Wednesday, December 30, 2020
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*FR Exclusive*
Tim Coyle
FRBlog: Why Not “Warp Speed” for Housing?
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*FR Exclusive*
Bruce Bialosky
FRBlog: A Feel Good Story to End a Challenging Year
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Silencing the Opposition
Another Alex Padilla Scandal
CalM: California worked with social companies to remove election misinformation
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Stay-at-Home Order
OCReg: Stay-at-home order extended for Southern California
- SDUT: Stay-at-home order for much of California extended amid COVID-19 overload at hospitals
- SFC: Data shows California’s coronavirus surge is worst in nation
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Religious Freedom
LADN: Southern California is epicenter of debate over religious freedom during coronavirus pandemic - COVID-19 'super-spreader' event feared in L.A. as Christian singer defies health order for concerts
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Capitol Clash
CapWkly: Construction, politics, secrecy clash in Capitol project
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ICU Capacity
SJMN: How can California have 0% ICU capacity and 1,300 available ICU beds? - AP: Virus surge swamping hospitals prompts indefinite lockdown
- Coronavirus update, Dec. 30: Ten more deaths bring Stanislaus near 600. ICU’s tight
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New Years Party 2021
SJMN: Coronavirus: How week between Christmas and New Year’s could create ‘exposure upon exposure’ - SacBee: As California COVID cases spike, tribal casinos still plan New Year’s Eve parties
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Greenhouse Gas Lies
SDUT: San Diego continues to tout greenhouse-gas reductions that never happened
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CA vs. Texas
OCReg: Rose Bowl move adds spice to California-Texas tug-of-war -
Padilla Appointment
CG: California Legislative Counsel Legal Opinion Disputes Constitutionality of Alex Padilla Appointment Without Election -
Newsom's Daily Briefing
CG: The Missing Info From Gov. Newsom’s Daily Press Briefings -
Newsom Recall
CG: Gov. Newsom Recall Campaign Gets Major Funding Boost in December
- SFC: Former Newsom aide pleads not guilty in domestic violence case
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Failing Students
LAT $: Facing a spike in Fs, winter break isn’t a vacation for many teachers and students -
Drought 2021?
SFC: Dismal California snowpack is bad sign for water supplies -
New Laws 2021
AP: New California laws address virus, fires, law enforcement - FresBee: Five new California laws that go into effect in 2021
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CA Seafood Lawsuit
AP: California sues seafood companies over alleged lead, cadmium
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Census Deadline
AP: With deadline looming, group wants more census documents -
Covered California Deadline
SacBee: Want health insurance Jan. 1? Extension lets you sign up through Wednesday in California -
Progressive Activists & The Truth
LAT $: L.A. activist Marc Ching and his foundation exaggerated tales of animal abuse, vets and rescuers say
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The Golden Pen
Susan Shelley
OCReg: How should the speech of young people be policed?
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John McCormack
NR: Will the Hyde Amendment Survive the Biden Presidency? -
Edward Ring
CG: The Coalition That Will Realign California -
Christian Britschgi
Reason: This California City Will Let the Neighbors Sue You for Vaping on Your Own Balcony
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Solano County
SFC: Vacaville police investigate officer caught on video punching K9 partner -
East Bay
SFC: ‘Defund the police’ is more than a protest cry for these Oakland youths -
SF Bay Area
CG: San Francisco Housing Advocates Protest Scaling Back Homeless Sheltering Program
- SJMN: New year brings new toll-collection system to Bay Area bridges
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Central Valley
FresBee: Fresno, Merced and Valley stay-at-home order extended, as COVID-19 surge continues - Update: Coronavirus stay-home order extended for Stanislaus County and Valley region
- FresBee: Crisis care and military help in Fresno. ‘Things are going to get worse before they get better.’
- FresBee: Fight leads to a stabbing between two homeless men in central Fresno, police say
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Central Coast
CalCoast: SLO County found nothing wrong, now forced to investigate -
Ventura County
VCStar $: Santa Paula's next police chief? Stay tunedSanta Paula - VCStar $: State's stay-at-home order extended in Ventura County
- VCStar $: Unity Conejo advocates for inclusive schools in CVUSD
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Los Angeles County
LADN: Prosecutors’ association plans to fight DA Gascon’s new directives - LAT $: ‘He’s dying, aren’t you going to help him?’ Hospitals serving poor, nonwhite L.A. hit hardest by COVID-19
- LADN: With hospitals on cusp of ‘crisis care,’ LA County reports 227 coronavirus deaths in one day
- LADN: Crime in L.A. looked far different during pandemic, LAPD stats show
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Orange County
VOC: Orange County Stays Under State Shutdown Orders Given Snowballing Coronavirus Trends
- OCReg: Fullerton Councilman Ahmad Zahra charged with battery, vandalism
- OCReg: Couple continues fight for illegal Laguna Beach seawall
- OCReg: Coronavirus: Orange County surpassed 2 million tests for virus, reported 2,452 new cases as of Dec. 29
- OCReg: Orange County’s streetcar boondoggle
- VOC: High Unemployment Rates in Orange County Slowly Dropping: 2020’s Economic Collapse in Review
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Riverside County
PE: Riverside County hospitals ‘in crisis’ due to coronavirus surge - PE: Riverside County coronavirus ICU admissions up 151% in a month
- PE: 73 coronavirus deaths new one-day record in Riverside County
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San Bernardino County
SBSun: 1 in 4 are testing positive for coronavirus in San Bernardino County -
San Diego County
SDUT: San Diego tightening living wage law to eliminate confusion, avoid contractor lawsuits - SDUT: Inspection of Otay Mesa Detention Center finds deficiencies, including medical care
- VOSD: Get Ready for Redistricting Via Zoom
- SDUT: Gloria to propose 5-month extension of franchise agreement with SDG&E