Coast Air Quality Management District issued the notices accusing AES of emissions violations on two separate occasions, according to AES spokeswoman Dalia Gomez.
OC Register: OC Zoo will spend $7.4 million to build a new habitat for large animals
County supervisors approved on Tuesday, Oct. 9, spending up to $7.4 million on a contract with Rudolph & Sletten Inc. to create the multi-space enclosure within an existing stand of mature oak trees on about two acres of zoo property.
OC Register: New laws could make life a little easier for low-income Californians
Among this year’s batch of anti-poverty bills, several tinker with public assistance programs to make them easier to get and to use. Others aim to protect people from financial catastrophes caused by crushing debt.
Daily Pilot: Costa Mesa will reconsider street vending ordinance with fewer restrictions
In a departure from neighboring cities, the Costa Mesa City Council decided Tuesday night to make a new sidewalk vending ordinance less restrictive for prospective vendors.
Labor
OC Register: Care center operators fined $1.1 million for wage theft, intimidation
The operators of four Orange County residential care centers have agreed to pay $1.1 million to 66 current and former employees who were cheated out of overtime wages.
NY Times: How unpredictable work hours turn families upside down
Shifts added or subtracted at short notice play havoc with budgets and lives, and disproportionately hurt black and Hispanic women.
Publication Date: October 17, 2019
