December 17, 2019

Orange County

OC Register: Strong Santa Ana winds could cause damage in So Cal.

The strongest winds are expected in the San Gabriel Mountains and the Santa Monica Mountains Recreational area. North-to-northeast winds of between 25 and 40 miles per hour have been blowing in both areas, and gusts of up to 70 mph are expected this morning, forecasters said.

 

Voice of OC: High ranking Aide to DA Todd Spitzer files claim against County, disappears from Agency and State Assembly Campaign

Melanie Eustice, who served as Spitzer’s chief of staff as a county supervisor and then followed him to the DA’s office after he was elected in 2018 as his Chief of Administration and Public Affairs, abruptly left the DA’s office in October after a series of confrontations with Spitzer.

 

Voice of OC: Anaheim’s stadium concept breaks with past, raises new questions for taxpayers

Anaheim is sailing into uncharted waters as it gears up to sell Angel Stadium and the 153-acre land it sits on, breaking away from decades-old pattern of professional sports teams receiving direct public subsidies for stadiums.

 

Daily Pilot: Supreme Court leaves cities with one option on homelessness: More housing

Cities across the West struggling to deal with a growing number of people living on the streets, Monday’s court ruling made clear that the only solutions to homelessness are more housing and more services.

 

Labor

ABC News: Democratic debate, once in turmoil, to move forward as planned after labor union reaches agreement

The Democratic primary debate slated for Thursday will move forward as planned, after negotiators announced Tuesday they had reached a tentative contract agreement in a labor dispute entangling Loyola Marymount University, the site of the final matchup of the year.

 

Califorina

OC Register: How California’s ‘woman quota’ is already changing corporate boards

The corporations, including pharmaceutical, financial and software companies that tend to be on the smaller, younger side, have only until revelers ring in 2020 to name a woman to their boards of directors or face a $100,000 penalty.

 

Nation

Associated Press: House passes $1.4 trillion federal spending bill

The hard-fought legislation also funds a record Pentagon budget and is serving as a must-pass legislative locomotive to tow an unusually large haul of unrelated provisions into law.

 

Publication Date: December 17, 2019