🌱 Public Pushes For Open Animal Shelter + Embattled Green Energy CEO

Hello, all! It's Paula Constance, your host of the Daily. Let's start Friday off right with a quick dive into the most important things happening today, including updates on:

• Animal lovers want the O.C. animal shelter open to the public.
• Model train bridge gets "Big Toot."
• Will O.C. fire green energy CEO?
• Judge rules to proceed with Santa Ana homeless shelter.

But first, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 75 Low: 56.

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Here are the top stories today in Orange County:

1. "Pressure is building" for the Orange County Animal Care shelter to "fully reopen" to the public. Animal lovers and advocates say O.C. Animal Care's controversial "appointment-only" pet policy that started during the pandemic results in fewer animal adoptions and unnecessary euthanization. So far, OCAC is unwilling to change the policy. But "OC Animal Care staff and two members of the committee agreed to meet in the next few weeks to come up with a reopening plan that could be presented to the public during their next meeting in January." (KABC-TV)
2. Model train enthusiasts and city officials met Tuesday at Costa Mesa's Fairview Park, to celebrate a new model train trestle bridge, which was rededicated "to Hank Hornsveld, who built the original trestle three decades earlier." Model train whistles all blew at the same time for a "Big Toot" salute. (Los Angeles Times)
3. People are wondering if the embattled CEO of Orange County’s Green Power Agency is on his way out. The Orange County Power Authority has been talking since June about firing CEO Brian Probolsky for "lack of transparency" and concerns that he doesn't have the needed experience for the top green-energy position. But the O.C. agency did not make a final decision when they met behind closed doors on Tuesday. (Voice of OC)
4. A federal judge ruled that an O.C. emergency homeless shelter can move forward in Santa Ana. Santa Ana neighbors and city council members protested the placement of another temporary homeless shelter in its city and asked officials to open the new shelter in south Orange County. (Voice of OC)

Today in Orange County:

• Free Citizenship Services (Events) - Huntington Beach Adult School (10 a.m.)
• Little Seedlings Story Time - Sherman Library & Gardens (10 a.m.)

From my notebook:

• Nightly stroll: "Oooooh! Trent's nightly stroll took him past this house last night. This is his favorite Halloween haunt so far. What do you think?!?" (German Shepherd Rescue of Orange County via Facebook)
• Musk posted Twitter video: "Elon Musk posted video Wednesday showing him strolling into Twitter headquarters ahead of a Friday deadline to close his $44 billion deal to buy the company." (Orange County Register via Facebook)
• Operation Happy Holidays : "Silver Award Girl Scouts, Mia Graham and Liesel Blau, were honored by Southern California Council on Aging for the impact they have made since 2016 serving 6,000+ seniors annually through their Operation Happy Holidays Project." (Girl Scouts of Orange County via Facebook)
• Cakewalk decorates 38 cakes: "Getting ready for Spooktacular: Cakewalk Edition Baking and decorating 38 cakes for Saturday. Swipe for a peek at the finished products. Thanks to our Orange County Environment, Agriculture, Parks and Recreation team." (Orange County (NC) Recreation via Instagram)

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— Paula Constance

About me: Paula is a contributing writer, author, and award-winning media producer. She is committed to media projects that empower, engage, and help make the world a better place. When she's not writing, you can find her hiking or watching fireflies in the sultry moments before sunset. You can follow her on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

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