Wednesday, August 8, 2018
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*FR Senior Correspondent*
Katy Grimes
FRBlog: CA Gov. Jerry Brown Vetoed Bipartisan Wildfire Management Bill in 2016
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Evil Tech Censorship
GOP congressional candidate says Facebook 'rejected' ad depicting parents' survival of Cambodia genocide
- FresBee: Heng gets Facebook approval on campaign ad
- BreitbartCA: Facebook Restores GOP Ad Without Clarifying Policy on ‘Sensational’ Content
- SFC: Facebook fumbles ad ban in CA House race
- BreitbartCA: Zero Transparency: 6 Questions that Tech Giants Refuse to Answer About the InfoWars Ban
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California on Fire
BreitbartCA: Donald Trump Thanks Firefighters for Battling California Wildfires
- BreitbartCA: Mendocino Complex Fire Now Largest Wildfire in California’s History
- PE: Hope, evacuations increase on Holy fire
- OCReg: Holy fire smoke health risk advisory issued for Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties
- LAT $: Firefighters gain ground on record-breaking fire as statewide battles continue
- SJMN: California fires: See how smoke is spreading across the West
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State Senate Special
Unofficially Tally Puts Delgado Ahead of Topalian for Senate Seat
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DMV Debacle
SacBee: DMV calls possible audit a ‘strain’ on resources, asks for more money - AP: California Lawmakers Ask DMV Officials About Long Lines
- SFC: Lawmakers blister DMV chief amid flood of complaints about hours-long waits
- SJMN: DMV scrambles with ‘triage’ measures to ease horrendous long lines
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Nikias Out
LAT $: USC announces departure of Nikias and names retired aerospace executive as acting president
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Up in Smoke
As California burns, climate goals may go up in smoke—even after the flames are out - SFC: $170 million in cap-and-trade revenue to help prevent wildfires
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Unions in Charge
SacBee: California unions win another pension lawsuit. Will their streak continue? -
Emission Rule Rollback
VCStar $: State strikes back on car emission rule rollback -
Gun Control
BreitbartCA: L.A. Councilman Seeks Ban on ‘3D Weaponry Blueprint Files’ Similar to Ban on ‘Child Porn’
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Airbnb Referendum
SDUT: Airbnb backs referendum effort to overturn San Diego's new short-term rental regulations -
Aliso Canyon Gas Blowout
LADN: State attorney general, SoCal Gas reach tentative settlement over massive Aliso Canyon gas blowout -
Abolish ICE Crusade
SJMN: Abolish ICE: Why California Dems aren’t joining the new progressive rallying cry - FresBee: ‘Our community is made up of immigrants.’ Tensions high at Fresno forum on ICE arrests
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SeaWorld Layoffs
SDUT: SeaWorld announces it is eliminating 125 jobs amid continued cost-cutting
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House 2018
SFC: California House race gets ugly: Slogan theft charges fly - Denham addresses immigration as detractors protest
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Weak Nunes in Trouble
FH: Nunes Attack on the Fresno Bee Shows His Weakness - FresBee: Janz says Nunes family member disrupted video shoot, but he says they were trespassing
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The Golden Pen
Susan Shelley
OCReg: The bullet train has (almost) nothing on Brown’s twin tunnels
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David French
NR: To Limit the Second Amendment, New York Attacks the First -
Joel Fox
FH: Protecting Newspapers at What Cost to Freedom of the Press? -
OC Register Editorial
OCReg: Update wildfire warnings for Californians’ safety -
Dan Walters
Big issues mean big trouble at end of legislative session
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Mark Toney
SacBee: Legislature should put consumers first, not PG&E -
Sacramento Valley
SacBee: Black Lives Matter allies target Stephon Clark officer’s wedding day, video shows - SacBee: This popular Sacramento business closed while facing a possible $80,000 ADA bill
- SacBee: New ordinance would mean more inspections for thousands of Citrus Heights rental units
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SF Bay Area
SFC: With inequality the big enchilada, SF supes focus on small potatoes -
South Bay
SJMN: Sunnyvale to consider freezing minimum wage to $15 per hour for a year -
Central Valley
FresBee: Brooke Ashjian should pay Fresno Unified damages, mystery group’s lawsuit claims
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Central Coast
CalCoast: SLO County ballot maker’s messy family bankruptcy - CalCoast: IWMA credit card used for personal costs, audit shows
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Los Angeles County
LADN: LAPD: Most citations for homeless become warrants that are never resolved - LADN: LA council opposes citizenship question on 2020 US Census
- LADN: LA County wants to speed up adoption of body cameras for deputies
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Orange County
LAT $: Firefighters battle 4,000-acre brush fire in Orange County amid extreme heat
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Riverside County
PE: A Riverside County Office of Education report prompts $2K fine. The reason? It’s political. - PE: Banning teachers vote to strike for 3 days — starting with Wednesday’s first day of school
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San Diego County
VOSD: Big Two Days Ahead for Hotel-Tax Measure - SDUT: San Diego council agrees to spend $30 million to renovate vacant office building already costing $18,000 a day
- VOSD: National City Officials Can’t Hide Their Disdain for Police Protesters
- SDUT: Litigation seeks to block Merge 56, which some called a new model for suburban development
- SDUT: Salk Institute settles 2 of 3 gender discrimination lawsuits