Saturday, May 9, 2020
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*Keith Carlson*
Gavin Newsom’s beautiful walls
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Tax Dollars for Empty Hotels
SFC: SF has shelled out more than $30,000 a day for empty hotel rooms
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Newsom's Extortion
AP: California threatens 3 counties’ aid as reopening begins
- SacBee: Official threatens to sue Newsom if Placer County can’t reopen from the coronavirus shutdown
- SFC: Trump: CA too slow to reopen, suggests it’s to hurt his re-election
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Election 2020
CG: UPDATED: 458,000 Dead Persons Could be Mailed Ballots if CA Goes All-Mail in Nov 2020 Election
- AP: Locked-down California sends mail-in ballots to every voter
- VCStar $: COVID spawns mail, car voting in 25th District election
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Newsom's Lockdown Lawsuits
CG: #RuinedByNewsom: Lawsuit Against CA Gov. Gavin Newsom For Ruining ‘Life Defining Moments’ of Californians
- PE: Coronavirus shutdown ruined ‘life-defining moments,’ lawsuit against Newsom says
- CG: California Enters Phase 2 of Reopening
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No Protests Allowed
SacBee: CHP can ban protests at California Capitol, federal judge rules - LAT $: Group calls for social distancing, more testing at coronavirus counter-protest in Huntington Beach
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Nursing Home Safety
Turlock nursing home announces 10th and 11th deaths from coronavirus
- LAT $: Senior care homes source of nearly half of all California coronavirus deaths, data show
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Re-Open California
LAT $: California begins reopening economy as select businesses unlock doors - SDUT: Most California counties fall short of reopening criteria as coronavirus cases climb
- AP: Californians can hike, shop, golf as virus restrictions ease
- AP: California nail, hair salons plead to open with other shops
- AP: Is this allowed? Confusing California rules, enforcement
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Record Unemployment
SFC: Bay Area braces for fallout as nation’s unemployment skyrockets -
$54 Billion Budget Deficit
CalM: Here’s how a $54 billion deficit will hurt Californians
- AP: California legislative analyst projects deficit through 2024
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Lockdown Mistake?
Reason: Were the COVID-19 Lockdowns a Mistake? - Reason: We Need Economists, Civil Libertarians, and Epidemiologists in the COVID-19 Discussion
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PC Police
SacBee: Sacramento State professor apologizes for argument with racial slur caught on video - OCReg: Vietnamese Americans worry Newsom’s coronavirus remark could spur anti-Asian backlash
- CA10 Congressional candidate Ted Howze denies making disparaging social media posts
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Biden Sex Assault
CG: Important Tara Reade Scoop by SLO Reporter Unearths ’90s Biden Sex Harassment Complaint
- CalCoast: SLO County court records support Biden sexual assault allegations
- NR: Democrats’ Desperation about Tara Reade Is Growing. So Is Their Hypocrisy.
- NR: Everyone Deserves to Live Under the Biden Standard
- AP: California Gov. Newsom formally endorses Biden for president
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City Budget Crises
CalM: “Everything happened all at once”: Can California cities weather the COVID recession? -
Hollywood Handouts
LAT $: Unions praised coronavirus aid for Hollywood workers. Now they say it falls short for some
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Uber Lawsuit
VOSD: San Diego and California’s Lawsuit Against Uber and Lyft, Explained -
Big Brother
SJMN: Coronavirus: State agents field complaints about dine-in restaurant service
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The Golden Pen
Steven Greenhut
OCReg: Crisis reminds us why we can’t simply trust ‘experts’
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Dennis Zine
FH: Impatient With the Lockdown -
Timothy Coyle
FH: Gavin’s, Legislature’s Poor Housing Record -
Michael Genest
CG: Is This the End of the World for California’s Budget? -
Joel Fox
FH: Business Leaders to the Governor: Time to Flatten the Unemployment Curve
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OC Register Editorial
OCReg: Hand-waving and litigation distracts from real driver of gas prices -
Jim Desmond
CG: Enough is Enough, Governor -
OC Register Editorial
OCReg: If Assembly pursues Prop. 54 tweaks, restraint is needed
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Sacramento Valley
SacBee: Sacramento area fails Newsom’s early reopening test: Not enough coronavirus ‘contact tracers’ -
SF Bay Area
SFC: How close are Bay Area counties to meeting state criteria for reopening? Nowhere near -
East Bay
SFC: Price-gouging charges filed against grocery store in Alameda Co. - LAT $: It’s not safe to reopen Tesla factory, Alameda County tells Elon Musk
- SFC: Three cruise ships to dock at Port of Oakland, no known COVID-19 cases
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Central Valley
FresBee: As California moves into ‘Stage 2’ of reopening, some Central Valley cities go all-in - FresBee: Fresno County reports 28 new coronavirus infections, no new deaths reported
- FresBee: Coronavirus cash for Fresno City College students on its way — but there’s some bad news
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Ventura County
VCStar $: Coronavirus: 21 new cases in Ventura County -
Los Angeles County
Reason: An LAPD Cop Had Already Shot 3 People on the Job Before Beating the Crap out of Someone - LADN: As L.A. County inches into reopening, officials urge caution as coronavirus deaths, cases still mounting
- LADN: LA County beaches to open next week, two South Bay officials say
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Orange County
OCReg: Coronavirus: 3,240 cases in Orange County, 71 deaths as of May 8
- LAT $: ‘It’s not what this town is about’: Seal Beach’s Main Street struggles to come back
- OCReg: Slowly and unsurely, some of Orange County’s non-essential businesses open their doors
- OCReg: Environmentalists watching fuel spill cleanup near Laguna Beach’s protected marine habitat
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San Bernardino County
SBSun: San Bernardino County reports 3 more coronavirus deaths, 67 new cases - PE: Face masks no longer required, but still recommended in San Bernardino County
- SBSun: San Bernardino County to send Gov. Gavin Newsom letter asking to reopen businesses
- PE: West Valley Water District approves $150,000 PR contract for board president’s friend
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Riverside County
PE: Riverside County coronavirus deaths reach 204; cases now at 4,817 - PE: After nearly 7-hour session, Riverside County supervisors vote to lift 3 coronavirus health orders
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San Diego County
SDUT: Chula Vista eases some regulations to help businesses stay alive during pandemic - SDUT: A symbolic move? Friday’s retail reopen changes little for San Diego businesses
- SDUT: Oceanside approves first off-site, medical cannabis dispensary
- SDUT: Live updates: Highest single-day testing total reported