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Gas prices notch a 34-day streak, hitting their highest mark since May. The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Orange County reached $6.192 on Monday, its highest level since May 13, while Los Angeles County hit $6.218 — the highest since May 15 — according to AAA and Oil Price Information Service data reported by MyNewsLA. Monday marked the 34th consecutive day of increases, with prices up 57.6 cents over that stretch and more than $1.48 higher than a year ago. Analysts continue to point to the fallout from the U.S./Israel conflict with Iran, which began Feb. 28 and sent oil prices sharply higher.

Irvine weighs new rules for tracking hazardous materials citywide. The Irvine City Council is set to discuss a proposal Tuesday that would require facilities handling hazardous chemicals to seek Planning Commission approval and would expand resident-notification requirements to a quarter-mile radius around such sites. The push follows a May chemical-tank scare in Garden Grove that forced the evacuation of more than 50,000 people and an orange chemical cloud incident in La Habra earlier this month. A city inventory found more than 1,100 businesses handling hazardous materials, with seven meeting the state's threshold for its Accidental Release Prevention program.

Fullerton becomes the latest OC city to revisit its Flock camera policy. Following a Sept. 15 presentation to the city council, Fullerton officials are reviewing the city's roughly 20 automated license-plate reader cameras amid resident concerns about data privacy and the possibility that federal immigration agents could access the footage. Councilmember Ahmad Zahra has asked for an expanded discussion at an upcoming meeting, while Police Chief Jon Radus has defended the cameras as operating in public space with no expectation of privacy. Santa Ana and Costa Mesa are conducting similar reviews of their own Flock contracts.

Santa Ana bars city employees from moonlighting for ICE. The Santa Ana City Council voted unanimously on Sept. 16 to adopt a policy prohibiting municipal employees from taking outside jobs that involve arresting, detaining, transporting or deporting people on behalf of ICE or its federal contractors; a required second reading is scheduled for Oct. 6. Officials framed the move as protecting community trust in Orange County's only self-declared sanctuary city, which saw ICE raids and protests over the summer. The policy carves out exceptions for jobs with the U.S. armed forces or the Department of Homeland Security itself, and follows a similar Los Angeles ordinance adopted in March.

한국어 요약

휘발유 가격, 34일 연속 상승 – 5월 이후 최고치. 오렌지카운티의 갤런당 평균 휘발유 가격이 월요일 6.192달러로 5월 13일 이후 최고치를 기록했으며, LA카운티는 6.218달러로 5월 15일 이후 최고치를 나타냈다. 34일 연속 상승으로 이 기간 동안 57.6센트가 올랐고, 1년 전보다 1.48달러 이상 높다. 전문가들은 지난 2월 28일 시작된 미국·이스라엘과 이란 간 갈등의 여파로 유가가 급등한 것을 주요 원인으로 지목하고 있다.

어바인시, 유해물질 추적 제도 검토. 어바인 시의회는 화요일 회의에서 유해 화학물질을 취급하는 시설에 계획위원회 승인을 의무화하고, 반경 0.25마일 이내 주민 통지 범위를 확대하는 방안을 논의할 예정이다. 이는 지난 5월 가든그로브에서 5만 명 이상이 대피한 화학물질 탱크 사고와 이달 라하브라의 주황색 화학물질 구름 사건에 따른 조치다.

풀러턴시, 플록 감시 카메라 정책 재검토. 지난 9월 15일 시의회 발표 이후 풀러턴시는 약 20대의 자동 번호판 인식 카메라 정책을 사생활 침해 우려 속에 재검토하고 있다. 연방 이민 단속기관이 데이터에 접근할 수 있다는 우려도 제기됐다. 산타애나와 코스타메사 등 다른 OC 도시들도 유사한 검토를 진행 중이다.

산타애나시, 시 직원의 ICE 부업 금지 조례 통과. 산타애나 시의회는 지난 9월 16일 시 직원이 ICE나 관련 연방 계약업체를 위해 체포·구금·이송·추방 업무에 부업으로 참여하는 것을 금지하는 조례를 만장일치로 통과시켰다. 최종 표결은 10월 6일로 예정되어 있다. 이번 조치는 지난 여름 ICE 단속과 시위로 갈등을 겪은 산타애나 지역사회의 신뢰 회복을 위한 것으로 풀이된다.

Sources / 출처: MyNewsLA, Voice of OC, Hoodline

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