Saturday, March 19, 2022
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Under the Dome
CG: Why is Legislation to Correct a Serious Legal Loophole Getting Stonewalled in the Assembly? - SDUT: State lawmakers introduce bill to protect inmates in San Diego sheriff’s custody
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CEQA Reform
LAT $: ‘The law that swallowed California’: Why the much-derided CEQA is so hard to change - OCReg: Billionaire vs. Newport Beach apartments an ‘abuse of CEQA,’ housing advocates say
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Garcetti Harassment Case
LAT $: Ex-staffer said she didn’t want to ‘bring down’ Garcetti over harassment claims, lawyer says -
Google Diversity
SJMN: Google hired Black woman to boost Black recruitment, fired her for fighting ‘systemic discrimination’: lawsuit
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Homeless Industrial Complex
LAT $: L.A. homeless encampment is cleared amid taunts and shoves -
Drought 2022
LAT $: California slashes State Water Project allocation as year begins with record dryness - SacBee: As drought deepens, California reverses course and orders cutback in water deliveries
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COVID Proof
SFC: California to drop proof of vaccination or negative test for large indoor events - LAT $: California moves to lift vaccine, test verification at sizable indoor events
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Kids in Masks
LADN: LAUSD students can unmask indoors starting next week -
CA vs. America
CalM: California intensfies rivalry with Texas, Florida -
Crime Watch
SFC: Man fatally shot in Vallejo’s 8th homicide of 2022 -
COVID Costs
CalM: Overdue: State owes community clinics millions for COVID vaccinations -
Gas Prices
OCReg: Will surging gas prices put a U-turn on a return to the office? -
Congressional Earmarks
SFC: Almost every congressional earmark funded. Not two for a San Jose Planned Parenthood -
L.A. Mayor's Race
LADN: 55 candidates qualify for LA’s city elections, including a dozen running for mayor - LAT $: Latino voters can’t be ignored. L.A. mayoral candidates are working to earn their votes
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Video Game Union
LAT $: Video game workers found their voices in the pandemic. Could unions be next? -
Hollywood Handouts
LAT $: California lost $8 billion from runaway productions, report estimates - LADN: Study finds state’s tax credit created $22 billion in economic output over 5 years
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Dixie Fire Costs
SacBee: Here’s how much it cost to suppress Dixie Fire, other major 2021 wildfires in California
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The Golden Pen
Will Swaim
OCReg: Peter Pan medicine -
Edward Ring
CG: Socially Responsible ‘ESG’ Investing and Public Sector Unions -
Matt Fleming
OCReg: Lesson from COVID: Everyone thinks they’re right, no matter what -
Joel Brizzee
CG: Woke: The Final Frontier -
Lance Christensen
OCReg: The abysmal state of state education -
Eric Boehm
Reason: NIH Awarded More Than 56,000 Grants in 2020. Just 2 Percent Were for Studying COVID. -
Sacramento Valley
SacBee: Sacramento councilwoman Katie Valenzuela served with recall notice. What’s behind campaign? - SacBee: How Sacramento families are preparing for another school strike: ‘A lot of growing angst’
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East Bay
SJMN: A’s ballpark plan jeopardizes Oakland Port future growth -
SF Bay Area
SFC: How the Bay Area’s 25 largest cities rank on ‘quality of life’ metrics - SFC: Applications to SFUSD schools stagnate, a worrying sign as district struggles
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South Bay
SJMN: Apple lost $10 million to long-time worker who took kickbacks, stole parts, diverted cash, feds allege -
Central Valley
FresBee: When Fresno’s Politician Who Cried Wolf raises legitimate questions, few care to hear - FresBee: Sexual abuse survivor sues Fresno’s Saint Agnes Medical Center for trauma during procedure
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Central Coast
CalCoast: Oceano officials take another run at implementing a fire service tax -
Los Angeles County
LADN: LA County’s COVID-linked hospital numbers keep falling -
Orange County
OCReg: Newport Beach man accused of brandishing gun at BLM protest is granted request for diversion program - VOC: Senior Anaheim Police Detective Says Sergeant Tampered With Sex Offender Database to Sabotage Her
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Riverside County
PE: Plan to create an Eastvale downtown spurs concern over housing -
San Diego County
VOSD: Thousands of Childcare Slots Were Lost in Pandemic; As Need Increases, Many More Are in Danger - SDUT: Proposals for San Diego’s sports arena site now headed for elimination phase