The Irvine City Council passed an ordinance after a narrow 3–2 vote Oct. 25—with Vice Mayor Anthony Kuo and Councilman Mike Carroll dissenting—which will bring better safety practices, higher pay in some instances, and a more balanced workload to the city’s hotel workers. One element of the ordinance will require hotel employers in the city provide employees with a panic button, which…

The Irvine City Council passed an ordinance after a narrow 3–2 vote Oct. 25—with Vice Mayor Anthony Kuo and Councilman Mike Carroll dissenting—which will bring better safety practices, higher pay in some instances, and a more balanced workload to the city’s hotel workers. One element of the ordinance will require hotel employers in the city provide employees with a panic button, which…

“I’m a big believer that nobody has a monopoly on good ideas,” Vice Mayor of Irvine Anthony Kuo told The Epoch Times. Kuo helped draft an ordinance to prevent catalytic converter theft in the city. He said he ensured the ordinance’s wording was easily transferrable to neighboring cities, living up to his motto. Since then,…