Monday, September 21, 2020
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*FR Blog*
Congressman Tom McClintock
McClintock on the Ballot Propositions
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California Wildfires
AP: California wildfire likely to grow from wind, low humidity
- LAT $: Bobcat fire grows to 103,000 acres, making it one of L.A. County’s largest blazes ever
- FresBee: California mountain man who defied evacuation order helps neighbors shut out by Creek Fire
- SFC: California fire activity ‘slowly picking up again,’ air quality worsens
- SacBee: 14 victims identified from Butte County fire as firefighting efforts continue
- LADN: New evacs ordered as Bobcat fire surges past 100,000 acres; nature center at Devil’s Punchbowl destroyed
- PE: El Dorado fire grows 137 acres; containment still at 59 percent
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SF Crime Wave
SFC: Burglars switch to homes in S.F. as tourists, and their cars, stay away
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Troubled Unemployment Agency
AP: State: California to pause unemployment claims for 2 weeks
- FresBee: California halting new unemployment claims for 2 weeks during ‘reset’ with staff, technology
- LAT $: California’s troubled unemployment agency needs immediate overhaul, report says
- SFC: California stops taking new unemployment applications until Oct. 5 as EDD retools
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FR Weekend in Review
Saturday Headlines
- Sunday Headlines
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Fight for Freedom
SJMN: Hundreds of Catholics gather in San Francisco to decry COVID-19 limits on worship - SFC: Large Catholic demonstration in S.F. demands reopening
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Campaign 2020: Prop 17
SDUT: Ruth Weiss: Why Prop. 17 is an injustice for crime victims but also for paroled felons
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COVID-19 Cases
SBSun: Watch: Where are California’s coronavirus case rates dropping, and how far? - CG: Workers’ Compensation in the Time of COVID-19
- AP: California coronavirus death toll passes 15,000 mark
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COVID-19 Testing
CalM: COVID testing of teachers, staff hotly debated as California schools reopen -
State Bar Delay
SFC: California State Bar exam, delayed amid pandemic, becomes contentious
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2020 Census
AP: Wildfires and hurricanes disrupt final weeks of 2020 census -
Inmate Firefighter Jobs
SDUT: California bill gives hope of employment to formerly incarcerated firefighters — but will it work? -
Fish Farm
LAT $: Open-ocean fish farm proposed off San Diego coast could be first in federal waters
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Police Oversight
LADN: LAPD footage shows officer shooting protester in the groin with ‘less-lethal’ projectile -
White House 2020
Biden’s $466 Million Bankroll Tops Trump by $141 Million - SDUT: With November election looming, San Diego’s biotech community eyes policy issues
- SacBee: What California’s COVID approach could teach the country if Joe Biden wins
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The Golden Pen
Jon Coupal
OCReg: Proposition 15 will hurt homeowners, too
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National Review
NR: Replacing Ginsburg -
Elizabeth Hansburg
OCReg: Ballot box zoning does far more harm than good -
OC Register Editorial
OCReg: Re-elect John Moorlach to represent Senate District 37 -
Steven Greenhut
OCReg: ‘Environmental justice’ starts by providing more water
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John Fund
NR: The Two Women at the Top of the Supreme Court List -
George Skelton
LAT $: Skelton: To study wildfire prevention, Berkeley experts are looking to Baja. Newsom should too -
Dan Walters
CalM: Forty-two years later, another property tax battle
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Sacramento Valley
SacBee: The strangest local campaign? That troubling battle between Elk Grove mayoral candidates -
Sonoma County
CG: Sonoma County Health Officer Claims Day Cares and Schools ‘Infected’ - SFC: Outbreak in Sonoma County: Virus hits 13 child care centers, schools
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SF Bay Area
SJMN: How a really big check unraveled a well-oiled patronage system with Santa Clara County concealed-gun permits -
Central Valley
FresBee: Fresno officer shoots man who reached for a gun in his waistband, police say - How to meet Modesto mayoral, other candidates, up close and (sort of) personal
- Pastor, ex-councilwoman, promoter offer Modesto District 3 voters clear-cut choice
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Ventura County
VCStar $: Santa Paula to allow housing in commercial zones - VCStar $: Ventura County overdose deaths drop in 2019
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Los Angeles County
LADN: 23 more deaths reported in LA County; coronavirus hospitalizations tick upward -
Orange County
OCReg: Spate of deputy misconduct cases casts harsh spotlight on OC Sheriff’s Department
- OCReg: Coronavirus: Orange County reported 190 new cases and 1 new death as of Sept. 20
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San Bernardino County
SBSun: 184 new coronavirus cases reported in San Bernardino County -
Riverside County
PE: Riverside Unified makes ethnic studies a graduation requirement -
San Diego County
SDUT: Vaus and Anderson fight for political middle in San Diego County’s District 2 contest - SDUT: Protesters gather in Pacific Beach and practice social distancing