Thursday, April 8, 2021
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L.A.'s Dangerous D.A. Strikes Again
LADN: George Gascón’s plan to downsize DA’s gang unit concerns top deputies, demoralizes prosecutors
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Life in San Francisco
SFC: TV news crew pepper sprayed in S.F. as thieves tried to steal camera
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Katie Hill Lawsuit
AP: Judge tosses former Rep. Katie Hill’s suit against tabloid
- LADN: Judge dismisses ex-Rep. Katie Hill’s nude photo claim against Daily Mail, citing First Amendment
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The Great Reopening
SDUT: Less-restrictive orange tier arrives, but with worries of a backslide
- PE: Are we declaring pandemic over too fast? State’s June 15 deadline for reopening splits experts
- VOSD: Ready or Not, the Reopening Is Coming
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Newsom Aide's Domestic Violence Case
SFC: Domestic violence case against ex-Newsom aide Nathan Ballard heads toward trial -
Under the Dome
Should California decriminalize psychedelic drugs? Army veteran makes his case to lawmakers
- SacBee: How a surprising Newsom veto threw California’s garbage, building industries into chaos
- CalCoast: California legislators battle over cannabis billboard advertising
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Teachers Union Hate
Randi Weingarten has strong words for Jews who say unions are an obstacle -
COVID-19 Data
SJMN: COVID: CDC exploring whether reports of January 2020 deaths real or data glitches -
4th Amendment Rights
LAT $: After FBI seizure of safe deposit boxes in Beverly Hills, legal challenges mount -
Mask Mandate
SFC: Why California isn't getting rid of its mask mandate just yet
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Illegal Immigration
SDUT: Biden task force looks for evidence of additional migrant family separations under Trump - SacBee: California Democrat moves to strengthen state’s oversight of unaccompanied immigrant children
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Union Jobs
SacBee: A California union wants to help workers find better jobs after the pandemic. Here’s how -
UC Diversity
LAT $: Some of UC’s most diverse campuses get the least funding, sparking debate over equity and racism -
COVID-19 Vaccine
LAT $: COVID-19 vaccines work well against California variant
- SDUT: Can your employer require a vaccine? Probably. So can a restaurant or hotel.
- LADN: Fueled by surplus Johnson & Johnson vaccine, Cal State LA site has ‘immediate appointments’ available
- SJMN: California expecting nearly 90% drop in J&J vaccines next week
- California Counties A Hodgepodge Of Highs And Lows In Vaccinating Vulnerable Seniors - capradio.org
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High Speed Internet
SacBee: 31% of Californians don’t have high-speed internet, state says. How Newsom can change that -
Hunters Targeted
SacBee: How California snared two elite hunters posting ‘once a lifetime’ kills on social media -
State Assembly 79
SDUT: Weber appears likely to take 79th District seat, with slim majority of votes -
School Funding Lawsuit
SDUT: Judge certifies class-action lawsuit challenging CA school funding
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I-5 Strangler
AP: Man accused of strangling “I-5 Strangler” won’t face death -
Homeless Industrial Complex
AP: New California homeless database aims to help policymakers - Elk Grove Paying Homeless People To Clean Up After Themselves, And It’s Working
- LAT $: A new database gives a sharper picture of homelessness across California
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Tiger Woods Crash
AP: Tiger Woods was driving more than 80 mph when he crashed SUV -
Biden's Tax Hikes
SDUT: Biden’s tax plan aims to raise $2.5 trillion and end profit-shifting
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Charter School Fraud
VOSD: Ruling in Charter Fraud Case Has Major Implications for Small School District Budgets -
Biden Gun Control
SFC: Biden making new moves on guns, including naming ATF boss -
MSM Bias: Anti-Recall Agenda
SacBee: How an anti-mask, anti-vaccine activist became a leader of the Gavin Newsom recall
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The Golden Pen
Christopher Bedford
Time to Make Woke Corporate America Feel Pain
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Peter Thiel
BreitbartCA: Thiel: ‘Woke’ Big Tech Corps Don’t Consider Themselves ‘American Companies’ -
Jack Fowler
NR: ‘The Voice of Journalism’ Has Laryngitis -
Victor Davis Hanson
NR: Wealthy and Woke -
Veronique de Rugy
Reason: Biden's $2.3 Trillion Infrastructure Plan Is Teeming With Cronyism -
Katy Grimes
CG: California Releasing Water from Reservoirs, Claiming Drought Conditions
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OC Register Editorial
OCReg: Locals and state deserve blame for housing crunch -
George Skelton
LAT $: Skelton: It’s about time Newsom reopened California. We’re going to get our summer back -
Edward Ring
CG: Fixing K-12 Education in California -
Dan Walters
OCReg: Would federal change make higher state taxes more likely?
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East Bay
SFC: Former Oakland Diocese manager accused of embezzling nearly $600k -
Sonoma County
SFC: Four women say Windsor mayor, ‘prince’ of Wine Country, sexually assaulted them - LAT $: This neighborhood in Sonoma fought — then embraced — a tent city for homeless people
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SF Bay Area
SFC: USF students demand reforms after noose found hanging off dorm balcony - SFC: Half of Forbes' Top 10 billionaires have Bay Area ties - but two have left California
- SFC: Daly City police officer fatally shoots man, police say
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Central Valley
FresBee: Here’s when Fresno Unified schools plan to reopen for students five days a week
- How do Stanislaus school districts look to use Rescue Plan funds? Here are some answers
- FresBee: Newsom to visit Fresno, discuss plans to combat wildfires following brutal 2020 season
- Modesto to give RAD Program $650K once it knows it can use its pandemic dollars
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Ventura County
VCStar $: Reopening pace triggers excitement, angst - VCStar $: Immigrant experience, health struggles shaped Ventura's newest council member
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Los Angeles County
LADN: $1.15 million settlement OK’d for family of man shot at from LAPD helicopter during Sunland standoff - LADN: Coronavirus: L.A. County’s progress continues; hospitalizations down 93% with 479 new cases and 53 new deaths, April 7
- LADN: LA City Council urges state to close Playa del Rey natural gas facility
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Orange County
VOC: Sheriff Barnes Has Stopped Taking Questions at His News Briefings. Here Are the Questions He Wouldn’t Answer.
- OCReg: Laguna Beach to spend $1 million to counter visitor impacts on beaches and residents
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Inland Empire
PE: KVCR could lose NPR, PBS depending on college district board’s vote -
San Diego County
SDUT: Supervisors delay vote on lifting barriers to tribes expanding their reservations - SDUT: City forced to reexamine sports arena deal
- SDUT: San Diego law enforcement, community leaders discuss anti-Asian hate
- SDUT: Hundreds on Mount Helix push back on proposed housing for sexually violent predator