Thursday, March 28, 2019
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*FR Exclusive*
Edward Ring
FRBlog: Curbing Corporate Welfare and Government Funded Political Campaigns
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Taxpayer Alert!
AP: Assembly Democrats want lower threshold to raise local taxes
- LAT $: San Diegans could face two tax hikes to fund world-class transit system. But will they foot the bill?
- SacBee: Californians have tax blues as filing deadline approaches
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Newsom's Death Penalty Decree
CG: Murder Victims’ Families Duped by Gov. Newsom in Pre-Death Penalty Moratorium Meeting
- LAT $: Newsom should close down California's death row the right way — at the ballot box
- LAT $: Californians continue to sour on death penalty, poll finds, feeding momentum to end it
- CalM: Did Newsom "defy" the will of the people on executions? New poll says no
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Sword Fight
AP: 2 California officers shot after confronting man with sword -
DMV Audit
SacBee: Audit lays bare DMV’s bad habits — ‘Reactive culture,’ poor planning and bad computers
- LAT $: Why the superlong lines? DMV was ‘asleep at the switch’ ahead of Real ID rollout
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New Tax Law
SacBee: Buy stuff online? New California tax law takes effect Monday, but the rules might change -
ICE in CA
OCReg: Sheriff to stop holding ICE detainees in Orange County jails - LAT $: San Diego ICE office trending down on deportations
- SBSun: Report: Many California law enforcement agencies resisting sanctuary law; cooperating with ICE
- FresBee: Fresno County violated state sanctuary law, study claims. Sheriff disputes findings
- AP: Orange County ending contract to hold immigration detainees
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LA Payout
AP: LA to pay $12M in wrongful-conviction case against detective
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Congress 2020
PE: Democrats file early for 2020 bids to take two inland House seats -
Fur Ban
CG: California Fur Ban: Assemblywoman Friedman Calls it a ‘Statement of Wealth and Fashion’ -
PG&E Bankruptcy
SFC: PG&E gets court approval on full $5.5 billion in bankruptcy financing - LAT $: Pimco and other PG&E creditors reportedly pitch a $35-billion exit plan
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Santa Anita Safety
AP: Board weighs new rules after 22 horse deaths at Santa Anita
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Roundup Lawsuit
PE: Man awarded $80 million in lawsuit claiming Roundup causes cancer -
College Admissions Case
LAT $: Top Silicon Valley venture capital leader out over ties to college admissions scandal -
Campaign 2020
BLOOM: Garcetti Says Kamala Harris Doesn’t Have California Locked Up - SacBee: See where Democratic presidential candidates are campaigning in California
- NR: Kamala Harris’s Teacher-Pay Plan: Adventures in Logrolling
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Tech Censorship
AP: Facebook extends ban on hate speech to ‘white nationalists’
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Quake Warning
KQED: California 'That Much Closer' to Cell Phone Earthquake Warnings After Oakland Test -
Lyin' Schiff
LAT $: Schiff doubles down on Trump despite Russia report: ‘Undoubtedly there is collusion’ -
Charter Schools
LAT $: How a Beverly Hills couple worked charter school regulations to make millions
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The Golden Pen
Harmeet K. Dhillon
OCReg: Mueller investigation was a national embarrassment
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Sen. Pat Bates
SDUT: Commentary: How motor voter opt-in process promotes election choice and integrity -
Joel Fox
FH: Oh No! The 2026 Gubernatorial Race is Already On! -
David Kersten
FH: Should CEQA Reform be Given a “Fair” Hearing? -
John Stossel
OCReg: Venezuela, American progressives and the socialist fantasy
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Dan Walters
CalM: Poll underscores California's housing crisis -
David French
NR: The Steele Dossier, Hillary Clinton’s Malignant Gift to America -
Joe Mathews
FH: Old Columnists Think Yesterday’s Votes Should Control Today’s Leaders. I Don’t!
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Wine Country
KQED: Probe Into Rohnert Park Cannabis and Cash Seizures Will Stay Secret, Despite Transparency Law -
Sacramento Valley
SacBee: Lawsuit says Sacramento school district made teacher layoff decision behind closed doors - SacBee: His outbursts have shut down Sacramento council meetings. City Hall wants a restraining order
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SF Bay Area
SFC: Opponents to Navigation Center on SF’s Embarcadero gearing up for legal fight - SJMN: 1,100 tech layoffs in Bay Area
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South Bay
SJMN: Santa Clara Sheriff: Two jail guards fired for brutality, dishonesty - FH: More Housing Due in San Jose
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Central Valley
FresBee: How much does Fresno County love guns? Assault weapons, gun sales hint at firearms’ popularity
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Central Coast
CalCoast: County approves significantly reduced cannabis grow in Templeton - CalCoast: Arroyo Grande approves $22.7 million Brisco Road project
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Ventura County
VCStar $: Ventura Unified board votes to close Open Classroom -
Los Angeles County
LADN: Ortiz concedes after close LAUSD election with Repenning, who’s set to face Goldberg in May runoff - LAT $: Video shows L.A. deputy trying to break into woman’s home, leading to his firing
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Orange County
OCReg: Irvine Councilwoman Christina Shea set to take Don Wagner’s place as mayor
- VOC: State Looks to Revoke Irvine Great Park Auditors’ Licenses in Beefed up Complaint
- VOC: Santa Ana Officials Set $1.7 Million Car Dealership Subsidy To Help Local Business
- OCReg: Owner pulls back on rent increases for mobile home park in Fullerton and Anaheim after residents protest
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San Bernardino County
SBSun: San Bernardino revises city law, reduces power of city manager -
San Diego County
SDUT: City, SDSU agree to keep Mission Valley site negotiations confidential - SDUT: Lawsuit seeks to block accelerated utility undergrounding in San Diego
- SDUT: El Cajon City Council to make decision on replacing Ben Kalasho
- SDUT: Downtown migrant shelter to remain open through end of year