Wednesday, January 5, 2022
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Water Cops
LAT $: California adopts drought rules outlawing water wasting, with fines of up to $500
- AP: California adopts water restrictions as drought drags on
- CG: CA State Water Board Announces Mandatory Water Restrictions For 2022
- SFC: Newsom administration bans wasteful water uses in first restrictions of drought
- CalM: No, California’s drought isn’t over. Here’s why.
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Governor 2022: Larry Elder Bows Out
AP: GOP’s Elder to raise funds for Congress, skip Newsom rematch
- CG: Recall Candidate Larry Elder Announces He Will Not Run For Governor in 2022
- NBC: Larry Elder Says He Won’t Run for California Governor
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Bay Area Crime
AP: ‘Jeopardy!’ champion Amy Schneider robbed in Oakland
- SFC: Alameda Co. sheriff’s recruit dies after Oakland freeway shooting, crash
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COVID Surge
SDUT: Extraordinary number of sick health care workers pushes hospitals to brink
- FresBee: Can California keep schools open during omicron? Here’s what officials say could cause problems
- SJMN: California blows through record for new daily cases as omicron surges
- PE: Federal jury trials suspended in Southern California as COVID-19 cases surge
- SFC: Over 600 S.F. teachers or aides absent, forcing district top brass to helm classrooms
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New Laws 2022
PE: Here are 5 new traffic, driving laws for 2022 -
Double Masks
SFC: Ditch the cloth mask — or at least double up — say Bay Area health officials
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Ballot Measures 2022
SacBee: California’s 2022 ballot will be heavy on health care — what to expect in November - CG: Tech Entrepreneurs Call for Backing California School Choice Initiative on ‘All-In’ Podcast
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Congress 2022
FresBee: California’s new election maps favor Democrats, but these 3 House races could go either way -
State Senate 2022
SBSun: Chino lawmaker won’t seek reelection to state Senate in 2022 -
Assembly 2022
OCReg: City leaders from Westminster, Fountain Valley enter race for 70th Assembly seat
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Lake Oroville Power Plant
SJMN: Lake Oroville rises 89 feet, power plant resumes operation after December rains -
Police Dog Shot
AP: California officer shoots police K-9 after dog attacks him -
Rabbi Fraud
AP: Rabbi wounded in synagogue shooting sentenced for fraud -
Under the Dome
AP: California lawmaker ends bill to limit intersex surgeries
- AP: California bill would make it easier to sue gun-makers
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RIP Kelly Ernby
AP: Southern California deputy DA dies of COVID-19 complications - OCReg: Husband: Kelly Ernby wasn’t vaccinated when she died of COVID-19 complications
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Boy Scouts Bankruptcy
LAT $: Boy Scouts of America falls short in bid to emerge from sex-abuse bankruptcy -
PG&E Wildfire
AP: PG&E blamed for massive Northern California wildfire
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Police Racial Profiling
SJMN: California police racial-profiling report reveals enduring inequities -
2020 AAV Sinking
SDUT: Former Marine troop commander faces discharge over fatal 2020 AAV sinking near San Diego -
Journalist Searched
SFC: Journalist told equipment wasn't searched. Internal memo suggests otherwise
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The Golden Pen
Issues & Insights
When Government Uses Private Sector As Agents Of Censorship
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Michael Dougherty
NR: The Covid Truths Come Out -
Alex Small
OCReg: Abandoning standardized tests ignores reality -
OC Register Editorial
OCReg: 2022 brings slew of new state laws -
Dan Walters
CalM: California can’t isolate itself, try as it might
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Sacramento Valley
SacBee: How Elk Grove is trying to land a Sacramento landmark to build the ‘future of zoos’ - SacBee: Sacramento libraries giving out 90,000 at-home COVID test kits. Here’s how to get one
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SF Bay Area
SFC: Breed’s Tenderloin push: S.F. to convert U.N. Plaza building into service center
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Central Valley
FresBee: Next COVID-19 wave is headed to Fresno. But not all the news about omicron is bad - COVID cases in Stanislaus County see post-holiday spike. Omicron, delta both present
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Central Coast
CalCoast: SLO County COVID-19 cases top 34,000 after holidays -
Los Angeles County
OCReg: Long Beach contract extension with Grand Prix accommodates Olympics, addresses development - LADN: COVID-positive patients top 2,000 in LA County hospitals amid omicron wave
- AP: Lawsuit alleges negligence led to LA sewage spill last July
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Orange County
OCReg: Comedy or tragedy? Bickering on Westminster council might be funny, but off point.
- OCReg: Coronavirus: Orange County reported 5,930 new cases and two more deaths, Jan. 4
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San Bernardino County
PE: San Bernardino County hits record number of daily coronavirus cases -
Riverside County
PE: Lake Elsinore closes city buildings as coronavirus cases rise -
San Diego County
VOSD: Cities Now Have to Collect Our Food Waste. The San Diego Region is Scrambling to Comply. - SDUT: San Diego State University sued by a former fraternity member over hazing allegations