Saturday, June 27, 2020
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Newsom Pardon Spree
SDUT: Newsom pardons former Mira Mesa woman convicted in 1998 slaying committed by abusive boyfriend
- SacBee: Gov. Gavin Newsom grants clemency for 34, including two convicted Sacramento-area men
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COVID Restrictions
SDUT: Imperial County advised to reinstitute stay-at-home order, Newsom says
- SJMN: Newsom’s new strategy: Make coronavirus projections public
- SJMN: Coronavirus: Is it time to hit pause on reopening California?
- ‘No masks. No vaccines.’ Battle is brewing over coronavirus immunizations in California
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State Budget Sent to Gov.
California Legislature Sends Budget Compromise To Gov. Newsom’s Desk
- SacBee: California lawmakers approve budget that delays pain, hopes for future federal funds
- LAT $: California will use surplus cash, delay school funds in $202.1-billion budget sent to Newsom
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War on Business
SFC: Ordinance requires large employers in SF to rehire staff laid off during pandemic
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Border Wall
SDUT: Trump broke the law by using military money for border wall, appeals court rules -
Never Pay Your Rent
SacBee: Rent relief bill that cleared California Senate could give tenants until 2034 to pay rent
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Cases on the Rise
CapWkly: California’s pandemic pain increases sharply - LADN: LA County coronavirus hospitalizations continue to climb as officials plan to crack down on businesses
- SFC: Inside a UCSF-led quest to exploit the coronavirus' weak spots
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Unemployment Audit
LAT $: California’s unemployment agency targeted for audit as criticism grows -
Predictive Policing
LAT $: Santa Cruz becomes the first U.S. city to ban predictive policing -
L.A. Corruption Case
LAT $: Feds say tower project shows toll of bribery in Huizar case: Less affordable housing
- LADN: Granada Hills developer pleads guilty in pay-to-play scheme involving Councilman Jose Huizar
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Consumer Privacy Law
SFC: California voters will decide whether to strengthen consumer privacy law -
ICE Center
SBSun: Adelanto ICE Processing Center recovering from violent confrontations with detainees, visitors -
Immigrant Entitlements
SDUT: California program to assist immigrants affected by coronavirus plagued by delay -
17 Year Old Voters
SFC: California 17-year-olds may get right to vote in primary elections
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LA District Attorney Race
FH: Gascón Asked To Release His LAPD Personnel File -
Cops on Campus
SJMN: Two San Jose school districts agree to boot cops from campus in wake of national protests -
Inmate Transfer
SFC: Officials plan to transfer 150 inmates out of coronavirus-ridden San Quentin -
School Reopening
SFC: Bay Area districts weigh how big of a risk to take in reopening schools
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Nursing Home Safety
LADN: After high coronavirus death toll, LA watchdog appointed to oversee skilled nursing homes - VOSD: COVID-19 Testing Plans Leave Out Assisted Living Facilities
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Today in Racism
SJMN: San Jose police officers’ racist Facebook posts exposed by blogger - SacBee: Dummy hanging from noose is back up in Placerville, amid petition to end ‘Old Hangtown’ name
- FresBee: Tulare educational employee investigated in Black Lives Matter posters incident at school
- SacBee: Lincoln police investigating physical assault involving racist slur after video surfaces
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The Golden Pen
Chris Micheli
FH: SB 1383 Should Be Rejected -
OC Register Editorial
OCReg: State policies slow California’s economic rebound
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Randal O’Toole
OCReg: Take back cities for people and the automobiles they use: Randal O’Toole -
Dan Crenshaw
NR: We Can’t Let the Outrage Mob Win -
Timothy L. Coyle
FH: Scaled-Down Density Legislation Still not the Answer -
Steven Greenhut
Reason: Why Is California Targeting the Tech Firms That Drive Its Economy?
- OCReg: Let’s have fewer statues and less public mayhem
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Dr. Marilyn M. Singleton
OCReg: A spike in known COVID-19 cases doesn’t warrant another shutdown -
Ronald Stein
FH: The Green Delusion continues to Perpetuate Costs upon the Poor -
Sacramento Valley
SacBee: Sacramento County coronavirus surge continues. But restaurants, stores will remain open -
SF Bay Area
LAT $: San Francisco pauses reopening plans because of coronavirus surge - SFC: Marin County halts reopening of some businesses after case spike
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East Bay
SJMN: Mayor Libby Schaaf hits back when Trump compares Oakland to ‘living in hell’ -
Central Valley
Stop getting together: Stanislaus health officer pleads with residents amid coronavirus
- FresBee: Fresno councilmember at odds with county leaders for not making COVID-19 info available
- FresBee: Fresno County sees largest single-day coronavirus case spike; four more Valley deaths
- FresBee: Fresno city leader criticizes Fresno County communication breakdown over COVID-19 money
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Central Coast
CalCoast: Arroyo Grande police chief retiring in July - CalCoast: Atascadero Police Chief Jerel Haley retiring
- CalCoast: SLO County hits record high for hospitalized coronavirus cases
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Ventura County
VCStar $: Coronavirus: 49 new COVID-19 cases Friday -
Los Angeles County
LAT $: Feeling cornered by calls for reform, L.A. police union lets loose its ‘pit bull’ director - LAT $: Cutting its budget isn't enough. The LAPD needs a rethink
- LAT $: L.A. will resume ticketing during street sweeping next month
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Orange County
OCReg: Orange County on edge of California coronavirus watch list
- OCReg: Report links Shawn Steel with Chinese efforts to influence Trump administration
- VOC: Two Mayors, Two Takes As Coronavirus Hits Anaheim and Santa Ana Hard
- OCReg: Irvine OKs body cameras for police, will begin testing them this fall
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Riverside County
PE: Police: Man videotaped lighting firework at June 1 protest in Riverside is arrested - PE: Nurses begin 10-day strike at Riverside Community Hospital
- PE: Riverside County coronavirus hospitalizations hit new record — 318 — after brief decline
- PE: Some Riverside County administrative offices close after coronavirus cases; board meeting moves online
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San Bernardino County
SBSun: San Bernardino County hospitals closer to using extra beds for coronavirus patients - SBSun: San Bernardino County reports 521 new coronavirus cases, no new deaths
- SBSun: West Valley Water District officials approve budget reflecting 12% in cuts
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San Diego County
SDUT: COVID cases shoot past 400 as county shuts Escondido eatery for flouting health order