Judge pushes settlement conferences to clear civil backlog
Santa Ana Superior Court Judge Byron K. McMillan urges plea bargaining and settlement conferences to reduce a four year civil case backlog. A panel of retired judges could hear trialready cases to speed civil suits, with insurance companies pressuring quicker resolutions to avoid long delays.
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Laguna Beach housing plan revisions spark planning review
Orange County Supervisors asked planning staff to revise a controversial senior housing project by Howard Miller on Genevieve Marcroft property near Laguna Canyon Road. They questioned access on the rocky site and favored redrawing parts of the subdivision toward Temple Hills while noting price estimates rising from 21 500 to possibly 42 000.
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Transit office cost spike for Garden Grove complex
The Orange County Transit District estimates the administration offices will cost 2.7 million, up from under 2 billion, due to higher construction costs and a larger plan. The three story Garden Grove Civic Center HQ will cover 44,000 square feet with design underway and a July start, funded by 2,190,000 from UMTA, 400,000 from Garden Grove and the remainder from the district.
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Garden Grove
Transit District
Anaheim teacher unit OKs one-day walkout
The Anaheim Secondary Teachers Association representing nearly all junior and senior high teachers in the district voted Sunday to hold four one day walkouts on June 4 unless the district grants bargaining representation before January 14. The walkout would affect 16 junior high and nine high schools.
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Local police intelligence unit guards secrecy amid corruption suspicions
Local officers described organized crime criteria and strict access rules for the LBPD intelligence unit. Records are kept on index cards with photos, shared only with SEIU members, while funds cover salaries and vehicle leasing. Henry’s decade as unit chief ended with transfers and record purges amid council scrutiny and suspicions of file destruction.
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Miller
Los Angeles
Intelligence Office
Thomas Clark
Fred Gustin
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SETA
Charles Casey
Bureau of Criminal Identification
Casey
Board
BCT
Security guard training tightens as backlog prompts debate
The program weeded out many on first tests while praise came from Eppick and Faigan for training. Delays in state paperwork slow licenses, with some guards waiting four to five months as turnover remains high and many workers work illegally. Next year new rules require annual written and range tests and a redo of the eight hour course for all guards including in-house staff.
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Eppick
Los Angeles
Faigan
Brown
Jackson
Paigan
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