City Council Meeting Recap for September 17, 2019 The Recap from the City Council meeting on Tuesday, September 17, 2019 is now available online.To view the entire September 17 Meeting Agenda, please click here. [City of Yorba Linda]

2019 Senior Wellness Expo Be The Own Hero Of Your Health! The 2019 Senior Wellness Expo will be taking place on Saturday, October 19, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. at the Yorba Linda Community Center. The event is sponsored by UC Irvine Health and will feature 60+ exhibitor booths, flu shots, medical screenings, medication take-back, informative seminars, healthy snacks, and much more. For more information, contact the Community Center at 714-961-7181. [City of Yorba Linda]

New Street Tree Beautification Program As part of the ongoing beautification efforts by the City of Yorba Linda, the City is offering a new Street Tree Beautification Program. At the request of a property owner, the City will select and plant one 15-gallon tree within their Public Parkway. The selected tree shall be maintained by the property owner. If you wish to have a tree planted in your public parkway, please contact the Public Works Department at 714-961-7170. [City of Yorba Linda]

OC Board Actions The Board of Supervisors met on September 10th. Notable actions taken included the following:

 

• Approve recommended positions on introduced or amended legislation and consider other legislative subject matters (All Districts) – Approved as recommended; 

 

• Approve grant applications/awards submitted in 9/10/19 grant report and other actions as recommended (All Districts) – Approved as recommended. 

 

• Approve amendment to 2019 Contract Policy Manual revising Section 3.3-102(1)(b) (All Districts) - Approved as Recommended.

 

• Approve contract MA-031-20010105 with Hart InterCivic, Inc. for voting equipment, software, firmware and hardware maintenance, support and services. (All Districts) - Approved as Recommended.

The next regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors will be held on Tuesday, September 24th at 9:30am. 

[Orange County Executive Office]

Gov. Gavin Newsom Signs Bill to Expand which California Workers Get Employee Benefits A high-profile bill to expand which workers are entitled to employee benefits will soon be California law after Gov. Gavin Newsom gave it final approval Wednesday. Assembly Bill 5 enshrines a new employee classification test into state law, codifying a 2018 California Supreme Court decision and carving out exemptions for some professions, including doctors and real estate agents. [Sacramento Bee]

Assembly Passes Accessory Dwelling Units Bill to Encourage More Construction With bipartisan support, the state Assembly last week approved an accessory dwelling units, often referred to as granny flats, bill that targets some of the biggest remaining barriers blocking their construction in California. SB 13, authored by Senator Bob Wieckowski (D-Fremont) is strongly supported by ADU advocates across the state, California Chamber of Commerce, California Association of Realtors, California State Retirees and many others. [Sierra Sun Times]

What Passed? What Didn't? Catch Up With the California Legislature as Session Ends Here are some of the highlights from this legislative session, including bills that have already been signed into law, are awaiting signature or are in limbo until next year. [KQED] 

Is Industry Ready for the California Consumer Privacy Act? The business community's push for changes to the California Consumer Privacy Act were mostly rebutted throughout 2019's legislative session, leaving many in the private sector anxious about the future. "Every business has data — not just the tech industry, which is what a lot of people think," said Sarah Boot, a policy advocate for issues of privacy and technology with the California Chamber of Commerce. [Government Technology]

First Annual Orange County Regional Job Fair Over 400 job seekers are expected to meet with potential Orange County employers at the First Annual Orange County Regional Job Fair. Hosted by the Orange County Board of Supervisors and in partnership with the Orange County Workforce Development Board (OCDB), Anaheim Workforce Development Board, Santa Ana Workforce Development Board and Fullerton City Council, the OC Regional Job Fair will take place on Thursday, October 10 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. in Fullerton. This event is free and will be open to the public. [County of Orange]

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Releases Monthly Workforce Monitor The new Monthly Workforce Monitor is a monthly analysis developed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to measure the number of available workers for every job opening, providing a quantifiable measure of labor market tightness and the “people gap” workforce challenge. Click here to view the first analysis released last Friday. [U.S. Chamber of Commerce] 

Workers Are Fleeing Big Cities for Smaller Ones—and Taking Their Jobs With Them People who do their jobs from home, freelance or constantly travel for work are migrating away from expensive urban centers such as Los Angeles and San Francisco toward cheaper cities including Boise; Denver; Austin, Texas. That has brought a boom to these cities, and while the ultimate effects aren’t yet clear, the development comes with a few downsides. [Wall Street Journal]

A Study of 597 Logos Shows Which Kind Is Most Effective Logo design choices might seem inconsequential to some. But getting the design right is important for a number of reasons. It can help pique the interest of consumers, differentiate brands from competitors, facilitate brand recognition, influence investors’ decisions, and convey what a brand is all about. [Harvard Business Review]

You Need to Move the Business ASAP. Here’s How a Sublease Works You’ve opted to lease the new spot and postpone ownership. You’ll encounter two leasing scenarios once you scour the market for suitable addresses — leases and subleases. So what are the differences? [OC Register]

GO-BIZ and CDFA Announce $600,000 Federal Grant for California’s Global Trade Expansion Program The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) and the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) announced that California received a $600,000 grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to help California small businesses boost trade and exports abroad. CDFA and GO-Biz will use the funds as part of the California State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) to help California small businesses participate in activities like foreign trade shows and access foreign markets through trade promotion initiatives. For more information on the California STEP program, visit www.CaliforniaExport.org, and for additional information on SBA’s STEP program visit the SBA’s website. [Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development]

Japan to Eliminate Tariffs on U.S. Wine in Trade Deal Japan has agreed to phase out tariffs on U.S. wine imports as part of a bilateral trade deal expected to be signed at the end of the month. Tariffs on U.S. wine will be eliminated within five to seven years after the trade agreement goes into effect. [Reuters]

Trump Poised to Hit EU with Billions in Tariffs after Victory in Airbus Case The World Trade Organization ruled in favor of the U.S. in the long-running transatlantic dispute over EU illegal subsidies for Airbus. The decision means that U.S. President Donald Trump will almost certainly soon announce tariffs on European products ranging from cheeses to Airbus plane. [Politico]