Friday, February 1, 2019
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Richard Rider
FRBlog: Dishonest public pension actuaries have used outdated mortality tables for decades
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Steven Greenhut
AmerSpec: Democrats Rig Rules to Boost Unions Against Janus Decision
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Stubbornly High Recidivism
LAT $: Despite an emphasis on inmate rehab, California recidivism rate is 'stubbornly high'
- CapWkly: State auditor targets prison rehab programs
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California's Mismanaged Schools
VOSD: Teachers Forced Out of Their Jobs Over Misconduct Often Keep Teaching for Years
- FresBee: Central Unified teachers take one step closer to a strike
- SacBee: Sac City Unified schools downgraded to near rock-bottom bond ratings amid budget crisis
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Soda Ad Warning
KQED: Federal Court Blocks San Francisco Warning on Soda Ads -
Chinese Birth Tourism
LAT $: Travel agents charged with bringing pregnant Chinese women to give birth on U.S. soil
- AP: 20 charged in Chinese birth tourism crackdown
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Newsom's Asylum Fund
AP: California governor pushes for fund to help asylum seekers -
9th Circuit Court
LAT $: California Sens. Feinstein and Harris oppose Trump's 9th Circuit nominees - Harris, Feinstein fume after White House re-nominates two conservative California judges
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PG&E Bankruptcy
KQED: California’s Big Climate Plans Could Be in Hands of PG&E Bankruptcy Judge
- AP: PG&E must deal with problem that bankruptcy won’t end: fires
- KQED: PG&E Gets OK to Pay Employees, But Not Executive Bonuses or Perks
- SacBee: California pension funds losing tens of millions of dollars on PG&E
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Campaign Refund?
KQED: Correctional Officers Ask For Money Back From Controversial Ballot Measure -
Juvenile Justice
VCStar $: Local judge rules teens can be tried as adults -
Under the Dome
SacBee: You can pay $25 to have someone book your DMV appointment, unless this bill becomes law
- CG: Employers and Lawyers Should Be Wary of SB 1300’s ‘Guidance’ to the Courts
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Free Speech Ordinance
SDUT: Carlsbad fine-tuning free-speech ordinance -
Housing Crisis
SacBee: Housing still costs a fortune in California. Will Gavin Newsom’s plan fix that? - CalM: A new solution to the student housing crisis: retiree roommates?
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Newsom's Key Staff
CG: Gov. Newsom’s Key Staff Picks: Angie Wei - CG: Gov. Newsom’s Key Staff Picks: Daniel Zingale
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Gun Control
CalM: California's gun laws and policy, explained
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Snow, Water & Drought
AP: Storms bring California’s Sierra snowpack to normal - AP: Bureau of Reclamation to discuss drought plan going forward
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California Uninsured
SBSun: California could insure many more people – but it will come at a price -
Police Accountability
CalM: Can a new law reduce police shootings? California lawmakers will soon put that question to the test - SJMN: ‘You are allowed to film the police’: Vallejo police tackle, detain man who filmed them, internal affairs investigation launched
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California Wildfires
LADN: Woolsey fire-ravaged Malibu winery and nearby homeowners sue SCE, alleging utility started blaze that destroyed 1,600 structures
- SFC: California’s peak fire season is shifting toward December, study shows
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High School Football
CalM: Cheer for the Rams, but in California high schools, even football powerhouses are losing kids -
Immigration Politics
AP: Conservatives head to Texas to try to build their own wall - SFC: Confusion erupts as dozens show up for fake court date at SF immigration court
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Kamala 2020
SFC: Kamala Harris, front-runner? Slow down
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The Golden Pen
John Phillips
OCReg: Newsom is a bigger threat than black socks with sandals to Huntington Beach
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David Kersten
FH: Can the State of California Afford to Provide Universal Health Care Coverage? -
Luis Alvarado
SacBee: Brokaw’s Latino gaffe reveals important truth -
Joel Fox
FH: Changing Prop. 13 Could Worsen Housing Crisis.
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National Review
NR: Manifest Injustice -
Chris Reed
FH: Studies Undercut Gov. Newsom’s Claims on Benefits of Full-Time Kindergarten -
Mike Pence
NR: Life Is Under Attack -
SDUT Editorial
SDUT: California, don't throw money at the DMV's problems
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Mike Males
OCReg: We need a bold vision for juvenile justice. Gov. Newsom’s plan falls short -
Sacramento Valley
SacBee: Sacramento has biggest ‘inflow’ of out-of-town home searches, Redfin report says - SacBee: Why 19,000 Sacramento-area residents will get abrupt notice their doctor is changing
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SF Bay Area
SFC: Bay Area housing market cools, but it’s still nuts - SFC: Howard Schultz is coming to San Francisco. He’s got some explaining to do
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SFC: Local leaders find that supporting Bay Area housing plan spurs anger at home
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South Bay
SJMN: Adobe Systems makes big changes to downtown San Jose expansion -
Central Valley
Modesto has big, costly health care problem - FresBee: Fresno police urged to reposition body cameras, part of latest city review
- FresBee: Fresno Yosemite Airport has big plans to expand. Here’s how airport will grow
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Central Coast
CalCoast: Nine applicants for three SLO marijuana store permits -
Los Angeles County
LAT $: Hate crimes in L.A. highest in 10 years, with LGBTQ and African Americans most targeted - LADN: Van Nuys to the Westside by rail? Metro is sharpening its vision for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor
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Orange County
OCReg: O.C. Supervisor candidates talk issues: shelter, transportation, resumes
- KQED: Orange County's Only Needle Exchange Continues Fight to Reopen
- VOC: Fullerton City Council Appoints Jan Flory to Fill Vacancy
- LAT $: D.A. to review video evidence in case of O.C. surgeon charged with rapes
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Inland Empire
PE: Inland Empire was dumping ground for abusive priests, law firm claims as it releases exhaustive list of clergy - PE: Supervisors warned that Riverside County is ‘bleeding’ from $136M in recent legal payouts
- SBSun: Fontana Mayor Acquanetta Warren discusses manufacturing, career pathways with President Donald Trump
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San Diego County
SDUT: Chula Vista officer resigns after having sex on-duty on hilltop notorious for illegal sex - SDUT: Chula Vista receives 100+ marijuana business applications, declines to release names
- SDUT: San Diego needs affordable housing innovation
- SDUT: Humane Society takeover of San Diego animal services going smooth so far