Thursday, June 4, 2020
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State Budget Deal
AP: California lawmakers agree to close $54.3 billion budget gap
- SacBee: California Democrats reject Newsom’s budget cuts, make a deal counting on money from Trump
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Violence & Riots
SDUT: San Diego sheriff requests National Guard; 100 troops to deploy in La Mesa
- SJMN: Thousands take to the streets in San Francisco for sixth day of protests
- LAT $: Huge protest in downtown L.A. targets DA Jackie Lacey; others demonstrate around Southland
- SacBee: How Sacramento police left city unguarded over two chaotic nights of vandalism, mayhem
- SacBee: Sacramento leaders blamed recent havoc on outsiders. Nearly all arrests were locals
- SFC: Thousands pack streets of SF’s Mission District in sixth day of protests
- AP: Black man’s arrest in California smoking stop adds to unrest
- AP: More than 100 charged with crimes but most protests peaceful
- OCReg: Hundreds attend Newport Beach rallies today for Black Lives Matter
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L.A.'s Public Safety Budget
LADN: Garcetti, LA city leaders call for cutting police funding amid protests against police brutality
- LAT $: As peaceful protests continue, LAPD budget could be cut by up to $150 million
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Reparations & Affirmative Action
SFC: Bills on slavery reparations, affirmative action advance in CA Assembly
- CalM: Is now the time to bring back affirmative action in California?
- CalCoast: SLO Mayor Heidi Harmon calls for $100,000 in racial equality funding
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No Free Expression
No Dissent Allowed
OCReg: OC Sheriff’s deputy investigated for wearing right-wing patch on uniform at a George Floyd protest -
Voting Rules
AP: California sets in-person voting rules under virus threat
- CG: Mail-In Ballot Bill Passes Senate Committee, Moves Up to Appropriations
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COVID-19 2nd Wave
LAT $: California braces for a second wave even as first wave is far from over - CalM: COVID and kids: A new inflammatory syndrome poses safety challenge for schools, day care
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Hospital Red Ink
SFC: California hospitals lose billions to coronavirus; costs could spike -
Maviglio vs. Co-op Board
SacBee: He suggested his tenant wasn’t a hero. Now the Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op wants him out -
Police Oversight
SFC: SF resident was kneeling when fatally shot by Vallejo police during civil unrest
- SJMN: Video of police motorcycle hitting man brings more scrutiny to SJPD
- CalM: Community college chief wants police training changes
- LAT $: UCLA faces continued criticism over LAPD use of stadium for field jail
- LAT $: Vallejo police shoot, kill man who officer mistakenly thought had a gun. He had a hammer
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Fight over Curfews
PE: ACLU sues Los Angeles, LA County and San Bernardino to stop curfews - PE: Curfews scaled back in Southern California as protests remain peaceful
- PE: Curfews don’t send all protesters home, but officials say they work
- PE: Hemet lifts curfew, but state of emergency remains
- VOSD: Police Have Wide Discretion Over When to Deem a Protest ‘Unlawful’
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Under the Dome
CG: Controversial Facial Recognition Regulation Bill Stalled in Appropriations Committee -
Google: Do Only Evil
SJMN: Google sued for at least $5 billion over claimed ‘incognito mode’ grab of ‘potentially embarrassing’ browsing data
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Survey Says
LAT $: Californians are wary of reopening too quickly amid pandemic, poll says -
Earthquake!
AP: Magnitude 5.5 quake hits shaky California desert region -
Newsom Speaks
AP: California governor highlights previous moves on inequality - LAT $: Newsom says California would ‘reject’ Trump’s attempts to send military into major cities
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Wildfire Season
AP: Homes burned, evacuations ordered in California wildfire
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Legalized Sports Betting
CG: Legalized Sports Betting Bill Passes Senate Committee -
Virus in Prison
SBSun: Chino men’s prison records 11th, 12th coronavirus deaths -
Rohrabacher Lobbying
OCReg: Dana Rohrabacher begins lobbying for startup that’s trying to cure coronavirus
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The Golden Pen
Will Swaim
OCReg: If you want police reform, you have to rein in police unions
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John Hirschauer
NR: What Happened to Social Distancing? -
Joel Fox
FH: Beware the Temporary Tax Fix -
Kammi Foote and Kim Alexander
CalM: Commentary: Legislature needs to provide guidance voting in November -
Rep. Tom McClintock
COVID-19 shows that experts don't know everything
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John Stossel
OCReg: Police brutality and riots are wrong and unjust -
OC Register Editorial
OCReg: Keep the state out of commercial leases, reject SB939 -
Edward Ring
FH: Did Ballot Harvesting Impact March 3 Bond and Tax Proposals? -
Dan Walters
CalM: Commentary: Allowing Legislature to act more secretly
- CalM: Commentary: Gavin Newsom channels Pete Wilson | CalMatters
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David Harsanyi
NR: Riots Are Violence -
Charles Cooke
NR: This Is Why We Need Guns -
Sacramento Valley
SacBee: ‘Every black mother heard him’: Sacramento mothers mourn George Floyd at Oak Park rally - SacBee: Sacramento mayor tours vandalism with Stevante Clark, then gets berated at Chavez plaza
- SacBee: Man arrested for threatening progressive leaders on Placerville police Facebook page
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SF Bay Area
SFC: Why did BART close nine stations during protests?
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East Bay
SFC: Man who fired rifle at Oakland police surrenders, children safe -
Central Valley
FresBee: Fresno County adds 30 new coronavirus cases. Tulare County reports a new death - State of emergency declared in Stanislaus County amid protests over George Floyd’s death
- Update: Multiple arrests after fight following mostly peaceful Oakdale rally
- SacBee: Former CHP officers, defense lawyer sue Stanislaus County over murder-for-hire case
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Central Coast
CalCoast: Hundreds of protestors march in SLO, business owners board up windows - CalCoast: Sex, lies, and voting irregularities embroil Avila Beach company
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Ventura County
VCStar $: Coronavirus: 26 new cases, 1 new death, malls can reopen - VCStar $: Oxnard to borrow up to $30m from utilities8:30 PM EDT Jun 3, 2020
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Los Angeles County
LADN: Return to LAUSD schools still uncertain but could be online/in-person hybrid -
Orange County
OCReg: Protesters call for reform of police departments during Laguna Niguel demonstration
- VOC: Orange County Protests Against Police Violence Cross Into Fifth Day
- OCReg: Newport Beach homeowners fined $1.7 million for illegal yards on beach
- OCReg: Police investigate after man brandishes gun during George Floyd protest in Newport Beach
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San Bernardino County
SBSun: Elon Musk-backed tunnel to Ontario airport gets go-ahead - SBSun: San Bernardino County says 2,888 have recovered from coronavirus
- SBSun: Tensions rise as San Bernardino leaders propose cuts to mayor’s travel budget
- SBSun: Hundreds of protesters gather and march in Highland to protest police violence
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Riverside County
PE: Ex-Riverside County supervisor Patricia ‘Corky’ Larson dies - PE: Riverside County reports 148 coronavirus cases; 3 more deaths
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San Diego County
SDUT: San Diego County green-lights pilot program for housing former foster youth and homeless youth - SDUT: San Diego council hearing to consider sale of stadium site to SDSU postponed to June 16