Thursday, February 1, 2018
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California's Fiscal Crisis
LAT $: The cost of healthcare for California government workers when they retire rises sharply to $91.5 billion -
A Tiny Rainy Day Fund
SacBee: California is collecting so much of your money it can’t save it all -
Nick Gillespie
OCReg: Gov. Brown is right to focus on pension crisis
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Battle for the House - California Front
SacBee: Democratic candidates flock to California’s ‘very hostile’ House districts - Republican National Committee has huge financial edge heading into 2018 midterms
- OCReg: Rohrabacher challengers reveal differences at forum – Orange County Register
- SacBee: This ‘safe’ Republican congressman is losing the race for campaign cash
- SDUT: Rep. Duncan Hunter spent more than three times as much on legal defense as he raised last quarter
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US Senate Race
SacBee: Feinstein leads de Leon in the money race – with help from a $5 million check of her own - LAT $: Kevin de León reports tiny sliver of rival Sen. Dianne Feinstein's campaign cash
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Governor's Race - Fundraising Numbers
SJMN: Ro Khanna and other South Bay elected officials back Gavin Newsom for governor - LAT $: Newsom continues to dominate fundraising in California governor's race
- LAT $: Antonio Villaraigosa reports having almost $6 million socked away in bid for governor
- LAT $: John Chiang spent nearly every dollar he raised for governor’s race in final six months of 2017
- LAT $: GOP candidate for California governor John Cox starts 2018 with nearly $2 million in the bank
- LAT $: Travis Allen's campaign for governor entered 2018 in the red
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High-speed rail boondoggle
FresBee: Bullet train finances need a vigorous test, but state auditor’s assignment is limited -
Oroville Dam
SacBee: State now facing cascade of litigation over Oroville Dam -
The New California Dream
OCReg: California migration: Come for jobs, leave to retire -
Conflict on the Left
LAT $: New California legislation would make it easier to build projects that meet climate goals. But environmentalists don't like it -
AG Race
LAT $: Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra has big lead in campaign fundraising over challengers -
Fire Damage
VCStar $: California's wildfire claims hit nearly $12 billion
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Randal O'Toole
TheHill: It's time to hit the brakes on high-speed rail spending -
Steve Greenhut
AmerSpec: Oh No, Not Another Drug War -
Bret Swanson
NR: Want 5G Speed and Security? Keep Washington’s Hands Off -
Morris Brown
FH: High Speed Rail Audit is Limited -
Michele Hanisee
FH: Prop 47 Proponent Acknowledges Likelihood of Felony Consequences Will Deter Crime -
Orange County Register Editorial
OCReg: Some fresh competition might be just what US health care needs -
Sacramento Area
SacBee: Final tally: Nearly 43,000 apply for Sacramento’s subsidized housing waiting list -
San Francisco
SFC: Mark Farrell says brief tenure as SF mayor will end his... - SacBee: San Francisco to wipe out old pot convictions
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East Bay Area
SJMN: Fremont threatened by feds again for being sanctuary city - SFC: Oakland selects winners of cannabis dispensary permits
- SFC: Pandora: Oakland too expensive, will expand in Atlanta
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South Bay
SJMN: Google village in downtown San Jose takes big step forward -
Central Valley
FBI raids Lodi Parachute Center, confiscates waivers, receipts and video footage - What abilities should a city manager have? Modesto officials will decide.
- FresBee: Fertilizer on farm fields is a major source of California smog, researchers say
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Central Coast
SLTrib: SLO bar owners halt 2-for-1 drink specials after request from police -
Los Angeles County
LAT $: Here's why L.A.'s homelessness crisis has been decades in the making -
Orange County
OCReg: New ‘concrete monolith’ gets first canisters of dry waste at San Onofre -
San Diego
SDUT: San Diego expanding 'live-work' spaces to boost housing, fight climate change