Wednesday, March 27, 2019
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*FR Exclusive*
Doug Haaland
FRBlog: Leadership Isn’t About Your Feelings
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Tony Krvaric
SDUT: Tony Krvaric: Trump stayed focused on the American public
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Taxpayers Beware
CG: Sen. Wiener Authors CA Estate Tax to ‘Alleviate Socio-Economic Inequality’
- SacBee: Should California’s richest residents pay more taxes? You could soon get to vote on it
- LAT $: California voters could be asked to impose an estate tax, replacing the one Trump loosened
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Democrat Mortgage Deal
CalM: A state lawmaker borrowed nearly a half-million dollars to buy a home. You might have voted for her lender.
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State Employee Gross Misconduct
LAT $: This state agency director hired and promoted her daughter. She’s now accused of ‘gross misconduct’ - SacBee: Auditor’s investigation exposed nepotism at DIR. Why did she try to hide it?
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Trump CA Visit
AP: Trump heads to California next week for campaign fundraiser
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Receipt Ban
SacBee: Sick of those long paper receipts? California lawmakers are weighing a bill to ban them - SDUT: Meet #ReceiptMan, California Assemblyman Phil Ting’s new visual prop
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Oroville Dam
SJMN: New Oroville Dam spillway expected to be used next week for first time -
$1 Billion Accounting Program
SacBee: California controller ‘gravely concerned’ about state’s $1 billion accounting program
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Adam "Unfit" Schiff
CG: Top Republicans Say CA Rep. Adam Schiff ‘Unfit’ For Duty; Demand He Resign as House Intel Chairman -
Crab Season Over
PE: California Dungeness crab industry to stop fishing 3 months early in legal settlement to slow whale, turtle entanglements -
No Rights for Victims
AP: Court: San Francisco can’t be sued over immigrant shooting -
High Speed Boondoggle
AP: California sells $600M in bonds for high-speed rail project
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Rent Control
Gov. Newsom Says Work Continues On Possible Rent Compromise - SacBee: ‘I was struggling:’ Sacramento residents tell Gov. Gavin Newsom what it’s like to pay the rent
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California Homeless Crisis
FH: California using Band-Aids for Homeless Wounds - SDUT: San Diego’s reversal on living in cars shows complexity of homelessness
- Fears grow that hard work to transform regional park will be lost to homeless camp
- SDUT: Study looks at funding for homeless programs countywide
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College Admissions Scandal
LAT $: Lori Loughlin’s daughters remain at USC amid college admissions scandal
- SJMN: Attorney: Palo Alto couple charged in college scheme to ‘fight like crazy’
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PG&E Bonuses
PG&E bonus plan in wildfire-linked bankruptcy case draws objections from U.S. trustee -
Governor 2026
SacBee: California has never had a female governor. These 3 women want a shot at it in 2026 -
DMV Leadership
SDUT: Wanted: California DMV director who can fix all these problems -
Under the Dome
CG: California Fur Ban: Assemblywoman Friedman Calls it a ‘Statement of Wealth and Fashion’
- LAT $: A new proposal in Legislature aims to require public beach access at Hollister Ranch
- CapWkly: A push in California for caregiver tax credits
- LAT $: California bill curbing use of contractors would not exempt Uber, Lyft, other tech firms
- SacBee: California may toughen immunization rules to block measles
- SDUT: Gloria bill that would end gun show at Del Mar Fairground advances past first committee
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School Library Empty
This Day Will Live in Infamy: California District Empties Out School Library -
State Senate Special
SacBee: Early results show a tight race in state Senate District 1 special primary election -
Police Payouts
AP: Jury awards $9M to family of woman killed by police
- LAT $: Former Baldwin Park police chief who said she was fired because she's a woman is awarded $7 million
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Congress 2020
FresBee: Janz says it’s ‘highly unlikely’ he will challenge Nunes in 2020, eyes Fresno mayor run -
Green New Deal
SacBee: How did Kamala Harris, Feinstein vote on the Green New Deal? -
9th Circuit Confirmation
SFC: Trump pick confirmed as new judge for Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
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The Golden Pen
Dan Walters
CalM: Banning paper receipts just more pettifoggery
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David French
NR: The Southern Poverty Law Center Is in a State of Moral Collapse -
Kyle Smith
NR: The Jussie Smollett Travesty -
Joel Fox
FH: “Inclusive Capitalism” and Policy Slogans -
Congressman Paul Cook
OCReg: Gavin Newsom defies California voters, denies justice for victims
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Ron Paul
OCReg: The Green Bad Deal -
Victor Davis Hanson
NR: The Late, Not-So-Great Mueller Investigation -
Sacramento Valley
SacBee: Sacramento takes step toward opening homeless shelter on Cal Expo property -
SF Bay Area
SFC: Bay Area lawmakers demand more info from Mueller investigation
- SFC: Money spent on San Francisco’s elections reaches staggering heights
- SFC: In Juul crackdown, some see ‘double standard’ for SF smoking rules
- SJMN: Traffic fine glitch is a big problem, Santa Clara County clerks say
- SJMN: Chiefs submit ICE notification plan for Santa Clara County
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Central Valley
FresBee: Fresno Unified board member fined nearly $1,000 for campaign contribution violations - FresBee: PuebloFest organizers file suit, claiming racism by city. Tulare officials deny bias
- FresBee: Greyhound bus driver’s license suspended days before Fresno crash, CHP says. Why was he driving?
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Ventura County
VCStar $: Board looks for resolution in Medi-Cal fight
- VCStar $: Fees, limits coming for Oxnard vacation rentals
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Los Angeles County
AP: Proposals sought for reuse of LA’s landmark Southwest Museum - LAT $: L.A. County expands smoking ban to vaping tobacco and smoking pot in public
- LADN: $10.5 million approved for West Valley improvements, including theater, park and street projects
- LAT $: Killing off rent-stabilized apartments to make way for tourist hotels? The struggle for the soul of Venice Beach rages on
- LADN: County votes to turn Canoga Park facility into transitional housing for homeless
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Orange County
OCReg: Residents of a mobile home park in Fullerton and Anaheim fear effect of rent increase on their limited incomes
- VOC: DA Charges Protesters, Including Prominent Democrats, With Blocking Traffic
- OCReg: Orange County to increase triage services for people experiencing psychiatric emergencies
- OCReg: Santa Ana will hold special election in November to fill vacant council seat
- OCReg: Orange County’s planned new cemetery will include space for U.S., Vietnamese and Korean troops
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San Bernardino County
SBSun: San Bernardino revises city law, reduces power of city manager -
Riverside County
PE: Riverside County supervisors approve two-year contract with 7,200 workers - LAT $: Super bloom visitors land helicopter on flowers, to dismay of officials
- PE: Corona’s McKinley bridge project hits nearly $112 million; city now pondering a tunnel
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San Diego County
SDUT: El Cajon City Councilman Ben Kalasho resigns - VOSD: Party Officials, Activists Say Beiser Scrambled for Months to Keep Misconduct Allegations Under Wraps
- VOSD: San Diego Unified Settles Case Over Shelved Anti-Islamophobia Policies
- SDUT: Appeals Court tells San Diego to pay workers who don’t have pensions