Saturday, April 20, 2024
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Equity Grading
SJMN: No D’s and F’s? No extra credit? Will Bay Area schools’ switch to equity grading help or harm students? -
Homeless Industrial Complex
AP: Record numbers in the US are homeless. Can cities fine them for sleeping in parks and on sidewalks? - SCOTUS homelessness case could have implications for Bay Area: experts
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Shoplifting Surge
With public pressure mounting, state legislators get serious about stopping shoplifting surge -
Rob Bonta Rigging the Vote
AP: Judge tentatively sides with California AG in fight over ballot measure on students’ gender ID
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LGBTQ Agenda
FresBee: Clovis schools now more LGBTQ+ tolerant, union says. Here are the latest changes -
Mortgage Rates
SFC: Mortgage rate ‘lock-in effect’ in Bay Area is more dramatic than anywhere else. These charts show the striking trend -
In-Person Work
Pushing CA's public workers to come back in-person -
Free Preschool
AP: California is rolling out free preschool. That hasn’t solved challenges around child care -
Congress 2024
CG: Democrats in Tied San Jose Congressional Election Try to Stop the Recount -
War on Police
LAT $: LAPD’s recruiting woes laid bare: Only 30 officers per class, analysis shows -
Police Oversight
AP: 3 Northern California law enforcement officers charged in death of man held facedown on the ground -
USC Speech
LAT $: USC cancels appearance by director Jon Chu, others amid valedictorian controversy -
State Senate 2024
OCReg: Huntington Beach Councilmember Tony Strickland is running for state Senate -
Insurance Coverage
CG: Two More Insurance Companies Pull Out Of California
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Joel Fox
OCReg: Joel Fox: Connecting the dots on fights over tax policy in California -
Brian T. Allen
NR: History of an Enigma, at the Nixon Library -
Evan V. Symon
CG: Paper V. Plastic -
SF Bay Area
SFC: S.F. crime rates are plunging, police data shows. This offense dropped more than any other -
South Bay
SJMN: Former San Jose fire captain arraigned on charges related to lewd acts with a minor -
Central Valley
FresBee: Costco relocation approved in Fresno. New site is $98 million investment, company says -
Central Coast
CalCoast: Paavo Ogren quits Oceano Community Services District, no notice -
Ventura County
VCStar $: Simi's next city manager topic of special meeting - VCStar $: Oak Park Unified picks next superintendent
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Los Angeles County
LAT $: Harbor-UCLA doctor is fired after county finds he regularly gawked at patients’ genitalia - LAT $: L.A. council member to seek more money to help tenants in Chinatown apartment building
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Inland Empire
4 Inland men sentenced to prison for roles in Jan. 6 Capitol riot -
San Diego County
SDUT: San Diego County gets $19.6M in federal funding for migrant services but must now decide how to spend it - SDUT: Years after Elisa Serna’s death in jail, newly unsealed records reveal damning details of serious lapses in her care