Thursday, March 30, 2017
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*FR Exclusive*
Assemblyman Phillip Chen
		FRBlog:  NEW DEMOCRAT TRANSPORTATION PLAN IS A RAW DEAL FOR TAXPAYERS
		
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TAX HIKE!
		SDUT:  Raise California gas tax? What Brown's $52 billion plan could cost you
		
 - SBSun: Gas taxes would go up 12 cents per gallon — a 43 percent hike — to fix California’s roads
 - Gas tax hike, higher fees would fund $52 billion plan to fix California roads | 89.3 KPCC
 - LAT $: California isn't waiting on Trump — Gov. Brown wants $5.2 billion a year in new taxes and fees to fix roads - LA Times
 - FresBee: Jerry Brown, Democratic leaders agree to increase taxes to fix California roads
 - FH: Business Split on Transportation Tax Increase
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Steven Greenhut
		Novato’s tobacco ordinance is discriminatory 
		
 - Costly veterans’ homes not serving broad population
 - AmerSpec: Public Employees — Ever More Untouchable
 
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CA Immigration Resistance
LADN: LA mayor defends city’s immigrant detention policy in meeting with Homeland Security chief - SacBee: Sacramento schools join legal effort challenging Trump on sanctuary penalties
 - LAT $: California backs San Francisco court challenge of Trump administration threat to withhold funds from 'sanctuary cities'
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CA Persecutes Pro-Life Journalists
		SacBee:  Court bars release of videos made by anti-abortion group
		
 - NR: California’s Moral Atrocity
 - BreitbartCA: Robert Barnes: California Just Criminalized Undercover Reporting -- if Recorded by Conservative Media
 - NR: California Shamelessly Persecutes Pro-Life Journalists
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Free Speech Zone
LADN: Student sues Pierce College over tiny ‘free speech zone’ - LA college sued by student for allegedly curbing his free speech rights | Fox News
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BOE Oversight
SacBee: Board member asks Jerry Brown to take over troubled California tax collection agency - 
	
	
Under the Dome
		LAT $:  Anti-discrimination measure or blow to religious freedom? California bill sparks debate on employer codes of conduct - LA Times
		
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Ticket "Fix"
LAT $: Ex-Compton official stole $3.7 million in parking tickets and other fees, feds say. For years, no one noticed - OCReg: Orange County court clerk pleads guilty to illegally fixing more than 1,000 DUI, traffic cases
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Ticket Amnesty
		SBSun:  California’s traffic ticket amnesty program to expire April 3
		
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Governor 2018
SacBee: Will it be Gavin Newsom vs. little-known Republican for California governor? - 
	
	
Lt. Governor 2018
LADN: Muslim doctor announces candidacy for lieutenant governor - 
	
	
CA Single Payer
		SacBee:  Lara announces details on single-payer health care system for all Californians
		
 - SFC: California officials, insurers: Health care ‘an ongoing battle’
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$200 Million Bike Lane
SDUT: Want a $200M bike lane across Coronado Bridge? It might cost you $1 in tolls - 
	
	
Drug Smuggling AG
LAT $: Mexican state attorney general arrested at U.S. border in San Diego on drug trafficking charges 
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The Golden Pen
Teresa Mull
OCReg: Forced union fees are neither fair nor ‘bipartisan' - 
	
	
Joel Fox
		FH:  Unscrambling the Housing Crisis
		
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John R. McLaurin
FH: Trust No One - 
	
	
SDUT Editorial
		SDUT:  Motel housing for San Diego’s homeless an ambitious idea
		
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George Skelton
LAT $: California Democrats want a 'sanctuary state,' but what about the felons? - 
	
	
Sacramento Valley
SacBee: Sacramento tries to fend off L.A. in race for $44 million from VW to boost electric cars - 
	
	
SF Bay Area
		SJMN:  Why more Bay Area residents are saying they want to flee
		
 - SFC: Ex-Oakland administrator picked as S.F. schools supe
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East Bay
SFC: West Oakland fire: Gap in inspections appears to violate law - SFC: Will voters agree that Schaaf made right call on Raiders?
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Central Valley
FresBee: Amid controversy, Devin Nunes returning to Fresno to talk water - 
	
	
Ventura County
VCStar $: Pension law tackles Ventura County weakness - 
	
	
Los Angeles County
LAT $: L.A. City Hall critic faces charge of possessing an assault weapon - 
	
	
Orange County
		VOC:  Shawn Nelson Issues Call-to-Action to Find Beds for Homeless
		
 - OCReg: Anaheim short-term rental owners strike back
 - OCReg: Did Orange County Sheriff's Department shred jailhouse informant documents? Hearing focuses on that question
 - OCReg: Laguna Beach to crack down on bad behavior at Thousand Steps and other nearby beaches
 - VOC: State AG To Seek Death Penalty For Mass Shooter Scott Dekraai
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San Bernardino County
SBSun: Two San Bernardino city officials resign - 
	
	
Riverside County
PE: How banging on a door in Temecula sent 5 people to jail - 
	
	
San Diego County
SDUT: Honor Flights for San Diego's World War II veterans grounded for lack of funds - SDUT: NFL mediator will take on San Onofre case
 - SDUT: SoccerCity developers gather needed signatures in record time
 
