Sunday, April 9, 2017
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$1 Billion in Bribes
LAT $: Nearly $1 billion in side deals by Gov. Brown and Democratic leaders cemented the legislative vote to raise the gas tax - SFC: ‘No’ vote on state roads bill a ‘yes’ for commuter train line
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Closed-Door Dealmaking
LAT $: Political Road Map: Sacramento's closed-door dealmaking didn't go away with Proposition 54 - LA Times -
CA Pension Crisis
LAT $: The cost of California’s public pensions is breaking the bank. Here’s one reason this problem is so hard to fix
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Congress 2018: Democrat Campaigns
LAT $: Democrats moving senior staffers to Orange County in an effort to flip Republican House seats -
Public Corruption Prosecutions
LAT $: Los Angeles County D.A.'s office sees a big drop in the number of public corruption prosecutions -
CA Housing
SacBee: Rising home prices in California concern economists, prompt action by lenders -
Oroville Dam
How ‘Incompetent Rock’ Led to the Oroville Dam Crisis -
Drought Over, Water Conservation Continues
SDUT: Permanent water conservation rules coming to San Diego, rest of state - FresBee: Drought’s over for most in California. Now let’s get serious about more water storage.
- Fate of Russian and Eel River flows rests in big fight over small hydroelectric project
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Sanctuary State
SFC: If California becomes a sanctuary state, this county will resist - LAT $: Congressional bill seeks to prohibit immigration officers from identifying themselves as 'police'
- FresBee: After arrests near schools, Valley groups skeptical of ICE policies
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In the Navy
OCReg: Transgender Navy veteran from San Clemente will have sex reassignment surgery Monday -
Kevin Faulconer Profile
SDUT: Will the real Faulconer prototype — Pete Wilson or Jerry Sanders — please stand up? -
Nuclear Energy
SDUT: The bankruptcy shaking nuclear energy to the core -
RIP: John Knox
SFC: John Knox, former Contra Costa lawmaker, dies at 92 -
Palm Sunday
PE: In a politically charged environment, Easter, Passover take on special meaning -
Free Speech
LAT $: Claremont protest disrupts appearance of 'pro-police' speaker -
Tree Die-off
SFC: California’s unparalleled tree die-off expected to slow -
Bataan Death March
SacBee: Filipino Bataan Death March survivors mark 75th anniversary
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The Golden Pen
OC Register Editorial
OCReg: Tougher rules needed on asset seizure; these bills create them -
Steven Greenhut
OCReg: California break-up idea won't go away — for good reason -
Dan Morain
SacBee: Jerry Brown teaches a lesson in old-school politics -
Joel Kotkin
OCReg: The other California: A flyover state within a state -
Willie Brown
SFC: In Donald Trump’s White House, it’s all relative -
Sac Bee Editorial
SacBee: It’s time to do away with California’s cash bail system -
Susan Shelley
OCReg: In ‘poverty' bill, another stealthy threat on Prop. 13 -
Nor. Cal
SJMN: Woman falls off Northern California bridge while taking selfie -
Sacramento Valley
SacBee: Arden Arcade residents angry after water agency proposes another massive hike - SacBee: Goodwill fined more than $100K after worker crushed to death
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SF Bay Area
SJMN: Skies clear — temporarily — after storm sweeps through Bay Area - SJMN: Under Trump, Bay Area tourism could see a decline, travel leaders say
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East Bay
Oakland fire: The mystery of the man in Room 223 -
Central Valley
FresBee: Breitbart News singles out Fresno State professor over tweet on Trump -
Central Coast
CalCoast: Paso Robles water district gets LAFCO approval -
Ventura County
VCStar $: Casitas reaches deal to acquire Ojai water utility -
Los Angeles County
LAT $: Cost to taxpayers for settling sheriff's deputy misconduct claims soaring, topped $50 million last year - LADN: Metro’s on track to charge for Red Line parking in North Hollywood, Universal City
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Orange County
OCReg: As Orange County rents rise, here's how much of a raise you'll need to afford them -
San Bernardino County
SBSun: Why veteran housing in Redlands is pitting residents against county officials -
Riverside County
PE: Which railroad underpass should Riverside build next? -
San Diego County
SDUT: Company owners plead guilty in $7 million San Diego hotel-worker fraud case