Thursday, October 17, 2019
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*FR Exclusive*
Bruce Bialosky
FRBlog: When I Grow Up, I Want to Be a Democrat
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Prison Party
AP: California prison agency spent $12K on retirement party
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Socialist State
Newsom: Not Liberal Enough?
How a handful of vetoes disappointed Gavin Newsom’s liberal California backers
- CalM: Building trades' rift widens with Newsom
- SacBee: Update: Here’s how Newsom is doing on 10 campaign promises after his first year of lawmaking
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Homeless Crisis
SFC: Oakland’s homeless vehicle dwellers exploding: up 131% to 1,430
- One California County Combats Homelessness Crisis With New, Sometimes Controversial Methods
- SFC: Newsom talks to SF homeless: Some met him when he was mayor
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Quake Alert
AP: California earthquake alerts to become available statewide -
$30 Minimum Wage!
$30 an hour? Los Angeles studies new minimum wage for Uber and Lyft drivers
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Health Insurance Mandate
LAT $: No health insurance? California will help, but you'll pay if you're not covered -
Power Shut-Offs
LAT $: Southern California Edison considers power shut-offs ahead of high winds - SacBee: Called ‘greedy’ by Gavin Newsom and others, PG&E defends mass shutoff as ‘right call’
- FH: PG&E: First Say It Did Wrong—Then Investigate
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Union Deals
SacBee: Kaiser’s biggest union, representing 57,000 California workers, ratifies four-year contract - LAT $: Los Angeles Times reaches historic agreement with its newsroom union
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Congress 2020
FresBee: While conspiracy lawsuits unfold, Devin Nunes keeps collecting campaign cash – $7 million of it
- OCReg: Orange County’s first-term House Democrats surge in third quarter fundraising
- FresBee: Ousted California Republican gains fundraising advantage in rematch for House seat
- SDUT: Rep. Hunter votes against condemning Trump on Syria, saying ‘You kick ass and you leave’
- SDUT: Rep. Duncan Hunter reports spending on campaign mail and legal defense, plus two bar visits and a dove hunt
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California Ablaze
LADN: These endangered red-legged frogs managed to survive Woolsey fire destruction, survey shows - AP: Contractor guilty in California wildfire death labor case
- PE: State insurance chief tours Calimesa area devastated by Sandalwood fire
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College Admissions Scandal
SJMN: Three weeks in prison for Menlo Park parent -
Caltrans "Savings"
SFC: Caltrans says it saved $233 million of your tax dollars
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Re-Hire Clause
CG: ‘No-Rehire’ Clauses In Employee Settlements Now Illegal Under California Law -
Bullying on Campus
SBSun: 40% of Muslim students surveyed in California say they’ve been bullied at school, report finds -
Labor's Vision
CalM: CA’s labor chief wants the jobs of the future — and she wants them to cut inequality -
Survey Says
LADN: Poll: Southern Californians back impeachment inquiry, worry about crime and home affordability
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Fuel Fire
AP: Officials study fire at California fuel site after quake - SFC: State shuts down fuel-storage facility as investigators look for cause of blast
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Juul Settlement
SFC: Juul to stop advertising to youth in settlement with nonprofit -
Ballot Measures 2020
CalM: Fact check: Do Californians really cool on ballot measures as the election approaches? -
Anti-Gun Agenda
California will be first state to train doctors in how their counsel can prevent gun deaths
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Rudy's Ukraine Scandal
LAT $: Ukraine-born man indicted with Giuliani associates has his California pot licenses probed -
Anti-Trust Case
AP: Sutter Health, California settle massive antitrust case -
White House 2020
SJMN: Steyer spends $47 million on presidential race, while Harris and Biden are burning through cash
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The Golden Pen
Susan Shelley
OCReg: Pension costs continue to drive tax hikes across California
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Joe Mathews
FH: The Blackouts Rolled Over Some Good Newsom Moves on Housing -
Kevin Williamson
NR: O’Rourke’s America -
Gary Galles
OCReg: Medicare hypocrisy for all -
David Crane
FH: POPs, GEOPs and MacGuffins
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George Skelton
LAT $: Skelton: They had months to plan for a power outage. They didn’t plan enough -
Charles Crumpley
FH: Don’t Bank on This Dreadful Idea -
John McCormack
NR: Kamala Harris’s Debate Performance Was Pathetic -
Sacramento Valley
SacBee: Time for Sacramento Sheriff Scott Jones to stop wasting tax money and follow the law
- SacBee: Republic FC announces block party Monday to celebrate MLS soccer announcement
- SacBee: This 2,200-bed student housing project in Davis just overcame a major legal hurdle
- SacBee: This group is joining with Sacramento’s homeless to clean up trash on the riverfront
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SF Bay Area
SFC: Voters like SF Mayor Breed, but undecided about her job performance - SFC: Chinese developer suspends construction on one of SF’s tallest towers
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East Bay
SJMN: Authorities still looking for answers after massive East Bay fuel tank explosions, fire -
Central Valley
FresBee: Andy Hall sworn in as Fresno police chief - What’s needed for Valley medical school? About $25 million, feeder programs and more
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Central Coast
VCStar $: ‘Tarzan’ star’s son shot dead after killing mom outside Santa Barbara - SJMN: Loma Prieta 30 years later: Santa Cruz rises from the rubble to become a model of earthquake preparedness
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Ventura County
VCStar $: Term limits to appear on Oxnard ballot in March -
Los Angeles County
OCReg: Legislators say Clippers arena in Inglewood is at risk because of state agency’s delays - LADN: LA’s Garcetti brings on Nick Patsaouras, former MTA chair, to help clear paths for homeless housing
- LADN: Fatal shooting in Sherman Oaks was arrest gone ‘really bad,’ LAPD says
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Orange County
VOC: Criminal Probe Underway Into OC Fire Authority Event With Political Candidates
- OCReg: OC supes raid budget to backfill the cost of raises
- OCReg: Kennedy administrators, teachers linked to sex abuse case still employed by Anaheim UHSD
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San Bernardino County
SBSun: Cash-strapped San Bernardino now responsible for 350 acres of formerly unincorporated land -
Riverside County
PE: Lawsuit alleges that scam promised student admission to UC Riverside, cost his mother $66,000 - PE: CARB pact will enhance pollution studies at Riverside schools
- PE: $5 million Murrieta projects will fix California Oaks Road, half of neighborhood streets
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San Diego County
SDUT: Coastal Commission OKs San Diego policy wiping out parking requirements - SDUT: City approves Alpha Project to run fourth bridge shelter