The rail line through San Clemente will reopen for passenger service on Saturday, May 27, following efforts to stabilize a hillside north of the Pier
Sen. Dave Min’s drunk driving arrest continues to reverberate through the contest for the open 47th Congressional District, as Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley gives
For the past several months, UNITE-HERE Local 11 has been banging the “living wage” drum as it worked to qualify its wage-and-work-rules initiative for the
Start your day with an invigorating morning hike this Thursday, May 25, in pristine Fremont Canyon in OCParks’ Irvine Ranch Open Space. The hike is
The Orange County Transportation Authority’s OC ACCESS paratransit service is expected to return to regular, full service by Monday, following a vote by 250 contracted
After hearing from a throng of family-owned, independent hotels warning a drastic, union-sponsored work rules and wage spike initiative poses a mortal threat to their
On March 28, the Santa Ana Unified School District Board of Education unanimously approved paying for the $186 annual dues for Trustee Alfonso Alvarez’s membership
The so-called “Hotel Worker Protection Initiative” sponsored by UNITE-HERE Local 11 is a manifestation of either the militant union’s economic ignorance, hostility toward free enterprise,
The Santa Ana Unified School District Board of Education has approved a highly-unusual, back-door subsidy to pay Trustee Katelyn Brazer Aceves for nearly three-weeks of
On May 16, the Anaheim City Council will have its first opportunity to weigh in on UNITE-HERE Local 11’s ballot measure that would dramatically increase the cost
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