Friday, June 15, 2018
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$200 BILLION!
LAT $: California lawmakers meet deadline, sending nearly $200-billion state budget blueprint to Gov. Jerry Brown - SacBee: $200 billion California budget sent to Gov. Jerry Brown
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$200,000 & Struggling
One symptom of California’s housing crisis? State agency says someone making $200K deserves house-buying help. -
Steven Greenhut
AmerSpec: Is One California Really Enough?
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CA Redistricting Fail
California took a radical step to fix gerrymandering. Did it work? -
California Split
SJMN: Three Californias: Silicon Valley billionaire forks over $1 million to split up state - Had California been 3 states in last week’s primary, here’s who would have won
- LAT $: 3 California states are 'just the first step toward greatness,' says ballot measure's backer, Tim Draper
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Hillary Resurfaces
SFC: Hillary Clinton, in SF visit, calls gun safety ‘a political necessity’ -
Obama Returns
LAT $: Obama returning to Los Angeles for Democratic fundraising gala -
Crony Capitalists
Swinging for the fences, California sports teams keep asking lawmakers for special deals -
Solar Scams
OCReg: Industry seeking court order to force solar developer given $20 million to turn over documents -
Governor 2018
BreitbartCA: Jerry Brown Passes the Torch to Gavin Newsom in Democratic Party ‘Unity’ Ceremony -
Martins Beach
SJMN: Martins Beach: Surfers tell Supreme Court billionaire Vinod Khosla has no right to block public from shoreline -
Campaign 2018: Speaker Pelosi
BreitbartCA: Blue State Blues: Democrats Go ‘All-in’ for Nancy Pelosi - BreitbartCA: Gavin Newsom: We Must ‘Put Nancy Pelosi Back in the Speakership’
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Apple vs. Law Enforcement
BreitbartCA: Apple to Update iPhone Settings to Shut Down Law Enforcement Hacking Tools -
Assembly 2018
KQED: Buffy Wicks and Jovanka Beckles to Face Off in General Election for East Bay Assembly Seat -
Debt Relief
LAT $: Nearly 35,000 former Corinthian College students in California will see debt relief -
Marijuana Rules
LADN: State, Los Angeles County and local officials converge on Long Beach to discuss marijuana regulations - FresBee: Should Fresno tax marijuana operations? Voters to decide in November
- A tax on illegal pot shops? Riverbank still would want its cut, puts it to voters
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SF Mayor
SFC: Exclusive: London Breed talks about making history, progressivism, her No. 1 priority - KQED: S.F. Mayor-Elect London Breed Hits the Ground Smiling
- LAT $: London Breed just made history as San Francisco's mayor-elect. Now come the real challenges
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Fire Season
LADN: Fire officials to Southern California: Get ready for daily and ‘difficult’ wildfire calls -
USC Scandal
LAT $: LAPD raids home of ex-USC gynecologist accused of sexually mistreating patients -
ICE Raid
LADN: 162 arrested during ICE’s 3-day immigration operation across Southern California -
Interfaith Award
SJMN: Interfaith organization PACT rescinds award for Bay Area Muslim leader following outrage from Jewish members
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The Golden Pen
OC Register Editorial
OCReg: Absurd proposed law is just clutching at straws -
Dan Schnur
FH: I Knew a Man Named Larry Thomas -
OC Register Editorial
OCReg: Legalize lunches cooked in California home kitchens. Approve the Homemade Food Act -
Robert Gutierrez
FH: Born Out of a Need for Fairness, California’s Property Tax Laws Still Protect Homeowners and Businesses -
SDUT Editorial
SDUT: Mayor's short-term rental plan is a promising compromise -
Sacramento Valley
SacBee: Company with alleged ‘White only’ clubhouse in Natomas faces another lawsuit - SacBee: Officer punched in face, another injured in struggle with Sacramento State Prison inmate
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SF Bay Area
SFC: Hearst names Bill Nagel as SF Chronicle publisher - SFC: BART to evaluate proof-of-payment program
- SFC: $4 million to help curb arrests of foster children
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South Bay
SJMN: At least 35 people at San Jose swimming pool exposed to dangerous chemical mix - SJMN: Nearly a million international visitors came to San Jose in 2017
- Google barely moves needle on gender, diversity in workforce
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Central Valley
FresBee: Which city of Fresno employees were paid the most in 2017? - Stanislaus County Sheriff candidates strike conciliatory tone as election concludes
- FresBee: Sunny side up: Fresno tops California cities, second in nation, in solar power per person
- FresBee: Former Fresno State AD says President Castro's 'whisper campaign' forced his resignation
- State budget sets plan for construction to start on new Stanislaus Superior Courthouse
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Central Coast
CalCoast: Waste agency’s unchecked spending under scrutiny -
Ventura County
VCStar $: Los Robles hospital, Blue Shield end impasse -
Los Angeles County
LADN: LA County leaders hope Lancaster homeless shelter fills critical need in the Antelope Valley - LADN: LAUSD’s fiscal crisis can’t be blamed on charter schools or declining enrollment
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Orange County
OCReg: Union protesters seeking higher wages for resort workers march on Disneyland gates - OCReg: Preliminary hearing postponed for man accused of killing Blaze Bernstein
- OCReg: Advocates urge Santa Ana to keep legal defense fund for undocumented immigrants
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Inland Empire
PE: Event bids goodbye to The Barn – until UC Riverside’s $20 million overhaul ends in 2020 - SBSun: Cannabis activist submits 2,800 signatures for Colton ballot initiative
- PE: Judge voids environmental study for Moreno Valley’s World Logistics Center
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San Diego County
SDUT: Audit of San Ysidro finds fraud or misappropriation of funds may have happened at school district - SDUT: Faulconer's plan for regulating Airbnb-style rentals gets mixed reactions