December 31, 2019

Happy New Year!

Orange County

Voice of OC: Top 2019 stories of fraud, waste and abuse in Orange County

In 2019, Orange County’s nonprofit newsroom yet again set a new standard for uncovering waste and abuse across the county — reporting out a huge batch of accountability stories that readers won’t find anywhere else.

 

OC Register: Recall, funded by Santa Ana police union, moves forward against councilwoman

The recall drive against Councilwoman Cecilia Iglesias, which garnered more than 16,000 signatures, was submitted to the city on Dec. 18 and delivered the following day to the Orange County Registrar of Voters. The Registrar’s office has until Feb. 3 to verify the signatures and return those results to the city.

 

Daily Pilot: Cities take to streets — and, lately, shelters — to tackle homelessness. Is it enough?

Mike Brumbaugh is a city senior code enforcement officer who meets with the local homeless population and responds to complaints or concerns from residents and businesses. His goal isn’t to hassle those he finds on the streets — it’s to talk to them, get to know them and, hopefully, find a way to help them.

 

OC Register: Orange County creates special jail inmate housing module for military veterans

The goal is offer incarcerated veterans resources like financial planning classes and employment workshops to help decrease the likelihood of the inmates returning to custody once released.

 

OC Register: Conservation Corps marks 25 years in Orange County offering help toward a new beginning

Over the last quarter-century, the Orange County Conservation Corps has served 8,000 young adults who have amassed nearly 2 million hours of paid job training and work experience.

 

Labor

OC Register: California takes lead on laws affecting gig economy, privacy

California’s long tradition of advancing nation-leading legislation continues into the new year, with laws reining in the gig economy, boosting online privacy and discouraging shootings by police, among other potential trend-setters.

 

Califorina

OC Register: California takes lead on laws affecting gig economy, privacy

California’s long tradition of advancing nation-leading legislation continues into the new year, with laws reining in the gig economy, boosting online privacy and discouraging shootings by police, among other potential trend-setters.

 

OC Register: N.Y. Times asks: ‘California is booming. Why are so many Californians unhappy?’

Whether it’s by taming bays and mountains with roads, bridges and power lines or grappling with a lack of water and crippling earthquakes, California is perennially testing the limits of growth. Its population has swelled to 40 million and the state’s economy has grown more than previous generations had thought possible

 

Publication Date: December 31, 2019