Saturday, June 6, 2020
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War on Small Businesses
CalM: Collateral damage: Can small businesses survive this “double whammy”? - VCStar $: These Ventura County restaurants won't be back
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Protests & Rage
LADN: With ‘No More Names’ chants, LA City Hall continues as epicenter of civil discontent - LAT $: Looters who hit L.A. stores amid protests explain actions
- LADN: ‘Happy Birthday’ refrains for Breonna Taylor ring through LA County’s 10th day of protest
- AP: Peaceful protests continue into weekend around California
- SacBee: Up to 2,000 hold ‘die-in,’ others march in downtown Sacramento in 8th night of protests
- SFC: Eighth day of protests in Bay Area brings new cries for justice
- SFC: Hundreds gather in SF's Mission to protest Vallejo police killing of Sean Monterrosa
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Rules for Re-Opening
CalM: California posts guidelines for gyms, bars, hotels, camps to reopen as soon as June 12 - SFC: Napa Co. reopens wineries; Sonoma Co. greenlights indoor dining, retail
- AP: California to let gyms, bars, day camps reopen next week
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Law Enforcement Reforms
CalM: Newsom seeks statewide reform of police use of force - SJMN: Gov. Gavin Newsom calls for use of force reform, end to ‘carotid hold’ instruction
- AP: California governor ends police training in ‘sleeper hold’
- PE: Use of force, other Riverside County sheriff’s policies could be reviewed
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Mask Discrimination
SFC: Bay Area deaf, hard of hearing say face masks cut off communication -
Tail Wags the Dog
AP: California lawmakers picking up themes from protesters - LAT $: LA Pride organizers under fire after seeking police permit for Black Lives Matter solidarity protest
- SFC: Alameda to order probe of police handcuffing, toppling black man
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High Speed Boondoggle
LAT $: California Assembly wants high-speed rail contract deferred -
Garcetti Slanders Cops
LAT $: LAPD union decries Garcetti’s ‘killers’ comment. He says he wasn’t talking about police - LADN: LAPD police union blasts Mayor Garcetti’s ‘killers’ comment and proposed budget cuts
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De-Escalation Policy
SDUT: Review board to recommend again that SDPD adopt de-escalation policy -
Affirmative Action & Reparations
CG: Affirmative Action, Reparation Bills Pass Assembly Appropriations -
Vallejo Case Review
SacBee: 4 days after fatal shooting, California Justice Department opens review of Vallejo police - AP: California official to review Vallejo police after shootings
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No Dissent
SFC: SFMOMA director apologizes for deleting comment by black ex-employee - SFC: Mill Valley mayor apologizes for dismissing Black Lives Matter
- OCReg: Huntington Beach city attorney draws criticism for choice of St. Michael image in Facebook post about protests
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Amazon Fire
AP: Fire destroys Southern California warehouse linked to Amazon -
Left vs. Left
LAT $: Santa Monica mayor and police chief face anger from protesters: ‘You called in the National Guard!’ -
MSM Bias: Counter Protests Bad
SDUT: ‘Defend East County’ group responds to Santee protests, prepares for planned demonstration Sunday - SDUT: Armed men guard Russian restaurant Pushkin against looters in downtown San Diego
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Election 2020
SFC: CA confident it can run November election smoothly even with coronavirus
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The Golden Pen
Steven Greenhut
OCReg: Let’s knock off the blithe talk of a coming civil war -
Michael Brendan Dougherty
NR: The Protest Loophole -
Rich Lowry
NR: Don’t Let Them Destroy the Country -
OC Register Editorial
OCReg: Cap and trade drop strains the budget -
Sacramento Valley
SacBee: Change registers: Coalition asks people to buy from black-owned Sacramento businesses - SacBee: Is ‘Old Hangtown’ offensive? Dueling petitions argue over California city’s nickname
- SacBee: Sacramento County reaches 1,500 coronavirus cases, 59th death; California near 4,500 dead
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SF Bay Area
LAT $: Fearing protests could spread virus, San Francisco has set up a pop-up testing site - SJMN: Santa Clara County, site of nation’s first COVID-19 death, reopens restaurants for outdoor dining
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South Bay
SJMN: San Jose mayor calls on police to explain use of tear gas, rubber bullets during protests -
Central Valley
FresBee: Fresno City Council will consider protest demands ahead of police budget hearings - FresBee: Two young, healthy people died from COVID-19. There will be more, Fresno officials say
- Coronavirus infections still rising in Stanislaus County. But officials are not alarmed
- Police will limit downtown Modesto parking ahead of more Black Lives Matter events
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Ventura County
VCStar $: Coronavirus: 45 new cases, nearly 31,000 tested -
Los Angeles County
LAT $: Black Lives Matter and other advocates sue LAPD over protest tactics - LADN: LA County officials watching coronavirus spread data closely for hospital impacts
- LADN: LAPD sued by Black Lives Matter-LA in federal court over mass detention
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Orange County
OCReg: New documents show lawyers’ battle over rape case against Newport Beach surgeon, girlfriend - VOC: Thurgood Marshall Bar Association Criticizes Comments by Irvine Mayor
- OCReg: Santa Ana orders another curfew Saturday, to begin two hours after planned protest
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San Bernardino County
SBSun: San Bernardino County closes offices early due to protests over police brutality - SBSun: San Bernardino County reports 7 new coronavirus deaths, 137 more cases
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Riverside County
PE: Hundreds protest in Temecula to support Black Lives Matter - PE: Riverside County counts 622 coronavirus cases, 10 deaths in 2 days
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San Diego County
SDUT: La Mesa police won’t seek prosecution in controversial arrest - SDUT: Hundreds march in teen-organized protests in Escondido