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College board refuses to draft labor agreement
The Coast Community College District on Wedensday shot down a request to draft an agreement that would pre-negotiate hiring terms with local unions for almost $700 million in construction projects. The idea has split the Board of Trustees and drawn...Tags: Labor Legislation, Elections, Financial Aid, Politics
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Commentary: True meaning of May Day: celebrating the worker
When I was a little girl, my mother would have us weave ribbons into our strawberry baskets and fill them with flowers. We'd then sneak up to our neighbors' homes, ring the bell and leave our beautiful little bouquets on their doorsteps. We'd squeal...Tags: Labor Day, Employees, Labor Legislation, International Workers' Day
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Cradle to Career boosts education in Kenya
Jene Meece got involved with Kenya on a whim. In 2006, the Newport Beach resident read a news story about Father Henry Simaro, head of the African Child Foundation, visiting the United States to raise money for Fanaka Primary School, in the Kenyan...
Tags: Middle Schools, Students, Africa, Education, Teaching and Learning
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Commentary: Why it makes sense to hire heroes
President Obama announced in January a plan to begin withdrawing from Afghanistan, saying Afghan forces will take the lead in securing the country while our troops shift to a support role. Though this shift indicates an end to a seemingly endless...Tags: Barack Obama, Environmental Issues, Conservation, Labor Legislation, Employment
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It's A Gray Area: Minimum wages cause more harm than good
The 2012 platform for the Democratic Party promised to raise the national minimum wage from $7.25 to $9.50 per hour and to tie future changes to inflation. Just as with arguments for a "living wage," this sounds like a good and compassionate idea, but...Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Judges, Business
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College board votes to lay off employees
Coastline Community College will lay off up to 32 employees this summer after it did not receive grant funding to run an Irvine career center it has operated for years. Coast Community College District's board of trustees voted to issue the layoff...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Unemployment, Layoffs and Downsizing, Elections, Politics
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League dismayed, puzzled over bleachers theft
When Costa Mesa National Little League's vice president started mowing an outfield lawn Wednesday, he didn't notice the aluminum skeleton sitting just outside the right field fence. A maintenance worker from nearby TeWinkle Middle School had to ask what...
Tags: Theft, Labor Legislation
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Orange Coast College hosts job fair
Huntington Beach resident Shane Allen owns his own swimming pool maintenance business, but he's also enrolled in the welding program at Orange Coast College. "I'm looking for a better opportunity to support my family," said Shane Allen, 40, a father...
Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Colleges and Universities, Students, Panera Bread Company, Nursing
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Commentary: Homeownership should be the goal
Re. "Harlan: Stop focusing on boosting homeownership," April 14: At first glance, I thought the title of Jeffrey Harlan's latest column was an editing error. I thought the headline would be, "We need to focus on boosting homeownership." As an urban...Tags: Coca-Cola Co., Rentals, Employees, Housing Industry
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Coast College District considers layoffs
The Coast Community College District this week will consider laying off dozens of full-time employees as it pulls back from running a career center in Irvine. Some of those termination notices will probably be rescinded by May while others remain in...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Unemployment, Layoffs and Downsizing, Financial Aid, Job Layoffs
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Retiring police could buy their service weapons
The men and women of the Costa Mesa Police Department are sticking to their guns. At least, that's what they want to do. Up for approval during Tuesday night's City Council session is a resolution that would allow, at the police chief's discretion,...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Weaponry, Marketing, Firearms
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Utah, Virginia governors visit California to woo businesses
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert and Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell were in California this week on a whirlwind tour to woo Golden State businesses to expand or relocate to their states. At the Westin South Coast Plaza hotel in Costa Mesa on Thursday, both state...Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Bob McDonnell, Steven Spielberg, Lincoln (movie, 2012), Regional Authority
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