Saturday, February 5, 2022
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Kaiser No-Bid Contract
CalM: California’s no-bid contract with Kaiser triggers concerns
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Gov't Pay Transparency
OCReg: New bill would close loophole used by school districts to hide how much they pay
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Cal State Sexual Harassment
OCReg: CSU chancellor under fire over handling of sexual harassment allegations
- FresBee: CSU Chancellor Castro won’t resign, open to inquiry into handling of sex misconduct claims
- FresBee: State senator wants Joseph Castro investigated over Fresno State sexual harassment claim
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Crime Watch
LAT $: Prosecutors accuse 9 alleged Crips members of carrying out retaliatory killings in South L.A.
- OCReg: Los Angeles felon charged with trying to grab Brea officer’s gun from his holster
- SFC: CHP probes fatal shooting of driver on I-880 in Oakland
- LAT $: Woman killed in Oroville bus shooting was a single mom traveling with her children
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Visit CA Buys Super Bowl Ad!
SFC: Can a $23M Superbowl ad bring pandemic-weary tourists back to California? -
Vax Mandate
Reason: L.A.'s Vaccination Mandate Has Not Increased Compliance. A New Petition Would Force Its Repeal.
- SJMN: In Contra Costa County, restaurants, gyms no longer need to verify customers’ vaccination status
- SDUT: San Diego leaders, educators unveil new legislation to update statewide vaccine registry
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Defiance!
LAT $: Private schools have turned away L.A. County health inspectors checking on COVID-19 rules - Update: Hundreds of students again refuse to wear masks, in violation of state mandate
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COVID Cases
AP: California tops 80,000 deaths as virus cases tumble - FresBee: Fresno County’s COVID cases down, but omicron threat remains. Will the decline continue?
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Super Bowl LVI
OCReg: For Southern California airports, Super Bowl LVI is a whole new ballgame for air travel - LADN: Ed Roski Jr. spent $24 million on 2 failed NFL stadium projects, but billionaire is past that now
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Retail Theft
SFC: Could new laws about online sales stop mass retail thefts?
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Utility Fine
AP: California gas utility fined $10M for ratepayer money misuse -
SoFi Stadium Assault
OCReg: LA man, 33, arrested on suspicion of assaulting 49ers fan at SoFi Stadium - LAT $: Why the SoFi Stadium assault case may be tough to prosecute
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Bryant Crash Lawsuit
LAT $: Judge postpones trial in Vanessa Bryant’s lawsuit over crash scene photos -
Amazon Robots
‘Amazon Disneyland of the West’: See inside company’s newest robotics site in California
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GoFundMe Fraud
BreitbartCA: Highway Robbery: GoFundMe to ‘Redirect’ $10m Canadian Trucker Fund to ‘Verified Charities’1,222 -
Democrat Civil War
CalM: Working Families Party tapping into a new generation of progressives -
Avenatti Trial
AP: Michael Avenatti convicted of stealing from Stormy Daniels
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The Golden Pen
David Harsanyi
NR: Man of Letters -
Steven Greenhut
OCReg: How California deputies became highway robbers
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OC Register Editorial
OCReg: Single-payer flops in the state Capitol -
Jacob Sullum
Reason: A California Sheriff Remains Free To Rob Armored Cars Carrying Money From State-Licensed Marijuana Businesses -
OC Register Editorial
OCReg: White House officials throw Xavier Becerra under the bus -
Sacramento Valley
SacBee: Sacramento set to triple the size of its homeless outreach team as city revenue climbs
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SF Bay Area
Reason: California City Says It Can't Allow Duplexes Because It's Already Overrun by Mountain Lions - SFC: S.F. affordable housing projects receive $200M from California’s accelerator fund
- SFC: SFPD’s standoff with D.A. Chesa Boudin: Here’s what to know
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East Bay
SFC: Oakland teachers’ hunger strike tests district resolve on school closings -
Central Valley
FresBee: Clovis Unified school employees form district’s first-ever union for certified educators
- FresBee: Tribe-controlled cannabis ‘from seed to sale.’ New dispensary opens in Fresno area
- FresBee: Watch: Fresno police release body-camera video of attempted ‘suicide by cop’ shooting by officers
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Central Coast
CalCoast: San Luis Obispo wins first round against Dayspring’s pot shop - CalCoast: Cayucos Elementary superintendent to retire following controversial raise
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Los Angeles County
CG: LA Minimum Wage to Increase from $15 an Hour to $16.04 July 1st - LAT $: Lopez: The anger that erupted in Venice in 2018 is shaping the race for Mike Bonin’s seat in 2022
- LAT $: Judge approves $14-million settlement over Sheriff’s Department’s illegal immigration holds
- LADN: LA County posts 85 more COVID deaths while caseloads continue to decline
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Orange County
VOC: Anaheim Calls on State to Back Off on Angel Stadium Land Sale
- OCReg: After failed attempt at housing, old Ridgeline golf course in Orange has been sold for private use
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San Bernardino County
SBSun: San Bernardino County Supervisor Rutherford leaves GOP over Jan. 6 statement -
Riverside County
PE: Candidate alleges Turpin children denied $210,000 because of Riverside County DA Mike Hestrin - PE: Jurupa Valley may ask developers to build affordable housing
- PE: Riverside school board votes to fire teacher who mimicked Native Americans
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San Diego County
SDUT: New San Diego single-family homes are rare, expensive and getting smaller. Here’s where the houses are - SDUT: San Diego unveils street vendor law proposal after merchant outcry
- VOSD: Libraries Find New Roles as Pandemic Lingers