Monday, February 22, 2016
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*FR Exclusive Preview*
*Jon Coupal, Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association*
		THE BULLET TRAIN BUILT ON FANTASY
		
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San Jose Mercury News Editorial
		SJMN:  High-speed rail still a boondoggle, even if supposedly coming to San Jose
		In a state with so many issues, it is unfathomble to consider continuing to burn money on "high speed" rail.
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*Pot Wars - 2016 Edition*
		LAT $:  With backing from Napster's Sean Parker, will this be the year California voters legalize all pot?
		
 - Regulating pot shops a giant game of Whac-A-Mole
 
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Weekend in Review
		Flash Report - Saturday's Headlines
		
 - Flash Report - Sunday's Headlines
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Under the dome
		SacBee:  Inspired by Sacramento teen, lawmaker proposes ‘student driver’ decals
		
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McCarthy compares Trump to Arnold (video)
		BreitbartCA:  House Majority Leader McCarthy: Trump ‘Feels Like the Special Election’ with Schwarzenegger
		
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The Rising Power of Asian Voters
OCReg: Asian electorate is up for grabs - 
	
	
CSU continues record of poor student success
		LAT $:  Why only 19% of Cal State freshmen graduate on time -- and what lawmakers aim to do about it
		
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Napa Valley Icon passes away at age 101
		SFC:  Napa wine pioneer Peter Mondavi dies at 101
		
 - SacBee: Peter Mondavi, Napa Valley wine pioneer, has died at 101
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Transportation Funding
SCS: Drastic state transportation funding cuts worry local leaders - 
	
	
Corruption...
		FresBee:  Special Report: Builder emails Fresno Unified ‘we are a go’ months before school board votes on projects
		
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Gun Control
		BreitbartCA:  Campaign: Gavin Newsom ‘Shamelessly Exploiting’ Terror for Gun Control
		
 
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The Golden Pen
Former Sacramento Sheriff John McGinness
		SacBee:  California voters should get their say on multibillion-dollar projects
		
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Orange County Register Editorial
OCReg: State doesn't need $9 billion more in bond debt - 
	
	
John Fund
		NR:  Reports of Trump’s Inevitability Are Greatly Exaggerated
		
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Sacramento Area
SacBee: Violent crime rising faster in Sacramento than in other large cities, study finds - 
	
	
San Francisco
SFC: More damage found to concrete wall in Bay Bridge tunnel - 
	
	
South Bay
SJMN: Lisa Gillmor, Santa Clara's unexpected new mayor - 
	
	
Central Valley
FresBee: Editorial: 5 critical questions to ask Fresno’s candidates for mayor - Modesto’s two acting deputy city managers made permanent
 - FresBee: Retail Therapy: Forever 21 downsizes in Valley, stores struggle
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Central Coast
		Billionaire asks for $30M for access to public beach
		
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Ventura County
VCStar $: Ventura to consider cap on home building - 
	
	
Los Angeles County
LAT $: The Aliso Canyon gas leak has been plugged; now what? - LAT $: Labor and business groups in L.A. are united against one housing measure — and divided by another
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Orange County
LAT $: Why Orange County police departments have trouble recruiting Vietnamese American officers - 
	
	
San Diego
		SDUT:  Battle heats up for Tuesday’s special election
		
 - SDUT: SD City Council race: It’s all over but the voting
 - SDUT: City attorney race heating up
 - SDUT: There’s a lawsuit in San Diego that began in 1951
 
