Thursday, September 3, 2020
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*FR Exclusive*
Nick Fox
FRBlog: Support, Don’t Sue, California’s Small Businesses
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Progressive Entitlement
Never Wrong Nancy
CG: Speaker Nancy Pelosi Blames Hair Salon for ‘Setup;’ ‘Owes Me Apology’
- SacBee: California beauty group ‘appalled at the hypocrisy’ of Pelosi’s hair salon visit
- BreitbartCA: Nancy Pelosi: The Salon Set Me Up
- BreitbartCA: Salon Owner: Pelosi Made the Appointment, if She Can Come in, ‘Why Are We Shut Down?’
- Speaker Pelosi responds to haircut critics, says it was a 'setup'
- SDUT: Nancy Pelosi says her visit to a salon was a 'setup'
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Police Oversight Bill
SDUT: Stall tactics. Distractions. Lobbying. How police reform was derailed in California
- Reason: California Police Unions Once Again Side With Bad Cops To Kill a Good Bill
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COVID Cases
OCReg: Coronavirus state tracker: California reported 5,802 new cases and 160 new deaths as of Sept. 2
- AP: Virus rates among LA homeless less than overall population
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Unemployment Fraud
SacBee: Unemployment money is going to the wrong people in California. Is it fraud? -
Blackout State
SacBee: California power grid on alert against blackouts as heat wave looms for holiday weekend
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Fires Still Burn
SFC: Smoke could linger over Bay Area for months, even after fires are contained - Reason: California's Inmate Firefighters May Soon Be Allowed To Continue Their Careers After Release
- LAT $: Santa Cruz residents who defied fire evacuations are stuck
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Drill, Baby, Drill
AP: Approvals for new oil and gas wells up in California -
Under the Dome
SJMN: Could California’s Legislature return for special session on coronavirus, housing or police?
- CG: Sen. John Moorlach on California Senate Republicans’ ‘Quarantine Status’
- CG: Bill That Would Limit Tear Gas, Rubber Bullet Use By Police Fails In Senate
- CG: 3 Teacher Requirement Reduction Bills Killed Before Final Floor Votes
- CalM: Nail-biter for family leave bill reveals tough realities for working moms
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Crime on the Rise
PE: Suspects sought in Moreno Valley drive-by shooting - AP: 3 shot at Southern California high-rise; shooter sought
- OCReg: Gunfire at Santa Ana luxury high-rise apartment building leaves 3 injured
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Police Incidents
AP: San Francisco Bay Area officer charged with manslaughter in the April shooting death of Black man in a Walmart store
- SFC: Alameda deputy claims Raptors’ Ujiri making up story of Finals encounter
- LADN: Did LA deputies shoot Dijon Kizzee in the back 20 times? There’s a lot we don’t know.
- AP: New video shows fatal police shooting of Black man in LA
- SDUT: San Diego DA charges ex-probation officer with evidence tampering
- OCReg: OC deputy who wore extremist patch at a demonstration for George Floyd will keep his job
- OCReg: Another deputy involved in controversial Stanton arrest is under criminal investigation
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Green Energy Loans
PE: HERO program’s green-energy loans leave Southern California homeowners in red, critics say -
Remote Work
SacBee: As remote work becomes the norm, California state employees wonder: What about promotions? -
Dive Boat Tragedy
AP: Santa Barbara unveils memorial to 34 dive boat fire victims
- LAT $: A year later, families mourn Conception boat fire victims
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Stimulus Bust
CalM: California’s coronavirus stimulus was a bust…what now? -
White House 2020
NR: When Kamala Harris Put Ideology before Justice
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The Golden Pen
Katy Grimes
CG: California AG Xavier Becerra’s ‘Sneaky’ Power Grab
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Sac Bee Editorial
SacBee: Nancy Pelosi’s dumb salon visit during coronavirus pandemic deals blow to credibility -
Peter Cramton
SDUT: Peter Cramton: My monthly electric bill in Texas would be $250. In California, it is $1,000. Here’s why. -
Lawren Markle
FH: Energy Storage will get us out of this Mess -
Joel Fox
FH: Legislature is Done for the Year. But Numerous Calls for a Special Session
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George Skelton
LAT $: Skelton: Chaos and incivility ruled the last day of California’s legislative session. Blame Zoom -
Walter Williams
OCReg: Diversity, equity and inclusion nonsense -
Sacramento Valley
SacBee: Here’s who benefits from the last of Sacramento’s federal coronavirus aid money
- SacBee: Major Sacramento labor union group endorses Steinberg’s ‘strong mayor’ ballot measure
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East Bay
SFC: Alameda schools cut ties with online program with alleged racist content -
SF Bay Area
SFC: Some Bay Area counties could progress to ‘red’ reopening tier next week — here's why - SFC: SF employees in city vehicles aren’t shy about zooming around
- AP: Judge says owner of San Francisco Bay Area island broke law
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South Bay
SJMN: Two downtown San Jose tower projects progress -
Central Valley
Stanislaus schools fight back after porn, inappropriate content appear on students’ screens
- With COVID-19 infections falling, Stanislaus moves ahead with school waiver applications
- FresBee: Fresno County adds 357 new COVID-19 cases. How full are Fresno hospital beds?
- FresBee: Workers feel ‘desperate,’ say Fresno County is ignoring COVID-19 health, safety risks
- FresBee: Clovis teachers accused of racism, discrimination against Black student, ACLU says
- FresBee: Will Fresno hospital lose doctors, top trauma status? Dispute fuels uncertainty
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Central Coast
CalCoast: SLO County supervisor’s Zoom meeting goes boom-boom -
Ventura County
VCStar $: Coronavirus: Most companies adhering to orders -
Los Angeles County
LAT $: L.A. plans to declare a fiscal emergency, cutting worker pay - LADN: Amid ‘fiscal emergency,’ LA city employee furloughs loom; police raises, bonuses safe for now
- LAT $: Hair salons can reopen but not malls and shops under new L.A. County plan
- LAT $: L.A. council backs a pay cut for many city workers, blocks request to target LAPD raises
- LAT $: DA begins dismissing cases involving officers accused of gang framing
- LADN: L.A. County barbers, hair salons on revised health order: ‘It’s great to get back inside’
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Orange County
VOC: Santa Ana Relaxes Affordable Housing Laws; Declines Residents More Time for Rent Control Petition
- OCReg: Orange County is closer to turning two motels in Stanton into housing for homeless people
- VOC: Irvine City Councilman Carroll’s Taxpayer Funded Mailers Called Into Question
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Riverside County
PE: Riverside County confirms another 7 coronavirus deaths - PE: Riverside opens parks to gyms, churches during coronavirus pandemic
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San Bernardino County
SBSun: Woman is 12th arrested from Lawrence Bender protest outside San Bernardino courthouse -
San Diego County
SDUT: San Diego Mayor’s Office to suspend all payments on Ash Street lease - VOSD: Barrios Was Paid by Union While Working for Council President
- SDUT: Internal audit finds SANDAG leadership approved improper payments
- AP: Work starts to stop sewage flows into California from Mexico