Sunday, February 16, 2020
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	*FR Exclusive* Bruce Bialosky  FRBlog:  What the Trump Presidency Has Given Americans FRBlog:  What the Trump Presidency Has Given Americans
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	*Congress 2020* Rep. TJ "Tax Liens" Cox  FresBee:  California congressman owes $145,000 in unpaid income tax, according to new IRS lien FresBee:  California congressman owes $145,000 in unpaid income tax, according to new IRS lien
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	Plastic Bag Ban  OCReg:  Rep. Lowenthal co-sponsors bill to ban single-use plastics OCReg:  Rep. Lowenthal co-sponsors bill to ban single-use plastics
- SJMN: Rep. Panetta co-sponsors bill to ban single-use plastics
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	ICE Fight  SDUT:  ICE subpoenas San Diego Sheriff’s Department; first time new tactic used in California SDUT:  ICE subpoenas San Diego Sheriff’s Department; first time new tactic used in California
- LAT $: L.A. officials oppose ICE plan to add officers in sanctuary cities
- Border Patrol Will Deploy Elite Tactical Agents to Sanctuary Cities
- OCReg: Santa Ana and OC Sheriff’s officials will not aid increased ICE enforcement
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	Nursing Regulator Resigns SacBee: California nursing regulator resigns after sexual harassment complaints from state workers
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	Congress 2020  AP:  Democrats gaining voter edge in California House battles AP:  Democrats gaining voter edge in California House battles
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	Coronavirus in California SacBee: Americans on cruise with coronavirus to be extracted from Japan, quarantined at Travis AFB
- SDUT: Is a vaccine for the coronavirus coming? Inovio says it has designed one in San Diego
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	PG&E Bankruptcy Settlement SFC: Fire victims speak out against PG&E bankruptcy settlement
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	Kate Steinle Murder Case CG: Kate Steinle Killer Ruled Incompetent to Stand Trial
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	High Speed Boondoggle  LAT $:  New bullet train plan paints optimistic picture, but opposition continues to grow LAT $:  New bullet train plan paints optimistic picture, but opposition continues to grow
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	Death Row Violence AP: California death row inmate dies; prisoner killed in attack
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	Congress 2020: Hunter Fundraising SDUT: Donations to Rep. Duncan Hunter plummet following his guilty plea, latest campaign filing shows
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	Pot Bust  FresBee:  78-year-old cited after $2.3 million worth of pot found on Squaw Valley property, sheriff says FresBee:  78-year-old cited after $2.3 million worth of pot found on Squaw Valley property, sheriff says
- Reason: Thousands of Old Los Angeles County Marijuana Convictions Will Be Expunged
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	Never Ending Drought LAT $: Is California headed back into drought, or did we never really leave one?
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	White House 2020 KQED: Pete Buttigieg Makes His Pitch to Moderate Voters in the Central Valley
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	The Golden PenSusan Shelley  OCReg:  Cancel the bullet train OCReg:  Cancel the bullet train
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	Joel Kotkin OCReg: How different generations are influencing our politics
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	Matt Fleming OCReg: Marc Levine’s bad solution to a nonexistent problem
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	Dan Walters  CalM:  Commentary: How's the March 3 primary working out? CalM:  Commentary: How's the March 3 primary working out?
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	SF Bay Area SJMN: Two women attacked along San Francisco’s Embarcadero, suspect detained
- SJMN: Officer-involved shooting reported at BART station, one wounded
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	East Bay SFC: Sanctioned homeless encampments: Oakland and Berkeley leaders pay for safer spaces
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	South Bay  SJMN:  Man stabbed, beaten with bat at San Jose shopping center SJMN:  Man stabbed, beaten with bat at San Jose shopping center
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	Central Valley FresBee: California adopts first air pollution measures targeting local emissions in Central Valley
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	Central Coast SJMN: Major new oceanfront campground to be built along Monterey Bay
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	Ventura County VCStar $: Demolition of Simi Valley ‘eyesore’ begins
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	Los Angeles County  LADN:  LA Councilman Lee’s office temporarily halts daily homeless-encampment cleanups, but residents still on edge LADN:  LA Councilman Lee’s office temporarily halts daily homeless-encampment cleanups, but residents still on edge
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	Orange County LAT $: Attorney for 3 women who accused Newport Beach doctor of rapes requests special prosecutor
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	Riverside County PE: Rubidoux man killed in shooting outside Marriott in downtown Riverside
- LAT $: How a fire in the Inland Empire could spell doom for the worldwide vinyl LP boom
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	San Diego County KPBS: San Diego Declares Emergency Over Coronavirus In 'Abundance Of Caution'

