Friday, April 19, 2024
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Fix Prop. 47
CG: ‘Fix Prop 47’ Initiative Receives Over 900,000 Signatures – Qualifies for November Ballot - AP: Coalition to submit 900,000 signatures to put tough-on-crime initiative on California ballot
- OCReg: Signatures turned in for ballot measure to reverse Prop. 47, crack down on theft
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Crime Watch
LAT $: ‘Help me, help me’: Metro bus driver stabbed, reviving fears about safety - LAT $: Thieves steal $250,000 in lottery ticket Scratchers from 44 stores, authorities say
- SJMN: East Bay burglars lift $300,000 from a single home in latest high-end heist
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Homeless Industrial Complex
SFC: S.F. to test new homeless housing model in the Tenderloin to save lives and cut costs. Will it work? - AP: California governor pledges state oversight for cities, counties lagging on solving homelessness
- SFC: A broken elevator may displace residents of S.F. homeless hotel. Supervisor blames mayor
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Reparations Bills
SacBee: California reparations bills clear first state Senate hearings. ‘It’s what is owed’
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Congress 2024: Recount
SJMN: More than 20 previously uncounted ballots discovered during Congressional District 16 recount -
Fast Food Prices
OCReg: California’s fast food prices rose 7% before new $20 wage, No. 1 jump in US -
Parent Rights
California lawmakers reject bill to let parents sue schools that don’t ban ‘harmful’ books - LAT $: Murrieta board defies state, will keep policy to tell parents about LGBTQ+ transitioning
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Under the Dome
CG: New Assembly Bill Would Ban NDAs in Legislative Negotiations - AP: Finding an apartment may be easier for California pet owners under new legislation
- CG: Plastic Ban Bill Passes Senate Committee
- CalM: We investigated California’s rehab for parolees. Now, the state is taking action
- VCStar $: 'Katie Meyer Law' would aid college students in distress
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Cal State Harassment
SacBee: The CSU mishandled sexual harassment complaints. Two bills are aimed at protecting students -
Utility Rates
CalM: A plan to change your utility rates is dividing California environmentalists. Here’s why -
Voter ID Law
OCReg: Huntington Beach councilmembers pledge to fight state’s lawsuit over city’s voter ID measure -
Prison Problems
AP: Feds push back against judge and say troubled California prison should be shut down without delay -
Google Protests
AP: Google fires 28 workers in aftermath of protests over big tech deal with Israeli government
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The Golden Pen
Susan Shelley
OCReg: Metropolitan Water District soaks taxpayers with higher property taxes -
William E. Simpson
CG: Klamath Dams and Salmon Restoration – Truth vs. Fiction -
Patrick Wagner
CG: Free Enterprise, Private Property, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Dialogue Nevada County Style -
Dan Walters
CalM: Californians are worried about crime, setting the stage for a ballot measure showdown -
Steven Greenhut
OCReg: Heartburn doesn’t stop California lawmakers from quashing speech -
SF Bay Area
SJMN: SFO strikes back against Oakland Airport with lawsuit over ‘San Francisco Bay’ name change - SFC: What we know about S.F.’s looming ‘intensive’ parking enforcement sweeps
- SFC: Here’s how the fastest-growing part of San Francisco is voting
- SFC: S.F. moderates are now running this politically powerful group. Here’s what they want to do
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East Bay
SJMN: DA files involuntary manslaughter charges against 3 East Bay cops in death of Mario Gonzalez -
South Bay
OCReg: The $32,000 condos: Winning bidders sued after San Jose auction -
Central Valley
FresBee: Court rules for Fresno cops who asphyxiated unarmed man. ‘It just defies common sense’ -
Central Coast
CalCoast: Paso Robles rejects paid parking referendum, claims deficiencies -
Ventura County
VCStar $: Meeting minutes: Ojai gets grant for City Hall encampment - LAT $: Body of unidentified man washes ashore on Ventura County beach
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Los Angeles County
CalM: California won’t prosecute LAPD officer who shot teenage girl in store’s dressing room -
Orange County
VOC: Huntington Beach Approves Smaller Water Rate Hike After Resident Outcry - OCReg: Beach trail in north San Clemente reopens, but bridge connector remains closed
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San Diego County
SDUT: San Diego’s Belmont Park poised for an overhaul that could bring new rides and reinvented beachfront restaurant - SDUT: Plans proceed for solar farm at Carlsbad city reservoir
- SDUT: Speeding cameras, lower speed limits, new technology: How advocates want to make San Diego streets safer