Tuesday, August 23, 2016
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Tom Steyer's Voter Registration Program
SacBee: Democratic voter ranks surge in California heading into presidential election
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Highest Taxed City in the Country
KPCC: Santa Monica could reach highest sales tax rate in the country if measures approved
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Crime Wave
OCReg: California crime measure triggers 52,000 fewer arrests
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Salary Transparency
LAT $: City and county managers' salary changes, fringe benefits must be announced before they're approved -
Teacher Tenure Ruling
SFC: California Supreme Court allows teacher tenure laws to stand
- SDUT: Teacher tenure rules stand, court rules
- SacBee: Teacher tenure debate ends with too little noise
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California Wildfires
SBSun: Firefighters keep Blue Cut fire from spreading, increase containment during 7th day -
All-Gender Bathrooms
SacBee: “All-gender” bathroom bill heads to Jerry Brown -
Under the Dome
LAT $: California lawmakers in the Senate have passed a bill to expand farmworker overtime pay
- BreitbartCA: Sacramento Democrats Push to Expand Farmworker Overtime
- LAT $: California Senate passes bill barring employers from asking job candidates to disclose juvenile crimes - LA Times
- SacBee: Bill would grant job protections to community college instructors
- Reason: California Bitcoin Regulatory Bill Pulled by Its Sponsor
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Yosemite Trademark
SacBee: Settlement talks collapse in Yosemite National Park trademark clash -
Regulating the Energy Regulator
LAT $: The overhaul of California's energy regulator begins to move forward - LA Times - KQED: Legislature Moves Toward Landmark Reforms at Public Utilities Commission
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Education: Test Scores
SBSun: What you need to know about the new California school test scores
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No Vaccinations
SFC: Thousands start school without vaccinations as new law rolls out -
High Court on Death Penalty
LAT $: Reversal of death sentence reflects leftward tilt of California Supreme Court -
CA High Court on Dredging
LAT $: California high court upholds ban on dredges to extract gold -
Disabled Voting Rights
AP: Restored voting rights sought for California disabled people
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Clinton's CA Fundraising Tour
LAT $: A colossal bundle of cash draws Clinton to California - LAT $: Clinton jokes about health conspiracy theories at start of California trip
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Whtie House 2016: Trump's CA Team
PE: With help from Trump, Moreno Valley mother turns tragedy into advocacy - OCReg: Irvine businessman A.G. Kawamura appointed to Trump's agriculture group
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The Golden Pen
David Crane
FH: Pensions: How To Earn 7.8% for 20 Years But Be Short $100 Billion
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John Seiler
FH: More Tax Hikes in 2017 or 2018? -
Dan Walters
SacBee: California court opens door to changing public employee pensions - SacBee: Jerry Brown’s housing fast-track plan stumbles as shortage worsens
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Joel Kotkin
FH: Today’s Tech Oligarchs Are Worse Than the Robber Barons
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Jim Geraghty
NR: The Clintons’ Suspect Foundation -
Rob Bonta
SacBee: California’s broken bail system punishes the poor -
Sacramento Valley
SacBee: $750,000 settlement reached in death of inmate pepper sprayed in the face - SacBee: Vaunted group home for sex-trafficking victims closes amid state scrutiny; big donors pull back
- SacBee: Elk Grove’s mayoral race is crowded with seven candidates
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SF Bay Area
SFC: Affordable-rent demand could slow construction in SF, report says
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South Bay
SJMN: San Jose: Chief of homeless team inspired by his own experience - SJMN: San Jose pensions: Plan to replace Measure B faces new challenge
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Central Valley
FresBee: Fresno water division under scrutiny gets new leader
- FresBee: Fresno Unified boasts historic test scores but minority students lag
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Ventura County
VCStar $: Oxnard council candidate to kick off campaign Saturday - VCStar $: Incumbents Tucker, Neal aren't running for Fillmore council
- VCStar $: Plan for new area code dials up concerns in the 805
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Los Angeles County
LAT $: Video shows LAPD officer kicking and punching in controversial South L.A. arrest - LAT $: Exide cleanup: Lead-contaminated soil to be removed from 2 L.A. schools, district says
- LADN: LAPD probing gang connection to fatal shooting of rapper Kid Cali
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Orange County
OCReg: $331 million collected: Our toll roads are a booming business
- OCReg: Anaheim won't fine websites like Airbnb for illegal short-term rental listings
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Inland Empire
LAT $: Environmentalists to sue San Bernardino and Colton over the killing of threatened fish - PE: Here's which way crime is trending in Riverside County so far in 2016
- PE: Hemet school district mourns former principal found dead in car
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San Diego County
BreitbartCA: Carlsbad Shooting Range Approved After Waiting Years - LAT $: Apparent gas leak forces dozens of San Diego residents to evacuate
- SDUT: National puts school bond on November ballot