Today: Ending 'fair share' fees will cost state workers $2,000 a year, study says; local rents still rising, from $1,900 a month for apartments to $2,700 for houses and Riverside ends homelessness for veterans.

Today: The Janus Case and the freedom to join a union; U.S. Supreme Court rejects Westminster appeal of federal discrimination lawsuit and OC Fairgrounds needs strong auditing after horse fiasco.

Today: Federal judge in homeless case keeps everyone running; concerns swell over the Administration’s proposed end of beach water-quality tests and get the lowdown on how 405 Freeway construction could affect your travel.

Today: Local unions clash over Anaheim wage ordinance; caregivers union says Orange County colluded with Freedom Foundation and mayors seek state audit of OC homeless and mental health money.

Today: South County mayors take on homelessness, but no shelter sites named yet; Grand Jury tells schools to report on safety measures and North OC’s 39th Congressional race still a ‘toss up.'

Today: Over 60 of OC’s sickest homeless people to be housed with Health Services; Santa Ana Zoo plans $70 million in upgrades and Costa Mesa Sanitary District moves toward changing election system.

Today: Who really runs the OC Fairgrounds? A second try at a “West Grove” district and $3.1 millon in “gas tax” funds to improve Fullerton’s roads through 2019.

Today: Will the CA Attorney General act on the jailhouse snitch scandal? Newport Beach City Council to discuss apparent e-mail leak with city attorney and veterans storytelling returning to OC Fair & Event Center.

Today: Santa Ana budget shortfall may mean cut in services, tax hike; Yorba Linda Water District looks at how to pay for future repairs and improvements and Southern California workers getting better-than-average pay hikes.

Today: Anaheim, Buena Park and Fullerton team up to battle homelessness; what happened to Downtown Santa Ana’s Cinco de Mayo Festival? and high housing costs are driving out lower-income Californians, reports say