September 1, 2020
Orange County
Voice of OC: Santa Ana, San Clemente approach different stages of affordable housing this week
Santa Ana and San Clemente, cities in two different regions of Orange County, will debate the same component of affordable housing policies at different stages this week.
Voice of OC: Costa Mesa voters to decide on legalizing cannabis shop delivery services
Recreational marijuana dispensaries and deliveries are illegal in Costa Mesa but voters could change that by adopting a ballot measure that would allow the businesses and enable the city to tax and regulate them.
Voice of OC: OC school districts plans to reopen during coronavirus pandemic
After Labor Day weekend, school districts in Orange County may have the green light to open up classrooms once again and allow students to return to in-person instruction during a global pandemic.
Voice of OC: OC preparing to buy 3 motels for homeless housing; locations are secret for now
Orange County officials are in negotiations to buy three motels and convert them into housing for homeless people with on-site support services, under a state program that could provide $60 million for the local purchases.
OC Register: Spirit Airlines to land at John Wayne in November
John Wayne Airport will be welcoming budget carrier Spirit Airlines to its gates, with flights between Orange County and Oakland and Las Vegas expected to begin Nov. 17, airport officials announced Tuesday, Sept. 1.
California
KTLA: Bill to lower costs, increase availability of prescription drugs Ok’d by state lawmakers
California lawmakers have passed a bill to use the most populous state’s market power to lower the cost and increase the availability of prescription drugs for its nearly 40 million residents.
KTLA: Bills to address racism in criminal charges, jury selection in CA approved by lawmakers
Assembly Bill 3070, sponsored by California Attorneys for Criminal Justice and introduced by Assemblywoman Shirley Weber (D-San Diego), would limit the removal of prospective jurors without cause, a change intended to prevent discrimination based on race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin or religious affiliation.
Publication Date: September 1, 2020
