Tuesday, March 22, 2022
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Workers on Strike
AP: California grocery workers vote on strike authorization
- AP: Workers go on strike at California refinery owned by Chevron
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Homeless Industrial Complex
SDUT: District Attorney introduces ‘humane’ plan to reduce crime against and by mentally ill homeless people
- VOSD: Officials Push for New Solutions to Homelessness in East County
- SFC: S.F.'s pledge to end family homelessness failed, but there’s new hope with a SoMa building
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Sanctuary State
CG: Assemblyman Kevin Kiley Introduces Bill to End California’s Sanctuary State Status
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Not So Woke
Big Tech Racism
AP: Lawsuit says Google discriminates against Black workers
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Gas Prices
SJMN: Californians still feeling pain at the pump as demand for gas increases ahead of warm weather driving season - CG: Maryland, Other States Temporarily Remove Gas Tax Despite California Not Passing Similar Relief
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Historic Drought
FresBee: ‘Historic dry conditions’: California warns that mandatory water cuts are likely coming
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Spitzer Scandal
VOC: When Does a Government Website Become a Political Campaign Promotion? -
Affordable Housing
CalM: How much do California housing goals really mean? -
Under the Dome
AP: California Assembly advances involuntary servitude amendment -
Tech Censorship
CG: Twitter Ban of Babylon Bee Should Trigger Elimination of Section 230 Protection
- Babylon Bee Will Fight Twitter's Orwellian Censorship
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LA's Return to Normal
LADN: LA County to join state, lift COVID vaccine/testing mandate at indoor events - LADN: UTLA members ratify tentative agreement with LAUSD to make masking optional
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Community College Fraud
LAT $: Dozens of community colleges failed to turn over fraud data on possible fake enrollment - CalM: The collapse of community college enrollment: Can California turn it around?
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L.A. Mayor's Race
LAT $: The 5 leading candidates for L.A. mayor finally meet. Here’s what to watch for
- LAT $: Protesters shut down L.A. mayoral candidate forum at San Fernando Valley synagogue
- LAT $: De León proposes a new city department of mental and public health
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Cap & Trade
LAT $: Is California’s cap-and-trade program hurting the environment more than helping it? -
Basketball Fan
SJMN: Indiana man under investigation for saying California university should be ‘blown up’ after basketball team loss -
Critical Race Theory
VOC: Placentia-Yorba Linda School District Trustees to Ban Critical Race Theory; Criticism Soars -
Angel Stadium Sale
VOC: OC Judge Says Angel Stadium Sale Was ‘Fully Vetted With the Public,’ Ending Lawsuit
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Drinking Water Safety
CalM: State unveils long-awaited standard for drinking water contaminant -
Dive Boat Safety
VCStar $: Coast Guard pressed on lag in safety measures prompted by deadly boat fire -
Drowning Prevention
OCReg: Water safety summit launched to discuss drowning prevention
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The Golden Pen
Marie Waldron
Opinion: Californians Are Fed Up with Homelessness, and Republicans Have a Plan -
Geoffrey Lawrence
OCReg: New rules add more complications to state’s legal marijuana system
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Dr. Vinay Prasad
Reason: How Politics Corrupted Science: Dr. Vinay Prasad on COVID -
OC Register Editorial
OCReg: OC case puts CEQA abuse in the spotlight -
Dan Walters
CalM: Finally, progress on vital Sites Reservoir project -
Yosemite Valley
FresBee: Yosemite park leaders’ cold-hearted treatment of longtime residents is indefensible - FresBee: National Park Service acknowledges changing its story over evictions near Yosemite
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SF Bay Area
LAT $: Mayor London Breed is taking on San Francisco’s far left. Can she prevail?
- SFC: A wave of SRO listings have set Chinatown on edge
- SFC: ‘Bullied with middle finger tweets’: New S.F. school board eyes civility code
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Central Valley
Carson trial fallout is just one challenge facing the next DA in Stanislaus County - Zwahlen set to give her first state of the city address as Modesto’s mayor
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Central Coast
CalCoast: Record number of freshman applicants apply to Cal Poly -
Ventura County
VCStar $: Board weighs next steps after Powers' departure -
Los Angeles County
LAT $: L.A. sues online vacation rental company, saying it violated city’s home-sharing law - LADN: Coronavirus: L.A. County reported 370 new cases and 29 new deaths, March 21
- LAT $: With Herb Wesson back at City Hall, two top aides to Mark Ridley-Thomas are pushed out
- AP: 1 injured after freight train derails east of Los Angeles
- LAT $: This white box can save a life. L.A. County pushed to hand out 50,000 of them
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Orange County
OCReg: Effort to recall second Westminster council member falls flat
- VOC: As OC Cities Spur Affordable Housing Near Airport, County Commission Expresses Safety Concerns
- OCReg: Allegations mount against OC judge under fire from the state
- VOC: Great Park Demolition Set To Move Forward, Paving Way For New Development
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San Bernardino County
SBSun: San Bernardino mayoral candidates to answer questions at Tuesday forum -
Riverside County
PE: Grace Slocum, longtime Riverside college board trustee, dies at 90 - PE: Riverside County report on Turpin children’s care delayed
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San Diego County
VOSD: Alvarez Work for SDG&E Could Have Violated City Ethics Law - SDUT: Judge orders Ash Street lobbyist to be deposed a second time — this time with a referee on hand
- SDUT: San Diego city workforce vaccination rate reaches 90 percent, officials say
- SDUT: San Diego leaders divided over ballot measure that could eliminate free trash pickup