Thursday, January 31, 2019
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DMV Motor Voter Scandal
SacBee: Election officials said DMV wasn’t ready to launch Motor Voter. California went ahead anyway
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Huntington Beach vs. CA
CG: Huntington Beach Sued While Marin County Exempted from Affordable Housing Requirements
- Reason: Two Lawsuits Show What a Hot Mess California Housing Politics Is Right Now
- CalM: Will 'blue wave' Dems stave off Newsom's housing suit against Huntington Beach?
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MSM Ignores Ed Buck Murder Mystery
Liberals Shout "N" Word in West Hollywood
Calm City Council Election Forum Ends with Loud Claim That Candidates Weren't Addressing Ed Buck
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Gas Tax
FresBee: Gas is getting more and more expensive. California lawmakers demand an investigation -
Covered California Enrollment
LAT $: Enrollments plummet in Covered California health plans with end of tax penalty
- SBSun: New Covered California sign-ups plunge 24 percent
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Newsom & The Unions
SacBee: Gavin Newsom’s record offers hints about how he’ll handle unions and California pensions -
PG&E Problems
FH: The Big Problem This Bankruptcy Won’t Solve for PG&E - KQED: San Francisco Judge Blasts PG&E for Lack of Commitment to Wildfire Safety
- AP: Lawsuits by fire victims swept up in PG&E bankruptcy
- AP: Judge: PG&E put profits over wildfire safety
- CalM: Cyber-sabotage, wildfires, weather—a web of threats to the power supply could leave Californians in the dark
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Water & Drought
AP: Second snow survey to measure California water supply
- SFC: California lakes poised to open for 2019 visitors
- VCStar $: Drought-stressed Lake Casitas takes another hit
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Shutdown Politics
PE: Rep. Pete Aguilar one of 17 working on border wall deal to prevent another government shutdown -
Asylum Seekers
SDUT: Larger group of asylum seekers returned to Mexico as Trump policy gets underway -
Crime Wave
PE: Hate crimes rise in Los Angeles, other largest U.S. cities for 5th year in a row, CSUSB report says
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Manson Follower Parole
AP: Parole recommended for Manson follower Leslie Van Houten -
Natalie Corona Murder
SacBee: Why Davis police won’t release video footage from Officer Natalie Corona shooting -
Aetna Settlement
AP: Aetna settles with California in HIV-related privacy breach -
Camp Fire Cleanup
SacBee: Solemn, $2 billion cleanup of Camp Fire begins — a first step toward rebuilding Paradise
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LA Times Pelosi Puff Piece
LAT $: Thanks to Nancy Pelosi, Californians dominate the new House like never before -
Spotlight Garcetti
LAT $: With the national spotlight fading, Mayor Eric Garcetti turns to problems in L.A. -
Kamala 2020
LAT $: Kamala Harris aces her first test with campaign rollout — with a few hiccups
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The Golden Pen
John Stossel
Reason: The Super Bowl of Corporate Welfare
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Peter Suderman
Reason: Kamala Harris: Under Medicare for All, If You Like Your Insurance Plan, You Can’t Keep It -
Edward Ring
FH: Homeless Invasion of Venice Beach Exposes Larger California Problems -
Loren Kaye
FH: Why Tax Reform is Hard -
Joel Fox
OCReg: Changing Prop. 13 could worsen California’s housing crisis. Here’s how
- FH: Cost and Taxes in the Green Economy
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Dan Walters
CalM: Willie Brown sees protégés rise to the top -
Brian Hamilton
OCReg: Google is America’s 21st century pillory. Continuing to shame ex-offenders hurts all of us -
Sacramento Valley
SacBee: Sheriff sued for blocking, banning Black Lives Matter leaders on Facebook, suit says -
SF Bay Area
CG: SF Mayor Delivers First State of the City Address
- SFC: Crooked street’s neighbors get turn to sound off on proposed fee, reservation system
- SFC: Bay Area restaurant’s MAGA hat ban not to everyone’s taste
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East Bay
SFC: Counting the homeless in Oakland: ‘A reminder of how horrible it is to be living outside’ - SJMN: Goodell: `Raiders want to continue to be in Bay Area’ in 2019
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South Bay
SJMN: Housing with a side of veggies: Unique development approved in Santa Clara
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Central Valley
Stanislaus County gets pushback on proposal to appoint MAC members - Four injured after man drives into Beard Brook homeless camp
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Los Angeles County
LADN: Armenian schools in San Fernando Valley tighten security after Turkish flags found - LAT $: L.A. deputy mayor raised money from developers with major projects in downtown, records show
- Reason: Teachers' Strike Blew Another $500 Million Hole in L.A. Schools' Budget
- LAT $: Sheriff Alex Villanueva has harsh criticism for predecessor's jail reform efforts
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Orange County
OCReg: Fullerton Joint Union High School District will start using trained detection dogs randomly on campuses
- VOC: Garden Grove and Santa Ana OK Development of Willowick Golf Course
- OCReg: 88% of O.C. cities earned an ‘F’ in new tobacco report
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San Diego County
SDUT: Hundreds gather at annual Homeless Connect; the event provides a range of services to people in need - SDUT: National City council seat remains vacant after deadlock
- VOSD: The Red Flags in the Purple Line Plans