Wednesday, June 26, 2019
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Government Worker Pay
SFC: 8 of top 10 highest paid state public employees work at one county hospital
- SacBee: California’s 3 top paid county workers all made $1 million last year – at 1 hospital
- SacBee: Sacramento’s city payroll jumped $35M in one year, data show. See who made the most
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Rent Control 2020
LAT $: Rent control could be back on the California ballot in 2020
- SacBee: New California rent control initiative allows homeowner exemptions, affects fewer units
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E-Cigarette Ban
LAT $: San Francisco bans the sale of electronic cigarettes
- SFC: Juul move to block SF e-cigs ban is a page out of Big Tobacco playbook, critics say
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A Campaign Affair
AP: Feds: Rep. Duncan Hunter paid for affairs with campaign cash
- PE: Feds: Congressman Duncan Hunter used campaign cash for affairs
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Wealth Redistribution for the Lucky Few
SDUT: Why these Scripps Ranch apartments will rent for under $1,000 a month -
Beware Big Tech
Insider Blows Whistle & Exec Reveals Google Plan to Prevent “Trump situation” in 2020 on Hidden Cam
- GOOGLE EXECS PANIC! Go Into Hiding - Delete Social Media Accounts After James O'Keefe's Latest Exposé
- SJMN: Google to employees: Don’t protest on our float at SF Pride parade
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Press Freedom
LAT $: L.A. County wanted to question reporters about their records requests. A judge said no -
Ammo ID Check
AP: California to require background checks for ammo purchases - FresBee: No Real ID needed for ammo purchases? California justice department contradicts Newsom
- LAT $: After cop’s death, Gov. Gavin Newsom says he supports expanding ‘red flag’ gun laws
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Out-of-State Prison
AP: California ends use of out-of-state prisons after 13 years -
Under the Dome
CG: Sen. Jackson’s Campus Rape Bill Moving Through Legislature Despite Legal Opposition
- LAT $: California trails in regulating short-term lenders. This bill could finally rein them in
- CG: California Legislature Passes Health Insurance Individual Mandate Penalty
- AP: California rethinks endorsement deals for college athletes
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PG&E Rebranding
SacBee: PG&E lenders offer $30 billion — and a new name to rebrand tarnished utility -
YIMBY Movement
VOSD: ‘They’re Coming for Our Homes’: Bry Blasts YIMBY Movement - SJMN: ‘YIMBY neo-liberal fascists’ comment, perceived threats spark backlash against Cupertino planning commissioner
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Snowflake Education
NR: Map Showing Post-Grad Plans of California High Schoolers Canceled — Because It’s ‘Toxic’ Culture
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Ford Dealership Shooting
AP: 2 workers, gunman dead at California Ford dealership - SJMN: San Jose gunman angry over Vietnamese visa issue, relative says
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Kitchen Case
AP: Jury weighs discrimination case of renowned California chef -
Immigrant Labor
AP: California man gets 8 ½ years for forced immigrant labor -
Nunes Lawsuit
FresBee: Devin Nunes in lawsuit demands tax returns, recent comments made by political strategist
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Facial Recognition Surveillance
SFC: Oakland committee approves ban on facial recognition surveillance -
Water in Paradise
SacBee: Fire-ravaged Paradise water agency faces state ultimatum: Fix your cracked dam spillway -
Abortion Fight
AP: State asks court to halt new Trump abortion rules
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The Golden Pen
Ron Hart
OCReg: Democrats’ reparations nation: offering taxpayer money in exchange for votes -
Joel Fox
FH: LA Business Poll Says Raise Commercial Property Taxes, Lose Businesses
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Eric Boehm
Reason: Man, This CBO Report About 'Unprecedented' Debt Levels Is a Bummer -
Joel Kotkin
FH: As United States Divide, the Green New Deal Could Be Democrats’ Undoing in 2020 -
Dan Walters
CalM: Newsom faces his first defining crisis -
Kyle Smith
NR: Hollywood’s Comedy Crisis
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Sacramento Valley
AP: Father of slain California officer praises department - SacBee: ‘Damn near staged:’ How Sacramento sheriff stood by while ‘Jailbirds’ amped up the drama
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SF Bay Area
SFC: SF to build 200-bed Navigation Center after residents lose appeal to stop project - SFC: School board votes to destroy controversial Washington High mural
- SFC: BART chief: 5% of riders cheat fares, not 15% as reported by grand jury
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East Bay
SFC: Oakland councilman’s son sentenced to a year in prison for bribery - KQED: Ghost Ship Defendant's Wife Says Law Enforcement Had Been Through Warehouse Many Times
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CG: Politicizing UC Berkeley Graduation Ruins it for Parents
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Central Valley
Summer temperatures create health hazards for those at Modesto homeless encampment -
Ventura County
VCStar $: State audit outlines CSUCI parking problems -
Los Angeles County
LAT $: Former L.A. building inspector fined $100,000 for double dipping on city project
- OCReg: Two groups file for protected status to save isolated mountain lions in Santa Monica, Santa Ana mountains
- LAT $: What did Garcetti really mean when he said he supports the U.S. Embassy move to Jerusalem?
- LADN: How South Pasadena will be compensated for getting stuck behind a burning float in 2019 Rose Parade
- LAT $: Torrance Catholic school case leads to rift on 9th Circuit
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Orange County
OCReg: County picks John Wayne Airport redesign plan to make more room for smaller planes - VOC: Westminster Council Members Vote to Denounce Councilman in a City Statement
- OCReg: San Clemente and MemorialCare reach settlement over closed hospital property
- OCReg: Irvine council delays veterans cemetery discussion until July
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Inland Empire
PE: Lawyer files 6th lawsuit against Yucaipa-Calimesa school district over bullying -
San Diego County
SDUT: County adopts $6.24 billion budget with increases in mental health, child welfare spending - SDUT: Imperial Beach residents take stand against proposed public bathrooms, showers