Saturday, March 13, 2021
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The Great Reopening
AP: Most of California to reopen as vaccine eligibility expands
- SFC: The entire Bay Area will be in the red tier on Sunday
- FresBee: Tulare, Kings counties could escape purple COVID tier next week, and where Fresno stands
- SDUT: San Diego restaurants, gyms could reopen for indoor operations as soon as Wednesday
- LADN: State makes it official: LA County in red tier, will reopen businesses Monday
- CalM: California hit critical milestone for reopening today
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Newsom Commutes Murderer
AP: California governor issues pardons; commutes murder sentence
- FresBee: Newsom grants clemency for 20, including California inmates with elevated COVID-19 risk
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Spitzer Scandal
OCReg: High-profile defense attorney accuses OC District Attorney Todd Spitzer of protecting lying cops
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Steven Greenhut
OCReg: How Grinches stole our sanity and other sordid tales
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Taxpayer-Funded Union Organizing
SacBee: California teachers could spend more than 12 years on union organizing with new bill -
Pay to Play Politics
Newsom relied on Dodgers, donor-driven foundation for splashy state speech
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Democrat Civil War
SFC: California Democratic leaders to Newsom: ‘urgent’ to oust party chair -
EDD Benefits
LAT $: California’s job losses were worse than expected this winter - SFC: EDD says it will automatically add new unemployment benefits for most Californians
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COVID-19 Vaccine
LAT $: Millions more Californians will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccine. But they face obstacles
- LAT $: California counties sidestep direct Blue Shield oversight in new vaccine deal
- AP: Governors applaud Biden’s vaccine timeline, but need supply
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Job Losses
AP: California still losing jobs, but recovery likely coming -
Homeless Crisis
SFC: Bay Area counties take scattershot approach to vaccinating homeless people - LAT $: L.A.’s homeless residents are 50% more likely to die if they get COVID
- SFC: S.F. has compelled only one person into treatment in the past year
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Struggling Businesses
LADN: ‘It’s been exhausting, tiring, maddening’: A year of tumult for LA restaurants during pandemic -
Under the Dome
CG: Bill Creates a Homeless Employee Tax Credit
- VOSD: Sacramento Report: The Other Big Wildfire Dilemma
- CG: New Reporting Required for ‘Platform Companies’ Under SB 480
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Assembly Special 2021
SDUT: Candidates for 79th Assembly District weigh in on pandemic response and recovery -
COVID Safety
LAT $: COVID quarantine hotel broke safety rules, complaint says -
Law and Order
SFC: Ex-Rohnert Park officers accused of extorting drugs, cash from drivers - LAT $: Police pursuit ends with 3 dead after crash in Garden Grove sends truck into pool
- PE: As catalytic converter thefts skyrocket in Southern California, police promote tactics to fight back
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Prison Surveillance
AP: Judge orders surveillance cameras in 5 California prisons
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Becerra Confirmation
SFC: Susan Collins' backing gives Xavier Becerra bipartisan support for Senate confirmation -
Gun Control
Reason: Dianne Feinstein's Latest 'Assault Weapon' Bill Is Just As Illogical As All the Previous Ones -
Gun Violence
SacBee: Gun violence researchers fight California Department of Justice’s plan to withhold data
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The Golden Pen
Dan McLaughlin
NR: Oh, Now You Have to Show ID -
Eric Boehm
Reason: Biden's 'Rescue Plan' Will Sic the IRS on Anyone Who Earns $600 in the Gig Economy
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OC Register Editorial
OCReg: Federalized Assembly Bill 5 must be defeated -
Jim Geraghty
NR: The ‘Resign but Don’t Impeach’ Zone of Wrongdoing -
Sacramento Valley
SacBee: Davis police find evidence of unemployment fraud, arrest two - SacBee: A Sacramento district’s plan to open secondary schools was denied. Now it wants state OK
- SacBee: California activist charged in D.C. Capitol riot is honored by Sacramento GOP group
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SF Bay Area
SFC: San Francisco Mayor Breed moves to make restaurant parklets permanent
- SDUT: Why is an Escondido man getting Bay Area bridge-toll bills for a car he sold 11 years ago?
- SFC: SFUSD board approves plan to reopen schools
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East Bay
SFC: Oakland church hosted a vaccine clinic for Black, Latino people. Most shots went to whites - SJMN: Contra Costa County to move to red tier, as state hits COVID vaccine goal
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South Bay
SJMN: Grocers sue San Jose and Daly City over forced hazard pay mandates - SJMN: Hate crimes, sexual assault charges filed against man in San Jose transit station attack
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Central Valley
Stanislaus County COVID-19 cases leveling. Here’s a look at when we may hit red tier - FresBee: How bad is the spike in fentanyl overdoses in Fresno County? Here’s what the data shows
- Stanislaus has high unemployment. Here’s what one economist says about our recovery
- FresBee: State regulators, drug makers pose new threats to operations of Valley health centers
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Ventura County
VCStar $: County 'very likely' to hit red tier Wednesday - VCStar $: Ojai Unified mulls plans for next school year
- VCStar $: Biggest unit in county government gets new boss
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Los Angeles County
LADN: Coronavirus: L.A. County reported 947 new cases, 101 new deaths and 41 fewer hospitalizations as of March 12 - LADN: UTLA head touts tentative school reopening agreement as a win for organized labor
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Orange County
OCReg: Red tier happens Sunday: Orange County businesses prep indoor spaces as pandemic rules are set to be relaxed
- VOC: Indoor Dining, Movie Theaters and Gyms Slated to Reopen Sunday in Orange County
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Riverside County
PE: Riverside County daily coronavirus cases down 80% in four weeks -
San Bernardino County
SBSun: Red tier happens Sunday for San Bernardino County, could come next week for Riverside County -
San Diego County
VOSD: Politics Report: Schools Struggle Attracts DA - SDUT: San Diego port official named new city real estate assets director