Here are some of the stories we’re following today.
OCR: Put officers on leave, councilwoman demands – Fullerton Councilwoman Sharon Quirk-Silva is insisting that officers involved in an incident that resulted in a homeless man’s death be put on administrative leave. Read More.
VOC: State Redistricting Commission Approves Final Political Maps – The California Citizens Redistricting Commission on Friday gave what amounts to final approval of new political district maps, with only the commissioner from Orange County opposing all of them. Read More.
OCR: Private industry pay hikes top government’s – Increases in private industry wages and benefits outstripped those in state and local government in June for the fifth quarter in a row as budget cuts hit public employees, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. Read More.