This Monday morning we will bring you some updates on issues/articles that we have mentioned in the past that are back in the news.  We’ve found out that the City of Irvine, California, is one step closer to its first ever veterans cemetery, that California Governor Jerry Brown’s signature is the only remaining necessity in bringing Alkaline Hydrolysis to legality in that state, and finally we can have you click to an article where you can find out what some bad publicity may do to your service count as you wait for the legal system to run its course on allegations about the business.

• On Tuesday, September 26, the Irvine City Council approved an agreement to receive 125 acres in exchange for another 125 acres that developer FivePoint was interested in.   The new land will be donated to the State of California to construct a new veterans cemetery to relieve the shortage of military gravesites in Southern California.  According to the article the national cemetery in Los Angeles is at capacity and there is a lengthy wait for services at the VA Cemetery in Riverside.  Also, according to the article, FivePoint, who currently owns the site will contribute $10 million to the construction of the cemetery.  You can read about it here.

• According to an article on Capital Public Radio of California’s web-site, a much anticipated bill to allow alkaline hydrolysis as a method of final disposition has recently passed both the California House and Senate by overwhelming majorities.  It is now awaiting Gov. Jerry Brown’s signature to be made into law.  A decision is expected by mid-October.  Terry McHale of the California Funeral Directors Association testified that, “. . . . . it’s inevitable and it’s sensible.”  More than a dozen states now offer the option for final disposition.  You can read about it here.

• Earlier we brought you information about Tim and Becky King, the owners of Filbeck-Cann and King Funeral Home in Benton, Kentucky.  They have been indicted on multiple fraud and theft charges after the Kentucky Department of Insurance raided their funeral home.  A new report from WPSD-TV 6 reports that the case is still pending and after a judge recused himself they are expected in court on November 30.  An interesting aspect of this article and video, however, shows that the West Kentucky Professional Funeral Research Database shows the funeral homes business to be down 49.55% since last year.  It also shows that the Filbeck-Cann and King Funeral Home serves 22.58% of the population as compared to having a 40.51% market share one year earlier.  You can read about it here.

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