Wednesday, March 16, 2022
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*FR Exclusive*
Ray Haynes
FRBlog: Are California’s Problems Intractable? Let’s Start With Expensive Gasoline - SJMN: Solve California’s mystery gas surcharge of 48 cents a gallon
- VOSD: GOP Move to Suspend Gas Tax Puts San Diego’s Assembly Democrats on Their Heels
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SEIU Coup
SacBee: See court request that led to a restraining order against SEIU Local 1000 union president - SacBee: See the entire uncut interview with SEIU Local 1000 President Richard Louis Brown
- SacBee: ‘We’re at war’: Opponents reveal embattled California union president’s past troubles
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The Never Ending Emergency
CG: Senate Democrats Kill Chance to End California’s 700-day COVID State of Emergency - California Democrats shoot down GOP bid to end Gavin Newsom’s COVID emergency powers
- SJMN: It’s time to learn to live with COVID. Are we ready?
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Kids in Masks
SacBee: Mask or no mask? California schools leave the choice up to students, teachers as mandate ends - LADN: Parents decry LAUSD’s still-in-place COVID mask mandate; talks with teachers’ union resume Wednesday
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House Special 2022
AP: Special US House election will fill term of Trump ally Nunes -
Chesa Recall
SFC: D.A. Chesa Boudin recall: New poll of S.F. voters suggests he might be in trouble -
Social Media Addiction
WSJ: California Bill Aims to Make Tech Firms Liable for Social-Media Addiction in Children -
Spitzer Scandal
VOC: Local NAACP Chapter Calls on Todd Spitzer to Resign, Citing DA’s Treatment of People of Color -
Education: Math Proposal
CalM: Revised California math proposal: Despite pushback, little change -
Uber Pay
OCReg: Uber and Amazon Flex drivers to rally for higher per-mile pay rates -
Emhoff COVID Case
SFC: Emhoff tests positive for COVID-19, V.P. Harris still negative -
Housing Law
AP: AG says Pasadena ordinance violates California housing law -
Congress 2022
OCReg: 2022 Election: 28 candidates compete for six House seats in Orange County - PE: Melissa Melendez misses filing deadline to run against Rep. Ken Calvert
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MLB Wages
AP: Judge: Minor leaguers work year-round, MLB violated wage law - AP: California legislation aims to limit minor league contracts
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Homeless Industrial Complex
CG: Bill To Create Homeless ‘Wrap-Around’ Outreach Teams Passes Senate Public Safety Committee - FresBee: Fire at former motel used for housing homeless in Fresno
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Juvenile Halls Emptied
LAT $: ‘We’re screwed’: L.A. County empties juvenile hall ahead of state board’s inspection - LADN: Despite pushback from Malibu & Santa Clarita, LA County OKs plan for housing of juvenile offenders
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Drought 2022
CalM: Californians used more water as state braces for another dry year - SJMN: Californians fail to hit water conservation targets by wide margin — is it disaster fatigue?
- VOSD: Why Your Water Bill Is Rising
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CA Earmarks
LAT $: California brings in over $760 million in new congressional earmarks -
Congressman on Trial
AP: Nebraska congressman faces high-stakes trial in California -
MSM Bias: Targeting the Right
LAT $: The ex-Hollywood filmmaker bankrolling a far-right political revolt in rural California
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The Golden Pen
Eric Boehm
Reason: Biden's Dishonest Attempt To Pin Inflation on Putin -
Susan Shelley
OCReg: When will UTLA allow LAUSD students to remove their masks? -
Washington Examiner
Reality Catching Up to Biden On the Border -
Tucker Carlson
Defending U.S. From Unwise Decisions Is Treason? -
John Seiler
OCReg: It’s time to ditch the anti-democratic ‘top two’ system -
Michael Dougherty
NR: The Macabre Liberal Triumphalism in Wartime -
Sal Rodriguez
OCReg: Tax hikers reach new low in search for reasons to repeal Proposition 13 -
Sacramento Valley
SacBee: Sacramento Police Department pledges to have 30% of officers be women by 2030 - SacBee: What if a union is too powerful? Meet the one dominating high-poverty Sacramento schools
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SF Bay Area
SFC: Here’s when Golden Gate Bridge suicide barrier may be completed, as people keep jumping - SFC: Fourth-place finisher in District 17 Assembly race endorses David Campos
- SJMN: Livermore urging Russian sister city to oppose invasion of Ukraine
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Central Valley
Ceres approves COVID relief spending. Here’s where $5.2 million will go -
Ventura County
VCStar $: Camarillo cuts the cord to fossil-fuel burning power plants - VCStar $: Simi Valley cracking down on illegal fireworks
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Los Angeles County
AP: LA County to pay $3.8M in death of man hit with stun gun - LADN: Coronavirus: L.A. County reported 698 new cases and 28 new deaths, March 15
- LADN: Shooting-review panels watering down recommended discipline for LAPD officers
- LADN: LA County to cancel tax penalties for landlords impacted by eviction moratorium
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Orange County
OCReg: Two massive OC sand projects funded to add a beach buffer to battle erosion - OCReg: Chapman professor suing students who apparently tried to cheat on his exams
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San Bernardino County
SBSun: Here’s who’s on June 7 ballot for San Bernardino County, La Verne, Loma Linda, San Dimas -
San Diego County
SDUT: After 20 years on the bench, former presiding Judge Lorna Alksne retires from Superior Court