August 7, 2020

Orange County

Voice of OC: Controversial Huntington Beach desalination project faces key hurdle today

The decision on a project that would produce 50 million daily gallons of potent water would come after a series of more recent hearings last month filled with public arguments for and against the project before the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board, the agency presiding over the Poseidon Water company’s permit proposal.

 

Voice of OC: A nervous Westminster City Council takes another hard look at increasing sales taxes today

If council members approve putting the question on a ballot measure this year, it could possibly prevent millions in revenue losses and eventual bankruptcy a few years after the current 1% sales tax increase expires in 2022.

 

Voice of OC: John Wayne Airport officials slammed for closed door meeting on private jets

Orange County airport commissioners on Wednesday adopted a controversial set of recommendations that has nearby residents on edge about a spike in noise from private jets at John Wayne Airport.

 

Voice of OC: Fullerton Hunt Library gets a new life

Mid-century modern architecture isn’t always well respected, and Orange County has a checkered relationship with its masterpieces from that era. Significant buildings by Richard Neutra, William Periera, Rudolf Schindler and others haven’t always been treated well here.

 

Labor

Daily Pilot: Fountain Valley Regional Hospital union calls for vote of no confidence as state probes virus response

State surveyors are investigating the Fountain Valley hospital after a union complaint alleged administrators have failed to develop and implement effective infection control procedures at the 293-bed facility.

California

KTLA: California’s COVID-19 death toll reaches 10,000

California has surpassed 10,000 deaths from the coronavirus, making it the U.S. state with the third-highest number of deaths since the pandemic broke out earlier this year.

 

KTLA: Scammers could be targeting unemployment benefits in California

“Because of suspicious claim activity spotted in UI programs in California and across the country, the EDD is actively involved in a nationwide investigation in conjunction with our federal law enforcement partners,” the agency said.

 

Publication Date: August 7, 2020