Wednesday, March 3, 2021
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Unions in Charge
VOSD: San Diego Teachers Union Pushes Back on Reopening Date
- LAT $: Despite COVID-19 vaccines, LAUSD will take longer to reopen
- SJMN: COVID: Gov. Newsom pitches school reopening in Palo Alto
- CG: LAUSD Adopts Microsoft ‘Daily Pass’ Program Bar Coding Kids For School Reopening
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No Public Access
CG: California State Capitol Still ‘Closed’ Since Summer Protests?
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Gas Prices Rising
Have You Noticed Higher Gas Prices Lately? You’re Not Alone
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King Newsom Attacks Lone Star Freedom
Texas COVID mask mandate lifted; businesses can open at 100%
- SacBee: Newsom slams Texas for dropping mask mandate. ‘We’re a little more mindful and sober’
- SFC: How California’s COVID numbers compare to Texas, which is lifting mask mandate
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Homeless Entitlements
SFC: S.F. offered housing to homeless people staying in hotels, but 70% said no. Here's why -
Lockdowns Hurt Poor
AP: Report affirms job losses of low-income California workers
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CA's Liberal Elite Doing Just Fine
AP: California clinics: More vaccines going to rich than at-risk - LAT $: COVID-19 vaccine rates in Brentwood, Santa Monica twice as high as poorer L.A. County areas
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Vaccine Identity Politics
New COVID-19 outreach campaign connects with bilingual LGBTQ Californians - CalM: ‘We’re born Indian and we die white’: California Indigenous fear COVID deaths undercounted
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Becerra Nomination
RCP: Becerra as HHS Chief Would Undo Conscience Protections - AP: Biden health pick taking heat for support of abortion rights
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Youth Sports
CG: Youth Athletes Sue Governor Newsom and Orange County Over Indoor Youth Sports Ban
- SDUT: All outdoor high school sports cleared to start
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Vaccine Access
SFC: S.F. school district doesn’t get needed codes to prioritize teachers for vaccines - SJMN: COVID: Good Samaritan Hospital CEO resigns after teacher vaccine scandal
- SDUT: Court workers, judges, lawyers now can get vaccine under change made quietly by county last week
- SJMN: COVID: Sutter cancelling up to 95,000 vaccine appointments because of supply shortage
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Everyone is Racist
VCStar $: Simi appointee labeled white supremacist objects -
Do You Feel Safe?
SFC: FBI, Oakland police work to recover stolen items from agent's rental car
- SFC: Santa Clara man accused of stealing public bus with passenger onboard
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Prison Oversight
California prisons secretary on the hot seat over underused misconduct investigations -
COVID-19 Cases
OCReg: Coronavirus tracker: California reported 4,959 new cases, 296 new deaths and 107 fewer patients as of Monday -
Worker Rights Agenda
OCReg: Trader Joe’s worker says he was fired for seeking stronger COVID-19 protections -
SF Property Transfer Tax
SFC: Yes, San Francisco may charge higher taxes on sales of higher-priced properties, court affirms
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Drought 2021
AP: California likely faces a critically dry year, officials say -
Border Crash
AP: Deadly Calif. crash on route for illegal border crossings -
Dining Ban Case
AP: California court upholds now-lapsed LA County dining ban -
Free Inmate Perks
SDUT: San Diego County to make inmate phone calls free -
State Senate Special 2021
LADN: Special election: Sydney Kamlager headed for victory in 30th State Senate seat
- AP: Kamlager well ahead in vote for LA County state Senate seat
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Police Shooting
OCReg: ‘I believe he was still armed, so I shot,’ video shows off-duty officer describe fatal Corona Costco shooting -
Hate Crimes
LADN: LAPD: Hate crimes against Asian Americans increased in 2020, but more are likely going unreported -
SNL Parody
SFC: Where ‘Saturday Night Live’ got Gavin Newsom wrong
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The Golden Pen
Robby Soave
Reason: Dr. Seuss Is Canceled -
FR Blog Richard Rider
FRBlog: Antifa = NAZI Brownshirts. The MSM loves Antifa.
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Dan McLaughlin
NR: Against Canceling Dr. Seuss -
Guy Bentley
OCReg: California’s voters can save the state from ban-happy lawmakers -
Joy Pullmann
Joe Biden’s Anti-American Civics Project -
John Fund
HR 1 Must Be Stopped
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Edward Ring
CG: CA Desalination Plant Inches Towards Approval – ‘Environmentalists’ Apoplectic -
Andrew Gruel
CalM: The missing ingredient for restaurants in COVID-19 recovery -
Sacramento Valley
Sacramento Leaders Speak Out As Asian And Pacific Islander Hate Crimes Continue In City - SacBee: This Sacramento school district announces date to get students and staff back to campuses
- SacBee: Too many in the Sacramento region have died from COVID. Help us remember them
- SacBee: El Dorado moves to red tier as COVID rates improve across California, Sacramento area
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SF Bay Area
SJMN: COVID: Three Bay Area counties advance to red tier - AP: San Francisco leaders cheer reopening as COVID-19 cases fall
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East Bay
SFC: Oakland plan to replace police with mental health workers moves forward -
South Bay
SFC: Silicon Valley BART extension axed from federal stimulus bill after Republican protests
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Central Valley
FresBee: As COVID cases decline, is Fresno closer to lifted restrictions? What latest data means - Stanislaus County remains stuck in coronavirus purple tier. Case rate was too high.
- FresBee: Clovis incumbents have strong start in council election. Votes still being counted
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Central Coast
CalCoast: Restaurants in SLO County can now reopen inside dining -
Ventura County
VCStar $: Newsom tours Camarillo vaccination site -
Los Angeles County
AP: LA police chief out of hospital after not feeling well - LADN: LAPD’s SMART teams responding to more calls after deployment change, commander says
- LADN: Coronavirus: L.A. County reported 1,407 new cases, 91 new deaths and 76 fewer hospitalizations as of March 2
- LADN: Burbank School District suspends John Burroughs High baseball team for senior photos
- LAT $: Council, Garcetti agree on funds for communities of color
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Orange County
OCReg: Orange County’s coronavirus case rate misses red tier status by a fraction
- VOC: Could New State Housing Rules Force OC Cities to Zone for More Than 100,000 Homes?
- VOC: OC Schools to Reopen Kindergarten to 2nd Grade Classrooms, or Risk Losing State Grant Money
- VOC: In Rare Move, Sheriff Deputies Are Spending Big Against GOP-Backed Candidate for OC Supervisor
- OCReg: Coronavirus: Orange County reported 186 new cases, 31 new deaths as of March 2
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San Bernardino County
SBSun: Food, agricultural workers can now get coronavirus vaccine in San Bernardino County -
Riverside County
PE: Riverside County still few weeks away from reopening more indoor businesses - PE: Eastvale voters appear to pass Measure A spending initiative
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San Diego County
SDUT: San Diego extends law requiring hotels to rehire veteran workers laid off during pandemic - VOSD: Big Changes, Tensions Roil Fallbrook Union Elementary School Board
- SDUT: Lawyer for NBC 7 journalist accuses San Diego city officials of withholding key Ash Street information
- SDUT: San Diego still in the purple tier as seven peers go to less-restrictive red