Saturday, May 16, 2020
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$54 Billion Deficit
AP: Will Congress help California? Governor’s budget banks on it
- AP: California’s budget cuts threaten environmental spending
- CalM: Coronavirus set to chop $2 billion from California higher ed — but financial aid survives
- SJMN: Obstacles loom for fed relief Newsom needs for budget gap
- CalM: Schools face prospect of layoffs, furloughs as state budget shrinks
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No Sacrifices for Gov't Employees
SFC: SF city employees protest possible hike in health insurance costs
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Bailouts Forever!
LADN: Democrats push new $3 trillion coronavirus relief bill through House
- Reason: Plans for Extended Unemployment Benefits, Wage Subsidies Risk Creating a Zombie Economy
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COVID Case Count
LAT $: California coronavirus cases top 75,000, and nearly half are in L.A. County
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PG&E Bankruptcy
SFC: PG&E bankruptcy plan gets broad support from fire victims, attorneys say -
AB 5 Fight
CG: California Democrats Again Kill Fix to AB5
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No Tourists Allowed
CalCoast: SLO County restricts hotel occupancy, campground availability - SFC: South Lake Tahoe issues $1,000 fines to tourists and short-term rental owners - SFGate
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Tesla Tiff
California officials reject subsidies for Musk's SpaceX over Tesla spat - AP: Tesla picks Austin, Tulsa as finalists for new US factory
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Casino Reopening
LAT $: Newsom urges California tribal casinos to reconsider opening, citing coronavirus -
Beach Battle
OCReg: Judge denies challenge to governor’s beach closure orders brought by Huntington Beach
- VOC: Judge Rejects Huntington Beach’s Challenge of Governor’s Coronavirus Beach Closures
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Under the Dome
CG: Cosmetics Chemical Banning Bill Passed in Committee -
New School Rules
Temperature Checks, Isolation Rooms, Closed Playgrounds: Schools Could Look Much Different In A COVID-19 World - FresBee: Will Clovis schools reopen in May? What some top officials are saying as decision looms
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SLO Corruption Probe
CalCoast: FBI agents interviewing San Luis Obispo County officials -
L.A. Corruption Case
LADN: LA City Council president moves to suspend Jose Huizar in wake of corruption probe
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SeaWorld Sued
SDUT: SeaWorld sued for collecting monthly fees on annual passes while parks closed because of COVID-19 -
Truck Driver Rally
SacBee: Truck drivers rally in Sacramento for better pay, access to basic facilities -
Free Hotels for Homeless
VOSD: Faulconer’s Hotels-to-Housing Plan Hits a Snag - LAT $: Judge orders Los Angeles to move thousands of homeless during coronavirus crisis
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Spike in Homelessness
SFC: Economist: Homelessness could spike 20% in California as jobless struggle during pandemic
- SJMN: Report: Coronavirus crisis could leave tens of thousands of Californians homeless
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Let's Get Physical
CG: Gyms Across California Form Alliance to Reopen -
Evil Big Tech
Justice Department, State Attorneys General Likely to Bring Antitrust Lawsuits Against Google - WSJ -
MSM Euphemism: "Unauthorized Immigrants"
SDUT: Unauthorized immigrants affected by COVID-19 to receive state funding -
Virus in Lock Up
SFC: In California’s crowded prison system, COVID-19 takes the vulnerable
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The Golden Pen
David Crane
FH: California Isn’t Colorado
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Loren Kaye
OCReg: Six things the Legislature can do to help California recover from economic devastation -
SDUT Editorial
SDUT: Editorial: After pandemic, will colleges ever be the same again? -
Ronald Stein
FH: Newsom pointing finger in the wrong direction for gas prices -
Joel Fox
FH: A Push for Taxes to Fill the Budget Hole?
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OC Register Editorial
OCReg: Rules stifling businesses must be reconsidered -
Marc Joffe
OCReg: The good and bad in Newsom’s revised budget proposal -
Sacramento Valley
SacBee: Gov. Newsom wants to pause 3 major downtown Sacramento office projects due to deficit - SacBee: Hospital giant Sutter Health points to first-quarter loss of $1 billion as tip of iceberg
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East Bay
SJMN: Coronavirus: New deaths in Alameda County for fourth straight day
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SF Bay Area
SFC: Bay Area legal work, remote and stressful, adapts to the pandemic - SJMN: Coronavirus economy: Remote workforces here to stay in Bay Area
- SFC: Bay Area reopening checklist: Tracking progress on coronavirus benchmarks by county
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Central Valley
FresBee: Fresno County adds three more deaths from the coronavirus, 82 positive cases - FresBee: Tulare County adds 10 deaths, nears LA for California’s highest coronavirus mortality rate
- FresBee: Fresno County asks permission to allow dine-in. COVID-19 deaths still outside state standard
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Central Coast
CalCoast: Cal Poly administration accused of misspending student fees
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Ventura County
VCStar $: Most fees to go up in Ventura, council decides - VCStar $: Coronavirus: 16 new cases, more on Santa Paula outbreak
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Los Angeles County
LADN: As L.A. county begins to open, officials warn of possible climb in spread - LAT $: L.A. County looking at whether some cities could reopen sooner than others
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Orange County
VOC: OC Supervisors to Review Two Bailout Options for Local Businesses, Nonprofits as Coronavirus Cases Rise
- OCReg: Coronavirus: Another higher day for confirmed cases in Orange County as of Friday, May 15
- OCReg: Regulators express concerns about Huntington Beach desalination project
- OCReg: Real estate giant Irvine Co. sees ‘protracted’ economic downturn, cuts 181 more workers
- OCReg: Anaheim council tweaks timeline for Angel Stadium deal
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Riverside County
PE: Riverside County to conduct coronavirus antibody study - PE: Riverside sets date to reopen Mount Rubidoux despite coronavirus concerns
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San Bernardino County
PE: Coronavirus: Masks or other face coverings now mandatory at San Bernardino County courthouses - SBSun: San Bernardino County reports 11 coronavirus deaths, 113 new cases
- SBSun: Rancho Cucamonga lays off 10 full-time employees due to coronavirus shutdown
- SBSun: It’s OK to reopen these businesses in San Bernardino County, officials say
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San Diego County
SDUT: Live updates: Single-day tests top 4,000 for a record high as percent of positives tests continues to decline - SDUT: How flat is San Diego’s COVID-19 curve?
- SDUT: After racist incidents in Santee, county supervisors will vote on reviving human relations commission