Tuesday, December 15, 2020
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Hooray for Hollywood
Hollywood Deployed Lobbyists to Be Exempt From California Lockdown
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Progressives Target Honest Abe
SFC: Abraham Lincoln was once a hero. In some S.F. education circles, he’s now a bad guy
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Amazon Investigation
CalM: Becerra sues Amazon to cooperate with California’s COVID-19 safety investigation
- SacBee: Amazon won’t comply with California subpoenas on COVID-19 safety, attorney general says
- AP: California subpoenas Amazon over worker safety in pandemic
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Teacher Unions Undermine Education
AP: Los Angeles schools extend no-fail policy amid pandemic
- LAT $: L.A. Unified will not give Fs this semester and instead give students a second chance to pass
- OCReg: Huntington Beach Union teachers working remotely asked to return to classrooms
- SacBee: Amid a surge in COVID cases, a Placer County school district considers more classroom time
- VOSD: One Way to Remedy This Disastrous School Year: Redo it
- PE: New state guidelines keep high school sports on hold until Jan. 25, establish tier system for return
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Gov't Employee Fraud
SacBee: California prison employees kept getting paid after misconduct, delays cost taxpayers nearly $1M -
COVID-19 Vaccine
SJMN: First Californians receive Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine
- CalCoast: Vaccinations to begin in SLO County, coronavirus cases surge
- LADN: Southern California nursing homes ready for their own coronavirus vaccine rollout
- OCReg: Coronavirus vaccines for Orange County delayed until Wednesday
- SFC: COVID vaccines have arrived in the Bay Area: Here’s everything you need to know
- SDUT: First shipment of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine arrives in San Diego County
- AP: ‘Protect me,’ says nurse getting California COVID-19 vaccine
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Disney Bubble
OCReg: Should Disneyland create a ‘Disney Bubble’? -
Lockdown Defiance
CG: California: ‘Closed Until Further Notice’ - SJMN: Contra Costa outdoor dining lawsuit could see ruling next week
- SDUT: 80-plus business groups blast COVID restrictions as discriminatory
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Price Hikes
Bloomberg: Uber, DoorDash Raising Prices in California to Fund Driver Perks
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COVID-19 Cases
SFC: San Quentin doctors, lawyers question plan to transfer inmates amid outbreaks - CalM: To spring break or not? California colleges weigh options as pandemic worsens
- LAT $: California again shatters single-day coronavirus case record: More than 42,000 cases
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Small Biz Assistance
AP: California governor extends small business tax deadlines -
California Exodus
CG: Leaving California: Oracle Co-Founder Larry Ellison Announces Move To Hawaii
- SJMN: Oracle’s billionaire founder Larry Ellison says he’s moved to Hawaii
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Peterson Case
Peterson juror was ‘average person’ and not woman with agenda, prosecutors say -
Survey Says
CalM: What does poll show about vaccines, mask mandate and a replacement for Harris’ Senate seat -
Woke Tech Settlements
SJMN: Bay Area tech firm Pinterest agrees to $22.5 million gender-discrimination settlement - SFC: California to Uber: Pay $59 million and give data about sexual assault cases
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Your Vote Counts
SDUT: Coin flip in Warner Springs decides winner of school board -
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OC Losers
OCReg: Reps. Gil Cisneros and Harley Rouda reflect on what went wrong and what’s next -
It's Official: Biden
SFC: California delivers Electoral College victory for Joe Biden, Kamala Harris - AP: Electoral College vote in California cements Biden victory
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Big Money Democrats
SacBee: Their fundraising was in AOC territory. Why Devin Nunes and Adam Schiff are raking it in
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The Golden Pen
David Bahnsen
NR: In Defense of Capitalism
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Richard Rubin
FH: The Road Ahead for the California GOP -
Dan Walters
CalM: California may be losing its business mojo -
John Seiler
FH: Water Wars by Other Means -
Joel Fox
FH: Black Bart Award for California Politics 2020
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Capitol Weekly Podcast
CapWkly: Frank Mecca on three decades at CDWA -
David Harsanyi
NR: Wanted: An Honest Debate about the Death Penalty -
Garry South
CalM: Some lessons for Newsom and Democrats from the last recall effort -
Sacramento Valley
SacBee: Coronavirus updates: Sacramento County reaches 50,000 COVID cases; vaccine arriving soon
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SF Bay Area
SFC: Breed’s S.F. SFMTA board picks advance - SJMN: Goodbye paper BART tickets: Stations only sell Clipper cards
- SFC: DA Boudin files criminal charges against SFPD officer in 2019 beating
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South Bay
SFC: Community leaders take charge in San Jose’s virus fight - SJMN: Google delays office return, eyes permanent change to part-remote
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Central Valley
FresBee: Fresno County coronavirus cases still climbing, though hospital ICU load eases slightly - MID launches discounts for customers who charge their electric cars at certain times
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Central Coast
CalCoast: Santa Barbara renames street offensive to Chumash tribal leaders -
Ventura County
VCStar $: Los Robles nurses plan 10-day strike starting Dec. 24 -
Los Angeles County
LADN: Coronavirus: L.A. County hospitalizations surpasses 4,000 with 579 new patients and 4,203 total hospitalizations as of Dec. 14
- LADN: L.A. city attorney sues underground nightclub for hosting huge parties amid pandemic
- LAT $: Norman Pearlstine steps down as Los Angeles Times leadership search continues
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Orange County
VOC: Huntington Beach Joins Community Choice Energy Program; Other O.C. Cities Could Follow
- OCReg: First residents settle into Huntington Beach’s new shelter
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San Bernardino County
SBSun: Virtual forum in San Bernardino set for controversial Oxbow development -
Riverside County
PE: Riverside County ICUs now at 100% of capacity - PE: Lawsuit alleges mother found son’s body two days after Riverside County deputies fatally shot him
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San Diego County
LAT $: San Diego Mayor Faulconer eyes next chapter as term ends