Wednesday, October 31, 2018
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Audit Motor Voter
SacBee: Audit Motor Voter program independently, California watchdog says
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CA Union Bosses
SacBee: After court loss, California unions still have big money for politics. It might not be enough
- SFC: Ex-union treasurer in Oakland pleads guilty to embezzling nearly half a million dollars
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San Fran's Trump Derangement
San Francisco leaders hate Trump enough they voted to limit the city’s water rather than do this
- SFC: SF supes urge backing off alliance with farmers, Trump on reviving rivers
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Medi-Cal Fraud
LAT $: California spent $4 billion on Medi-Cal for people who may not have been eligible, audit finds -
Governor 2018
SacBee: Gavin Newsom and Donald Trump are quarreling. Is money for California at risk?
- SFC: John Cox blames ‘political class’ for a bleak California. Gavin Newsom sees a sunny side - SFChronicle.com
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Housing Bubble
LAT $: Is winter coming for Southern California's housing market? Sales are falling and price cuts are more common - SDUT: San Diego home sales drop to lowest level in 11 years and price also dips
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Bond Campaign Funding
VOSD: Most Major Donors to San Diego Unified Bond Campaigns Win Big Contracts -
Gas Tax Repeal
FH: Prop 6 Opponents Ignore Truth about Transit Spending in Gas Tax Increase
- LAT $: The campaign to repeal California's gas tax increase is sputtering. That's because voters don't know about it
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Birthright Citizenship
SJMN: What would California look like without birthright citizenship? - LAT $: Trump says no other country has birthright citizenship. That's not even close to being true
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GOTV 2018
SFC: In key California House races, Republicans are turning out early and big - Voter registration runs high in Stanislaus ahead of midterm Election Day
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Direct Democracy
Here's who to thank—or blame—for California's version of direct democracy
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MSM Promoting Democrat Turnout
LAT $: These Orange County supermoms weren't very politically active. Now they're a major force fighting Trump in the midterm election -
AG 2018
LAT $: Democratic state Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra and Republican challenger Steven Bailey discuss the issues facing California -
Robot Cars
SFC: Waymo gets green light for robot cars in California; no humans needed -
Tax Board Sanctions
SacBee: Nepotism sanctions on California department could be lifted
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House 2018
FresBee: Nunes-Janz forecast just tilted a bit more in one candidate’s favor - House Democrats look for win in California farm belt
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DACA Lawsuit
LAT $: L.A. immigration activist files suit claiming DACA application was rejected as 'political retaliation' -
Thomas (Edison) Fire
LAT $: Southern California Edison says its equipment helped spark massive Thomas fire that killed 2
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The Golden Pen
Victor Davis Hanson
NR: The Electronic Committee of Public Safety
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David French
NR: It’s Time to Calm Down about the Caravan -
Christopher Burnham
FH: CalPERS Must Focus on Fiduciary Responsibility, Not Social Issues -
Joe Mathews
FH: California Should Count the Last Ballot Not the First Ballot
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State Sen. John Moorlach
FH: Grappling with California’s Housing Crisis -
Susan Shelley
OCReg: A caravan of unintended consequences -
Dan Walters
Congressional seats could hinge on voter turnout
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George Eskin
OCReg: Time to come together to implement bail reform -
Sacramento Valley
SacBee: Sacramento supervisors delay weakening oversight of sheriff after public pressure mounts - SacBee: In effort to boost affordable housing stock, Sacramento City Council OKs waiving fees
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SF Bay Area
SFC: SF supes OK rezoning underused lots to allow more affordable housing in SoMa
- SFC: Study: Obsolete standards used in shipyard cleanup
- SJMN: Michelle Obama in Bay Area: Big-name moderators announced for book tour
- SFC: Judge dismisses suit accusing San Francisco State of anti-Semitism
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Central Valley
FresBee: ‘Government overreach?’ Fresno may abandon water fines and credit customers -
Central Coast
CalCoast: California Men’s Colony inmate escapes in prison van -
Ventura County
VCStar $: EPA orders Los Padres cesspools cleaned up -
Los Angeles County
LAT $: LAPD assistant chief was accused of improper sexual relationships before sudden retirement, officials say - LADN: LAPD detectives, officers acted within policy in fatal shooting of ‘Penny Pincher Bandit,’ panel finds
- LADN: Halloween is a no-go for sex offenders on probation in Los Angeles County
- LAT $: L.A. County declares a shelter crisis, providing flexibility in how it provides beds and assistance
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Orange County
OCReg: Orange County wants all addiction centers to register, and list affiliates, as a way to battle fraud
- VOC: Unprecedented Spending in Another Pivotal Anaheim Election
- OCReg: Election: Is disgraced prosecutor’s donation in Orange County DA’s race redemptive or swampy?
- VOC: Santa Ana Close to Opening 200-Bed Shelter; Suit Preps for Shift to South County
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Riverside County
SBSun: Riverside nightclub where 7 were shot cancels Sunday bands, to add security - PE: New Riverside police aircraft helps nab robbery suspect
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San Diego County
LAT $: Two years after it started, San Diego declares end to deadly hepatitis A outbreak - VOSD: SDSU Could Have a Harder Time Filling Its ‘Innovation Hub’ Than It Lets on
- SDUT: Lawsuit seeks to halt Newland Sierra petition count