Tuesday, October 16, 2018
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*FR Senior Correspondent*
Katy Grimes
FRBlog: California’s War Against Its Own Citizens -
Illegal Gas Tax Campaign
AP: Emails show California agency’s cozy ties to gas tax backers - Excerpts from emails between California agency, PR firm
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Split Roll on 2020 Ballot
SacBee: ‘Split roll’ tax measure to weaken Prop. 13 qualifies for California ballot - LAT $: Plan that would increase property tax bills for California businesses qualifies for 2020 ballot
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Cherokee Nation Slaps Down Warren
Cherokee Nation issues statement on Sen. Elizabeth Warren's DNA test results -
DMV Problems
SacBee: How many problems will it take for a real review of California’s DMV? - What’s behind all those DMV voter-registration snafus? ‘Motor voter’ may have launched with makeshift computer system
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CalFire Scandal
SacBee: Cal Fire cadets fired for drinking will get their jobs back -
Republican Lorie Zapf Joins Democrats
SDUT: San Diego approves ban on polystyrene with grace period for small restaurants -
Dialysis Fight
Dialysis Industry Raises $99 Million To Defeat California’s Prop 8 -
Voting Begins
CapWkly: Voting already started for Nov. 6 election - SacBee: More women and people of color are running for office. California is leading the way.
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Trump Wins!
LAT $: Judge dismisses Stormy Daniels' defamation suit against Trump, orders her to pay president's legal fees -
Aliso Canyon Lawsuit
LADN: LA firefighters sue SoCalGas, alleging toxic chemicals from 2015 Aliso Canyon gas leak made them sick - Firefighters sue California gas company over massive leak
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Congress 2018: Rohrabacher Re-Elect
VOC: Rep. Dana Rohrabacher Debates Democratic Challenger Harley Rouda for First Time - OCReg: Republican national boss to stump for Rohrabacher in Laguna Niguel in razor-thin House race
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Congress 2018: Young Kim
California Democrats Hope Asian-American Voters Can Help Flip Red Districts - Midterms missionaries: Voices inside one of California's hottest Congressional battlegrounds
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Congress 2018: Hunter Re-Elect
SDUT: Three generals join Rep. Hunter's claim that his opponent is a national security risk -
Congress 2018: Valadao Re-Elect
FresBee: Democratic committee pulls $70,000 worth of ads in Valadao’s district -
Judicial Recusal
California justices take rare step of recusing themselves -
Congress 2018: Nunes Re-Elect
SFC: Conservative Nunes seeks money in Bay Area - FresBee: Devin Nunes reaches fundraising milestone, but did he beat Andrew Janz in the quarter?
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RIP: Paul Allen
LAT $: Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen dies at 65. A creative programmer, he was 'the idea man' -
Federal Deficit
U.S. budget deficit jumps to $779 billion -
Wrongful Conviction
PE: Man sent to prison in 1999 for slaying was innocent, 2 others now charged - LAT $: An affair led to his conviction in a co-worker's murder. Now, he is free and the victim's husband has been arrested
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Utility Fires
LAT $: Utility companies and fire agencies on high alert as Santa Ana winds prove to be deadly and destructive - California utilities say wind-driven outages still possible
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The Golden Pen
Karol Markowicz
How 'Safe Spaces' Led to Today's Liberal Mobs -
Christian Britschgi
Reason: Jail Time Stripped Out of Nation's Most Controversial Straw Ban -
Michael Bernick
FH: Should a MacArthur “Genius” Lecture Us About the Poor? -
David French
NR: The Media Fell for Elizabeth Warren’s Spin -
Jim Patterson & Vince Fong
SDUT: Why California needs new DMV director — but not one named by Brown -
Timothy L. Coyle
FH: Gubernatorial Candidates Clash Over Housing -
Michael Hiltzik
LAT $: Supreme Court deals final blow to lead paint manufacturers' years-long effort to avoid cleanup costs -
Sacramento Valley
SacBee: After outcry from Sacramento homeless advocates, benches to return to K Street -
SF Bay Area
SFC: SF to cover Housing Authority deficit so poor families won’t lose homes - SFC: Lane squeeze proposed for SF’s Sixth Street
- SFC: SF District Two — an incumbent, a newcomer and a candidate
- SFC: Uber, Lyft cars clog SF streets, study says
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South Bay
SJMN: Highway 101 in S.J. open again after fatal collision -
Central Valley
FresBee: Clovis school VP was alive after being struck by driver who made U-turn to flee - BreitbartCA: Women Allege Transgender Sexual Harassment in Fresno Shelter
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Ventura County
VCStar $: Sheriff: Ventura condos 'overrun by squatters' - VCStar $: Ventura's policymakers elect to go 100% green
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Los Angeles County
LAT $: An L.A. councilman held an $800-per-person fundraiser. The next day, he announced he was stepping down - FH: Unwilling to Wait for Voters, Los Angeles County Jumps Gun on Temporary Rent Control
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Orange County
OCReg: Orange County Democrats could yank endorsement of Santa Ana council candidate accused of abuse - VOC: Domestic Violence Claims Prompt Investigation in Santa Ana Council Race
- OCReg: November’s election could reshape Orange County Board of Supervisors, break GOP monopoly
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San Bernardino County
SBSun: San Bernardino could decide this week how to fill future City Council vacancies - PE: ACLU, others want four Southern California counties to hold public meetings on sheriff cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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Riverside County
PE: Riverside Unified teacher’s aide accused of sexual abuse was left unsupervised even after warning from state -
San Diego County
SDUT: Why San Diego airport's plan for $3B makeover has drawn an avalanche of criticism - SDUT: How San Diego County's mental health stinginess came with a cost