Tuesday, February 9, 2021
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*Election 2020*
The Left's Big Money Coordinated Campaign
TIME: The Secret Bipartisan Campaign That Saved the 2020 Election
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Newsom's Billion Dollar Lab Fail
CG: Whistleblower Allegations From Inside Gov. Newsom’s Billion-Dollar COVID Lab
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Reopen Schools
SFC: Push to reopen schools as California coronavirus numbers improve
- LAT $: With 25,000 vaccines, L.A. elementary schools could reopen as soon as possible, Beutner says
- SacBee: Parents organizing in California to demand school campuses reopen. Will leaders listen?
- LADN: LAUSD’s Beutner appeals to local, state officials to join 60-day challenge to reopen schools
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Court Slaps Down Pro-Criminal LA DA
SFC: Judge tells L.A. DA Gascón he can’t limit ‘three-strikes’ charges
- FresBee: Fresno District Attorney praises judge’s ruling blocking sentencing reforms in Los Angeles
- LAT $: Several of D.A. George Gascón’s reforms blocked by L.A. County judge
- LADN: Judge issues injunction that blocks some of L.A. District Attorney George Gascón’s policies
- SDUT: ‘It’s a showdown’: California district attorneys battle over criminal justice reforms
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AG 2021
CalM: As state attorney general job morphs post-Trump, who will be Newsom’s pick? -
Blame Facebook!
DC: Coordinated Deplatforming Of Parler Under Question As Arrest Numbers Highlight Facebook’s Role In Capitol Hill Riot
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Newsom Vaccine Plan
SJMN: State Republicans call for more communication on Gov. Newsom’s vaccine plans - SDUT: Gov. Newsom visits Petco Park vaccination superstation, praises San Diego’s efforts
- AP: With vaccine scarce, California counties focus on 2nd shots
- LAT $: L.A. Latino, Black seniors fall behind in COVID-19 vaccine access compared with whites
- PE: State legislators call for more communication on Gov. Newsom’s vaccine plans
- AP: California uses ZIP codes, outreach to boost vaccine equity
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Fire Insurance Regulations
CG: Dept. of Insurance Announces New Agreement With State Agencies Over Fireproofing Homes - AP: California sets home hardening standards to lower fire risks
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High Speed Boondoggle
LAT $: California bullet train project will seek $4.1 billion as costs grow
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Bryant Crash
AP: Likely cause of Kobe Bryant helicopter crash to be announced -
Vacancy Tax
SDUT: San Diego leaders propose vacancy tax, community land trusts for housing crisis -
Wall Street Bets
AP: Family of novice investor who killed himself sue Robinhood - AP: Tesla buys $1.5B in Bitcoin, will accept as payment soon
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Under the Dome
CG: New Bill Would Reform State Park Reservation Systems
- California would ban ‘secret settlements’ in discrimination lawsuits under proposed law
- LAT $: California bill would classify nonconsensual condom removal as sexual battery
- CG: Bill to Allow Opt-Out from Receiving Commercial Email Advertising
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Chancellor Fired
SFC: San Mateo Community College chancellor fired; unethical practices cited -
Child Abuse
SFC: After abuse probe, another Sequel-run program that housed California youth will close -
Capitol Riot Arrest
SFC: S.F. man and alleged Capitol rioter arrested in Texas -
Body Camera Mandate
SacBee: In a first, California correctional officers at this prison must wear body cameras
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Governor 2021
AP: Republican Cox opens run for governor with ad hitting rival -
Utility Crisis
FresBee: Fresno-area utility providers face financial crisis. Can they keep the water running? -
Health Report Card
California is home to some of the healthiest cities in the US, report says. Here’s why
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The Golden Pen
Katy Grimes
CG: The Crazy Interview with SF School Board President on How San Francisco Renamed its Schools
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Elaine Parker
OCReg: Small businesses in the crossfire of Amazon’s $15 minimum wage push -
Andy Puzder and Jon Hartley
NR: The Hidden Costs of Biden’s $15 Minimum Wage -
Andy Kessler
WSJ: Mediocrity Is Now Mandatory -
Dan Walters
CalM: Prison officials goofed and people died
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Tevi Troy
CityJrnl: Secretary for America: George Shultz, R.I.P. -
David Harsanyi
NR: Biden and Krugman Are Misleading the Public about Minimum Wage -
Sacramento Valley
SacBee: Sacramento mayor condemns protesters who vandalized his Pocket neighborhood home -
East Bay
SFC: Oakland's new police chief promises a safer city amid record 15 homicides in January
- SJMN: Alameda public defender’s investigation shows 2019 killing was self-defense, murder charge dismissed; his client spent nearly 2 years in jail
- LAT $: Man charged in string of attacks in Oakland’s Chinatown
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SF Bay Area
Reason: San Francisco School Board President Says Critics of School Renaming Are Undermining Anti-Racist Work - SJMN: District court orders defiant Santa Clara County to let churches resume inside worship services
- SFC: 302 Fairfield housing units sit vacant. Why? Air Force won’t turn the water on
- SJMN: Teacher housing project in heart of Palo Alto’s Mayfield district one step closer to reality
- SFC: Exclusive: Old Navy to shut S.F. headquarters, move in with Gap
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South Bay
SJMN: Historic monument in San Jose’s Japantown defaced overnight -
Central Valley
FresBee: Comedian Sarah Silverman calls on celebrities to buy Tower Theatre in Fresno - Mass vaccination site set in Central Valley as Stanislaus County struggles to get shots
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Central Coast
SJMN: Great white shark numbers up significantly in Monterey Bay
- AP: Jewish frat at California school vandalized with swastikas
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Ventura County
VCStar $: COVID-19 update: 1,139 new cases over weekend - VCStar $: New district attorney talks plan for the office
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Los Angeles County
LADN: Coronavirus: L.A. County reported 186 fewer hospitalizations, 3,123 new cases and 89 new deaths as of Feb. 8 -
Orange County
VOC: OC Residents Can Now Address Their County Supervisors By Name in Public and Even Question Them
- OCReg: Santa Ana public schools get green light to resume sports
- VOC: Community Organizations, Doctors Calling on County of Orange to Vaccinate Hardest Hit Areas First
- OCReg: Judge rules against Orange Councilman Mike Alvarez in term limit challenge
- OCReg: UK variant of coronavirus surfaces in Orange County
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San Bernardino County
SBSun: San Bernardino County reports record 304 coronavirus deaths in a week - SBSun: San Manuel proposes 1.1-million-square-foot warehouse for San Bernardino
- PE: Court pauses Oak Glen apple farm owner’s second lawsuit against educators
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Riverside County
PE: Riverside County coronavirus cases fall below 1,000 cases per day -
San Diego County
VOSD: San Diego’s Infrastructure Deficit Is Really a Stormwater Deficit - SDUT: San Diego air district overhaul underway with selections for new oversight board
- SDUT: San Diego County Supervisors consider vaccines for law enforcement, grants to small businesses