Thursday, November 15, 2018
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Crony for the Court
SDUT: Gov. Brown picks legal advisor to serve on state Supreme Court
- SacBee: Jerry Brown picks a new California Supreme Court justice
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Grover Norquist
Grover Norquist: For 8 years, the GOP held the line against earmarks. Now corrupt Democrats might bring them back
- ATR: “Earmarks are the Currency of Corruption”
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Shawn Steel
Why California Republicans lost it all, even in Orange County (Hint: It's not Trump)
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Boondoggle!
LADN: Bullet train officials to vote Thursday on Southern California routes -
California Fires
SacBee: Southern California fire scorches huge swath of public lands
- LAT $: Officials in Paradise limited evacuation alerts as fire moved in
- LAT $: Her father ran back into the house during the Camp fire. Then she watched it burn to the ground
- FresBee: Feds to Butte County: ‘You’re not going to be able to rebuild Paradise the way it was’
- SBSun: Woolsey containment hits 52%; 3rd death reported as more residents return home
- LAT $: Camp fire death toll grows to 56 as grim search for the dead continues
- SacBee: Refugee camps for fire survivors? Butte County on ‘edge’ of humanitarian crisis after Camp Fire
- LADN: ‘We are all OK’ neighbor says after Calabasas residents return to see if their homes burned
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Utility Crisis
SFC: PG&E shares drop by nearly half in 5 days over Camp Fire risk - LAT $: PG&E could face financial trouble if utility is found responsible for California’s worst wildfire
- SJMN: Update: PG&E says email to Camp Fire victim focused on different transmission line
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Borderline Shooting
LAT $: Mourners gather to remember Borderline shooting victim Cody Coffman
- OCReg: 10 of 12 Borderline shooting victims died of multiple gunshot wounds, officials say
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Where's Our Refund?
SFC: California has ‘extraordinary’ budget surplus, analysts say - SacBee: California’s state budget is so flush words can’t describe it
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Denham Concedes
Denham concedes in congressional race against Harder; Howze eyes 2020 run -
Acosta Concedes
LADN: Election 2018: Republican Dante Acosta concedes; Democrat Christy Smith takes LA-area Assembly seat -
Mimi Walters Down
LAT $: Democrat Katie Porter now nearly 3,800 votes ahead of GOP Rep. Mimi Walters in Orange County
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BOE 4: Democrat Winning
SDUT: Long ago San Diego councilman, acquitted in Yellow Cab bribery scandal, leads in state tax board election -
Avenatti Domestic Violence
SBSun: Stormy Daniels’ attorney Michael Avenatti in Los Angeles police custody on domestic violence allegations -
Young Kim Holds On!
VOC: Latest OC Election Results (Nov. 14): Kim Hangs Onto Small Lead in Key Congressional District
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Nunes' Future
FresBee: Devin Nunes is ready to play the role of House antagonist -
Poor Air Quality
SacBee: No easy breathing: The smoke in Sacramento hasn’t been this bad in nearly a decade - SJMN: Bay Area colleges cancel classes due to Camp Fire smoke
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Travel Nightmare
LAT $: Plan your Thanksgiving travel to avoid L.A.'s worst holiday traffic times and the worst time to drive to LAX
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Higher Education
SacBee: Make college affordable and accessible, Californians tell Gavin Newsom - LAT $: Cal State approves plans to boost enrollment by 21,000 students without raising tuition
- LAT $: Californians want more funding for public higher education, survey shows
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Prison Riots
SFC: Eleven inmates sent to hospitals after riots break out at two California state prisons -
GOP Leadership
SacBee: Seeking a 2020 comeback, House GOP elects McCarthy as leader
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The Golden Pen
SDUT Editorial
SDUT: New bullet-train cost overrun? Of course.
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Ben Shapiro
NR: The Way Forward from the Midterms -
Fred Bauer
NR: Social Media Have Been Captured by Elitists, Demagogues, and Mobs -
George Skelton
LAT $: On election night, all anyone saw was a ripple. But the blue wave came and the Republicans wiped out. -
OC Regster Editorial
OCReg: We haven’t seen the last of Hillary Clinton
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Clint Oliver
FH: Cannabis in California’s Heartland: First they Voted Red, then they Approved a Cannabis Tax -
Kerry Jackson
OCReg: California’s predictably blue midterm elections – and what it means for you -
Timothy L. Coyle
FH: How Not to Subsidize New Housing in California -
Joe Mathews
FH: California’s Democrats Have No Excuses Now
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SF Bay Area
SFC: Toll plazas may be removed from Bay Area bridges in plan to go all-electronic - SFC: A second transbay tube for BART? It could happen
- SFC: AC Transit must pay $15.3 million to rider who suffered fractured spine
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South Bay
SJMN: This old restaurant site has become part of a big new downtown San Jose complex -
Central Valley
All appearances point to separation between Modesto, in-house auditor - FresBee: Crime drops 12.8% for year; Dyer cites community involvement
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FresBee: Zacky Farms files for bankruptcy, owes creditors more than $50M
- FresBee: Zacky Farms sued by former employee, accused of not providing advance layoffs notice
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Central Coast
CalCoast: SLO County races close to being decided - CalCoast: Orcutt man threatens to shoot up Santa Maria school
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Ventura County
LAT $: 'We've become a bit of experts on how to recover from fires': Ventura County town hall starts residents on road back to normal -
Los Angeles County
SBSun: LA Metro committee approves $500M in 710 freeway gap closure dollars for local road improvements - LADN: LA County ‘vote centers’ are coming to San Fernando Valley neighborhoods. Here’s your chance to weigh in
- LAT $: L.A. man charged in fatal hoax phone call pleads guilty to dozens of 'swatting' crimes
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Orange County
OCReg: Newport Beach reaches settlement over sewage spills into ocean, bay
- OCReg: Anaheim moves ahead with one homeless shelter, delays vote on a second one
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San Bernardino County
SBSun: From homeless to helper? Advocates share stories, ideas at San Bernardino County summit - SBSun: John Valdivia leads by nearly 1,100 votes in San Bernardino mayor’s race, registrar reports
- PE: Judge refuses to allow Colonies corruption figure Bill Postmus to withdraw guilty plea
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Riverside County
PE: Riverside stages drill to prepare for active shooter - PE: Amtrak to close Riverside call center, eliminating 550 jobs
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San Diego County
SDUT: Escondido Country Club lawsuit thrown out of court - SDUT: McNamara takes lead in Escondido mayor's race; Abed trailing by 200+ votes
- VOSD: A Judge Considers Stepping in After Encinitas Failed – Again – to Pass a Housing Plan
- VOSD: San Diego Has the Ingredients for an Explosive Fire