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Candidate is all about the numbers
While many of the candidates for the Huntington Beach City Council speak of reforming pension, Erik Peterson says he's studied the issue inside and out and knows how to fix it. "I've been studying it for four years," said the planning commissioner, one...
Tags: Pension and Welfare, Interior Policy, Local Elections, Finance, Local Government
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Tax initiative qualifies for November ballot
An initiative to eliminate a Huntington Beach property tax that pays for public safety employees' pensions has qualified for the November ballot. The City Council voted Monday to adopt a resolution to place the measure on the ballot, and three council...Tags: Voting, Pension and Welfare, Employees, Interior Policy, Government
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Group seeks to promote safe alcohol service
Amid ongoing concern about drinking problems in Huntington Beach, a group of restaurant owners has banded together to form a nonprofit to lead classes in how to serve alcohol responsibly. Marco Perry, general manager of the Shorebreak Hotel, announced...Tags: Advanced Training, Marketing, Career and Workplace, Health and Safety at School, Health
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City Lights: Staying fit while on the job
It's a dirty secret about reporters that we don't run as much as we do in the movies. If you've watched "State of Play," "The Paper" or "All the President's Men," you may think a large part of a staff writer's day is spent literally chasing leads around...Tags: High Blood Pressure, Hospitals and Clinics, Yoga, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Health
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Electrocuted man's identity released
The Orange County Sheriff's Office has released the name of the man who was electrocuted March 29 while washing a medical building's windows in Huntington Beach. Pomona resident Gandy Ochoa was 27 years old, said Supervising Deputy Coroner Larry...Tags: Career and Workplace, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Politics, Huntington Beach, Political Systems
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Authorities: Window washer was maneuvering around landscaping
A man washing the windows of a medical building in Huntington Beach was electrocuted and died early Tuesday. The man, whose name was not released pending notification next of kin, died immediately, said Huntington Beach Deputy Fire Marshal Jeff Lopez....Tags: Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Career and Workplace
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Community Commentary: After 9 years, did we forget?
As the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks nears, it's important to compare our patriotic attitudes then to our attitudes today. Nine years ago, we vowed to never forget: To never forget how we felt as we collectively watched the Twin...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Employees, New York, Local Elections, Career and Workplace
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Somerset County employees juice their way to better health
Daily American Staff WriterMore than two dozen Somerset County employees sampled Jeff Kimmel's fruit smoothies during a lunchtime demonstration sponsored by the county's wellness committee. Kimmel, a microfilm department worker who is affectionately known as "the health guru"...Tags: Entertainment, Gaming, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Health Insurance Cost, Conservation
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Pulaski Health and Rehab hosts supply drive for Oklahoma tornado victims
WDBJ7 ReporterThe tragedy in Oklahoma remains fresh on the minds of folks around here. In the town of Pulaski, employees at the Pulaski Health and Rehab have started collecting all kinds of items to send. The collection drive began today. People have been bringing...Tags: Employees, Career and Workplace
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School bus drivers protest working, safety conditions
Bus drivers and aides employed by a Baltimore schools contractor say that unsafe conditions such as fires and mold spores are endangering lives and unfair wages are threatening their livelihoods. The grievances were aired Thursday at a rally of...
Tags: Laws, Crime, Law and Justice, Respiratory Disease, Teaching and Learning, Students
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Penny Pritzker sails through nomination hearing for Commerce secretary
— There are many reasons why Chicago billionaire Penny Pritzker seems bound for the top job at the Commerce Department, after dodging potential conflict during a Senate confirmation hearing Thursday. Pritzker, 54, a Democratic mega-donor who...Tags: Claire McCaskill, Memorial Day, Chuck Grassley, Lisa Murkowski, Work Relations
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Immigration bill would make it easier for foreign health workers to stay in U.S.
As reported by ModernHealthcare.com on Thursday, May 23, 2013: "After 30 hours of debate over a three-week period, the Senate Judiciary Committee has passed a bipartisan immigration bill that would seek to strengthen the country's healthcare workforce...
Tags: Private Health Care, Labor Legislation, Crime, Law and Justice, Medical Specialization, Harry Reid
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