January 30, 2020

Orange County

Voice of OC: Santa Ana Residents tired of being dumping ground of OC homelessness population

Santa Ana residents, angry and organized, sent a loud message this week: they’re tired of being the dumping ground of homeless people from across Orange County, and it’s past time for other areas – particularly in wealthier South County – to step up to the plate.

 

Voice of OC: Anaheim housing debate creates unlikely partnership between two foes

Anaheim Mayor Harry Sidhu and Councilman Jose Moreno have crossed swords for most of the last year, but the two agreed at a recent meeting regarding a new Anaheim Hills condominium project scheduled to replace an already-existing community center.

 

Voice of OC: Newport Beach opposes state affordable housing quotas

Newport Beach officials this week joined cities across Orange County who have passed resolutions opposing mandated regional quotas that significantly expand the city’s affordable housing goals for the next ten years.

 

California

Politico: MeToo lawsuit against Democratic assemblywoman moves forward

Two years after legislative aide Daniel Fierro reported a #MeToo claim against Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia, a Sacramento Superior Court judge this week denied legislators’ motions to dismiss the case, allowing it to move forward.

 

NBC: High profile housing bill fails in California senate

California lawmakers have failed to pass the most ambitious proposal yet to combat a growing housing crisis, voting down legislation Wednesday that would have overridden local zoning laws to let developers to build small apartment buildings in neighborhoods reserved for single-family homes.

 

Nation

Associated Press: US reports 1st case of person-to-person spread of new virus

Health officials confirmed the first case of a person to person spread of the new virus from China. The man is married to a woman in Chicago who had just returned from a trip to Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the outbreak.

 

Publication Date: January 30, 2020