Pharmacists, nurses, rehab therapists and scores of other health care workers are striking against Kaiser Permanente until Sunday morning as they demand better pay and staffing – with picket lines being held at separate times in front of Kaiser hospitals in Anaheim and Irvine.

The strike, happening in California and Hawaii, comes as Kaiser officials say labor unions have been offered fair raises and anything more would drive up health care costs, while the picket lines won’t impact services too much – claims heavily disputed by employees and union officials.

The Santa Ana City Council could be the first dais in Orange County to officially endorse efforts to temporarily redraw California’s Congressional districts to give Democrats an advantage in the House of Representatives – a ballot pr

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