Saturday, July 31, 2021
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Masks Forever
CG: California Imposes Another Mask Mandate, Threatens Lockdowns, and Gov. Newsom Owns It
- SJMN: COVID delta variant may spur new Bay Area mask mandates
- SFC: Will COVID ever end? Here's all you need to know about the CDC's new report
- SDUT: Activists protest possible restrictions on unvaccinated San Diegans
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Recall Newsom
SDUT: Column: Faulconer can’t shake Cox in recall election. Can he catch Elder?
- Gavin Newsom says California recall could help GOP in 2022, have ‘consequences nationwide’
- CG: Governor Newsom Speaks On Recall, Predicts ‘Profound Consequences’ For Democrats Nationwide If He Loses
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Power Crisis
SDUT: Newsom issues emergency proclamation to free up extra sources of power
- SacBee: Wary of blackouts, Newsom offers cash for conservation as California faces energy squeeze
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Vax Giveaways
CalM: COVID vaccinations lag for people on Medi-Cal
- SFC: This San Francisco nonprofit will offer free weed to adults who get the COVID vaccine
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Recall Gascon
LADN: 2 prosecutors file retaliation lawsuits against LA County DA George Gascón -
Do You Feel Safe?
SFC: Two sustain life-threatening injuries in S.F. shooting
- SFC: Salinas police shooting of a Zapotec teen draws national debate
- SFC: Oakland police ask for help in unsolved killing of 5-year-old boy
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Drought 2021
SJMN: Dozens of California communities are running out of water -
California Wildfires
AP: California wildfire flares but within line crews have built - LAT $: Dixie fire swells beyond 240,000 acres, swallowing homes
- LAT $: Newsom asks Biden to ensure Pentagon OKs use of satellite data for wildfire program
- SacBee: Gavin Newsom asks Biden for more ‘boots on the ground’ in fighting California wildfires
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COVID-19 Cases
LAT $: ‘Breakthrough’ COVID-19 cases rising in L.A., but the vaccinated are still protected, data show
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Unions Attack Hotels
OCReg: Lawmakers, union seek transparency in PPP loans issued to hotels -
Homeless Industrial Complex
LADN: Protesters of anti-camping law show up at LA Mayor Eric Garcetti’s house, which suffers vandalism - LADN: What’s next: LA ban on sitting, lying down and sleeping on sidewalks will launch Sept. 3
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No Evictions
AP: EXPLAINER: California’s efforts to slow pace of evictions -
Kaiser Fraud
AP: US sues Kaiser Permanente over alleged Medicare fraud
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Caltech Gift
OCReg: $100M gift from Irvine Co.’s Bren powers Caltech space electricity idea -
Financial Fraud
SDUT: California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta warns San Diego military about financial fraud -
Culture Wars
SacBee: Placer County allocated taxpayer dollars to a private Christian college. That must end - SacBee: Did critical race theory lead to ouster of Latino student at Catholic school in California?
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The Golden Pen
Will O’Neill
OCReg: Elizabeth Warren’s attack on the recall cuts against her public persona
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James L. Doti & Raymond Sfeir
OCReg: What explains the California exodus? -
Kevin Williamson
NR: A Tight Labor Market Is Good for Workers -
Tiffany Cheuvront
CalM: Gun shows are the kind of event state fairgrounds were designed for -
Mike Stenhouse
NR: A ‘Reparations’ Plan Designed to Help the Activist Left, Not Minorities -
Steven Greenhut
OCReg: Why we ought to be missing Jerry Brown (sort of)
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Doug Ose
OCReg: Bring common sense back to California: Doug Ose -
Joel Brizzee
CG: Insurrections for Me, but not for Thee -
SF Bay Area
AP: San Francisco tenants get 6-figure buyout to leave luxe unit - SFC: End of the gas stove in S.F.? City mulls mandates, incentives to electrify
- SFC: Uber, Lyft, Roblox among tech companies delaying office returns
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Central Valley
FresBee: Chukchansi Tribe, Madera County reach deal to boost fire protection and sheriff’s patrols -
Los Angeles County
LADN: Coronavirus: L.A. County reported 3,606 new cases and five new deaths, July 30 - LAT $: Sheriff expresses ‘grave concerns’ over fatal shooting by deputies
- LADN: Scope of Delta variant’s strength grows clearer, scarier; impact on LA County deepens
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Orange County
OCReg: Coronavirus: Orange County reported 593 new cases and no new deaths, July 30
- LAT $: Vaccinations at the O.C. Fair? With county infections rising, officials say it’s worth a shot
- VOC: Newport-Mesa School District Officials Halt Anti-Bias Training in Schools
- OCReg: OC Judge recuses himself from high-profile rape case against Newport Beach doctor and girlfriend
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San Bernardino County
SBSun: Data backlog blamed for 224 San Bernardino County coronavirus deaths reported Friday -
Riverside County
PE: Riverside County coronavirus vaccine clinics closing in Riverside, Lake Elsinore - SBSun: Ex-prosecutor says Riverside County superiors told him to ditch evidence pointing to murder defendant’s innocence
- PE: ACLU alleges Riverside County misspent $4.6 million in coronavirus money on Sheriff’s Department
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San Diego County
SDUT: San Diego County to employees: Get the COVID-19 vaccine or get tested regularly - VOSD: Chula Vista Leaders Can’t Stop Fighting Over Gift Bags and Birthday Greetings