Tuesday, February 13, 2018
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Steve Poizner 2.0
AP: Tech entrepreneur seeks former job of insurance commissioner
- SacBee: Can a wealthy ex-Republican win office in California? Steve Poizner will find out
- LAT $: He once held the job as a Republican, but now Steve Poizner is making a no-party bid for California insurance commissioner
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Aetna Under Fire
LAT $: California’s two health insurance regulators to investigate Aetna coverage decisions
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Governor 2018
LAT $: John Chiang goes for the funny bone with new ad that closes with the message: 'Stay woke.'
- LAT $: GOP candidate for California governor John Cox once linked gay rights to polygamy, bestiality
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Citizenship & Census
SacBee: Don’t ask about citizenship on census, California tells Trump - BreitbartCA: California AG Threatens to Sue if Trump Administration Places Citizenship Question on Census
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Pension Problems
SacBee: The pension nightmare for California’s cities is getting scarier
- SacBee: Pension fund hits milestone: It’s earning more money than it’s paying out
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California Water Commission
BreitbartCA: Prop 1: California Water Commission Kills All 12 Proposed Reservoirs -
Expensive Stem Cell Agency Gets Revenue
SFC: State earns first royalty check after investing billions in stem cell research -
US Senate 2018
LAT $: Nurses union backs Kevin de León in his effort to topple Sen. Dianne Feinstein -
Democrat Corruption
OCReg: Democrats’ endorsement process spurs claim of corruption – Orange County Register
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Judicial Recall
LAT $: Does recalling the judge who gave Brock Turner a light sentence for sexual assault imperil judicial independence? -
Transgender Lawsuit
SFC: State sues SF on behalf of transgender woman barred from using restroom -
Cannabis Taxes
SJMN: Why California’s cannabis taxes are much more than wine and beer, but less than cigarettes
- OCReg: Can marijuana help ease the opioid epidemic? New UCLA cannabis research center aims to find out
- SFC: Berkeley could rebuff feds with sanctuary law for cannabis
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Tuition Aid for Dreamers
LAT $: Applications for college aid through the California Dream Act are down again -
Assembly 2018 Special
LADN: Former LA councilman Dennis Zine’s campaign for Assembly is over after 2 weeks -
IRS Chief
LAT $: The Beverly Hills attorney set to lead the IRS likes magic tricks — he'll need a few to run the agency -
Drought Fears
LAT $: Dry, hot California winter closes ski resorts, stalls wildflower blooms and revives drought fears
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Trump Infrastructure Plan
SFC: Bay Area officials unimpressed by Trump infrastructure plan -
Oroville Dam
SacBee: Oroville-inspired dam inspection bill heads to Jerry Brown -
Congress 2018
FresBee: Nunes creates his own partisan news site to get around the mainstream media - GOP congressman pulls Issa into ugly divorce - POLITICO
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The Golden Pen
Steven Greenhut
OCReg: Lawmakers should avoid rush to ramp up gun confiscations
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Timothy L. Coyle
FH: The Myth About New Housing Laws -
SDUT Editorial
SDUT: Proposition 57 a debacle for Jerry Brown because of potential early parole for sex offenders -
Joel Kotkin and Wendell Cox
FH: What Can Go Wrong with Trump’s Infrastructure Plan? Look to California -
Joel Fox
FH: Speed Up the Sexual Harassment Investigations
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Michele Hanisee
FH: We Told You So…And Now So Has A Court -
Sacramento Valley
SacBee: How Trump’s new budget threatens Sacramento’s streetcar future - SacBee: Developer sues former Sacramento official for calling him ‘mentally ill’
- SacBee: Here are some answers about the ‘Race and IQ’ science project that caused an uproar
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SF Bay Area
SFC: SF residents support big bond to fix seawall, poll finds
- SFC: Supervisors’ discord puts a damper on legislation
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South Bay
SJMN: Silicon Valley NAACP calls on deputy sheriffs’ union to release racist texts -
Ventura County
VCStar $: Ventura officials clear the way for new housing - VCStar $: Oxnard council considers price tag for recall
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Los Angeles County
LAT $: How L.A. plans to find its next police chief - LADN: LA County’s public defenders protest in Grand Park, call for new leader to represent them
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Orange County
OCReg: What’s next for the Santa Ana River Trail homeless encampments? Here’s what to know about Tuesday’s court hearing
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San Bernardino County
SBSun: Crestline woman says she saw Sasquatches in Lake Arrowhead, sues state to get species recognized -
Riverside County
PE: Riverside mayor’s colleagues skip weekly ‘teamwork’ meeting after conflict over his veto -
San Diego County
SDUT: Report finds San Diego's progress on climate plan transportation goals illusory - SDUT: Developer to pay $18 million for downtown Escondido hospital