Wednesday, July 22, 2020
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COVID-19 - California Update
SJMN: California tops 400,000 coronavirus cases; health leader says could be ‘4-5 weeks’ before decline
- LAT $: Essential California: The reopening seesaw
- SFC: Antibody study: Virus infections may have been 10 times higher in Bay Area
- SacBee: Many California state workers had mandatory OT over 4th of July. Unions say it wasted time
- LAT $: California feared pandemic would overwhelm Medicaid, but that hasn’t happened. Why?
- SFC: Child care is on the verge of collapse in the Bay Area. Can parents go back to work?
- SLTrib: California backtracks after removing COVID-19 death counts for assisted living homes
- SacBee: California has too many COVID-19 cases to trace each new infection, Newsom administration says
- OCReg: Coronavirus twists Southern California housing: Slowest sales, highest prices
- FresBee: Summer heat is doing little to slow the spread of COVID-19 in Fresno, Valley
- Bay Bridge carpooler argues against 3-person minimum: Roadshow
- LAT $: Terror behind bars: Inside California’s prisons as coronavirus brought panic and death
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Newson's school plan under attack
SDUT: Lawsuit seeks to halt Newsom’s school closure order
- CG: Several California Counties Prepare To Ask For In-School Teaching Waivers
- SJMN: Can Bay Area schools make online learning work better this fall?
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Californians wait for slow state government
SBSun: Out of work Californians still waiting for unemployment benefits
- SacBee: Unemployment showdown + Team Draymond gains allies on dentist bill + Assessors speak out on ‘split-roll’
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Housing Crisis
SDUT: Column: Study: State bills ramp up market-rate housing; affordable units, not so much
- SDUT: San Diego approves region’s first tiny houses law to help solve housing crisis
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Trump Administration to only count legal residents in Census
SacBee: Trump’s census order could strike 2 million California immigrants from 2020 count -
Fighting Dam Removal
CG: CA Rep. La Malfa Jams Up Dems Hydro Dam Giveaway Scheme
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State GOP considers rejecting pro-Biden members
LAT $: California GOP leaders to consider ousting two anti-Trump Republicans
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DA will no longer seek the death penalty
SJMN: Exclusive: Santa Clara County DA abandoning death penalty pursuit in all cases -
Public Murals
SacBee: A California city erases ‘Black Lives Matter’ mural after ‘MAGA 2020’ one proposed - FresBee: Fresno woman finds Black Lives Matter mural defaced
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Showdown on Police Cuts
SFC: Oakland council rejects further cuts to police budget
- Oakland Mayor Schaaf casts tie-breaking vote to reject OPD cuts
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Fire Season Ramps Up Further
SJMN: Map: Gold Fire and Hog Fire evacuations, road closures in Lassen County
- SFC: Firefighters control blazes near Livermore, Vacaville; Fresno fire...
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Water Wars
LAT $: California, 19 other states sue Trump administration over new water rules
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The Golden Pen
John Stossel
PE: Progressive policies are destined to fail
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Charlyce Bozzello
CG: The ‘Gig’ Is Up on Biased Research in the Fight Over AB5 -
Nathan Sippel
CalM: Lawmakers should reject one-size-fits-all approach to disposing organic waste -
Sacramento Area
SacBee: Ahead of protest at his house, Sacramento city manager says he’s disciplined dozens of cops - SacBee: Man shot by police at apartments near Sacramento State has died, authorities said
- SacBee: Surging coronavirus cases in Sacramento still linked mainly to get-togethers, officials say
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North Bay Area
SFC: Marin County approves fines up to $10,000 for violating health guidelines -
San Francisco Bay Area
SFC: Ridership’s down, revenues down, but salaries are up for BART workers - SFC: Caltrain’s future in limbo as local leaders join forces in tax dispute
- SJMN: New Caltrain lifeline proposal could include changes to the agency’s governing structure
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San Francisco
SJMN: San Francisco deputy charged with assault weapon possession - SFC: SF deputy arrested, accused of bringing illegally modified pistol into...
- SFC: SF supervisors nix the idea of creating a public advocate’s office
- SFC: Breed, supes agree on business tax overhaul
- SFC: Supes hold up part of big development plan for equity study
- SFC: After Nuru charges, SF supe wants to strengthen contracting procedures
- SJMN: Coronavirus real estate: Office market slumps in Bay Area
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East Bay Area
Home of Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf vandalized - Oakland police dispatcher tests positive for COVID-19
- UC Berkeley to start fall semester with all-virtual instruction
- SJMN: UC Berkeley to start fall semester with all-virtual instruction
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South Bay Area
SJMN: Santa Clara County’s top health official laments ‘uncertainty,’ piecemeal reopening approach - SJMN: The reason San Jose Water bills are so high this month
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Central Valley
Patterson, Ceres mayors aren’t running for reelection. These candidates are lining up - Coronavirus update, July 22: Stanislaus deaths at 73. Hospital workers talk of stress
- FresBee: Fresno County nears 11,000 cases of COVID-19, reports 4 more deaths. State behind on tracing
- Modesto’s coronavirus-stricken hospitals run out of ICU space. ‘We try to stay positive’
- BakCal: County announces 834 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday
- FresBee: California’s newest community college is in the Valley. Here’s how it happened
- BakCal: Kern health department bets consultant will turn around coronavirus outbreaks in skilled nursing facilities
- BakCal: Panama-Buena Vista Union School District board approves distance learning plan for fall
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Central Coast
SLTrib: Facing budget gaps, SLO Council puts new sales tax measure to November voters - SLTrib: SLO County Jail in ‘a state of hyper-vigilance’ after COVID-19 cases, top doctor says
- SLTrib: SLO protest organizer faces 5 criminal charges, including participation in a riot
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Ventura County
VCStar $: Oxnard police to abandon gang injunctions - VCStar $: County says it will double contact tracing staff
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Los Angeles County
LADN: $1.22 billion LA County COVID-19 aid package approved by Board of Supervisors - LADN: L.A. County to explore parks, libraries as supervised distance learning sites
- LADN: 1,699 new Valley coronavirus cases in 4 days
- LAT $: Environmental report for Clippers arena approved by Inglewood City Council
- LADN: Supervisors extend commitment to L.A. Justice Fund
- LAT $: LAPD promised to curb violence on protesters for two decades, but has yet to deliver
- LADN: Former L.A. City Councilman Hal Bernson dies at 89
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Orange County
OCReg: Huge evangelical event canceled at Angel Stadium - OCReg: Coronavirus: 990 new cases, 20 new deaths reported in Orange County on July 21
- OCReg: More Orange County restaurants close due to COVID concerns
- OCReg: Huntington Beach council members say mobile homeless shelter would distract from larger effort
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Inland Empire
PE: San Bernardino County reports 4 more deaths, 968 new coronavirus cases - PE: Riverside County reports 1 more death, 907 new coronavirus cases
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San Diego County
SDUT: County launches outreach to Latinos as pandemic continues to expand - SDUT: San Diego homes, businesses subsidize industrial wastewater polluters by millions of dollars
- SDUT: Qualcomm’s corporate board sued for lack of diversity, failure to appoint Black directors
- SDUT: New claim adds to lawsuit alleging city did not protect disabled homeless in pandemic
- SDUT: Worker’s positive COVID-19 tests forces Juvenile Court to scale back operations for two weeks
- SDUT: San Diego voters can lift 30-foot height limit near sports arena in November