Wednesday, April 19, 2023
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Toiletgate 2.0
SFC: $1.7 million now buys two toilets in S.F. instead of just one
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Education: Teachers Score Big Pay Raise!
LAT $: New contract would raise average L.A. teacher salary to $106,000
- FoxLA: LAUSD teachers to see 21% salary increase in tentative labor agreement
- CG: Proposed Ballot Initiative for Stricter Penalties for Fentanyl Drug Dealers
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Crime Watch
Man fatally shot trying to stop theft at East Bay Home Depot: Coroner
- SFC: Man shot at a Home Depot in Pleasanton while trying to stop theft
- LADN: Los Angeles man accused in armed-robbery spree at OC, LA gas stations, convenience stores
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Becerra Busted
Reuters: US government watchdog: health chief Becerra violated Hatch Act
- NR: Xavier Becerra Violated Hatch Act, U.S. Government Watchdog Finds
- Xavier Becerra violated Hatch Act by supporting Sen. Alex Padilla’s election, watchdog says
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Renter Rights Agenda
SDUT: San Diego renters’ rights would soar under city’s proposed plan -
Homeless Industrial Complex
LADN: LA Mayor Bass proposes $1.3B to combat homelessness in first budget
- SDUT: No vacancy: Homeless people turned away from San Diego shelters every day
- California’s Medicaid experiment spends to save — and help the homeless
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Julie Su Nomination
LAT $: Californian Julie Su, Biden's pick for Labor secretary, faces a tough confirmation battle - SFC: Dianne Feinstein's absence imperils Biden's labor secretary pick
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S.F. Black Reparations
SFC: Mayor Breed opposes $50 million request to create S.F. reparations office - CG: Cease & Desist Demand Filed in San Francisco Over Reparations Scheme
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Soda Tax
SFC: Here’s how much soda sales dropped after Oakland imposed a tax
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State Housing Law
Reason: California's Builders and YIMBYs at Loggerheads Over Bill Cracking Down on 'Unchecked Sprawl' - LAT $: This exclusive island town might be California’s biggest violator of affordable housing law
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Progressives Attack Feinstein
FresBee: Without Senator Dianne Feinstein, nominees for federal judgeships in California must wait -
Gas Ban
AP: Court tosses Berkeley gas ban, but wider impact is unclear
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Antioch PD Scandal
SFC: Al Sharpton calls on U.S. AG to investigate Antioch police, protect mayor - SJMN: Antioch City Council backs audits for police department under scrutiny
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MSM Bias: Abortion Advocacy
SFC: One California Republican signed onto a brief supporting abortion pill ban
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The Golden Pen
Beware Non-Profits
VOSD: The North County Charity Executives Cutting Deals that Enrich Them Personally -
OC Register Editorial
OCReg: Assembly Bill 1476 gives cities carte blanche ‘takings’ power
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Tom Manzo
CG: Congress: Don’t Allow Julie Su to Fail Upward -
John Stossel
OCReg: John Stossel: Save the planet, invest in fossil fuels -
Katy Grimes
KABC: Katy Grimes -
Dan Walters
CalM: Imperial Valley nears day of reckoning for use of distressed Colorado River -
SF Bay Area
CG: Leaving San Francisco: Three Tales Of Business Owners Who Left And Why
- SFC: S.F. real estate tech company lays off more workers, on top of 550 cuts last year
- SFC: Why San Francisco is bracing for a traffic nightmare this week
- San Francisco leaders urge state to save Bay Area public transit
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East Bay
SFC: A’s fans frustrated with team's ownership plan ‘reverse boycott’ -
South Bay
SJMN: Confessions of a college counselor: Pushy parents, teen misery and the futility of the Stanford dream - SJMN: Silicon Valley should fear how easily one firm allegedly stole another’s IP, fired worker claims
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Central Valley
FresBee: Highway 99 in Fresno to get $400 million overhaul. These two exits will close permanently - FresBee: Fresno vice principal on leave after comments about ‘ghetto girls’ and ‘Section 8 people’
- FresBee: Community Health System board chair Farid Assemi steps down. New chair lives out of state
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Central Coast
CalCoast: Enney surges ahead in Paso Robles school board race -
Ventura County
FoxLA: Westlake HS student killed in crash involving Walmart stabbing suspect -
Los Angeles County
LAT $: L.A. County warns of possible $3-billion hit to budget from sex abuse claims - LADN: LA County $43B draft budget adopted: forecast is cloudy, with economic storms
- LAT $: ‘Top shot’ LAPD officer sues chief, department over social media demand
- FoxLA: Mayor Karen Bass unveils $13 billion proposed city budget
- LADN: Journalist asks court to dismiss lawsuit over released LAPD public records
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Orange County
OCReg: Niles: Why Disney’s real community of tomorrow is Anaheim - OCReg: Disney security workers getting $8 an hour raise in new contract
- VOC: Is Orange County’s Green Energy CEO On His Way Out?
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VOC: Cypress Looks to Bolster Businesses Who Lost Foot Traffic During Pandemic
- OCReg: Irvine may open busy streets to people-powered modes of transit next year
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Riverside County
Riverside County to spend $18.4 million on helicopter, plane for Sheriff’s Department - Hemet City Councilmember Karlee Meyer dies at 48
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San Diego County
El Cajon demands change at local motel - SDUT: Unsafe driving by city workers is worst in 6 departments — and costs San Diegans tens of millions, audit finds
- SDUT: State officials told in 2017 window-shattering in downtown courthouse would get ‘progressively worse’