Thursday, February 21, 2019
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*FR Exclusive*
Richard Rider
FRBlog: The average new 2019 San Diego home buyer IMMEDIATELY starts saving over $665 a MONTH in property taxes — thanks to Prop 13
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Katy Grimes
CG: CA Lawmakers Propose a ‘Carbon tax’ to Replace Sales Tax
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Ban on Plastic
LAT $: California lawmakers propose phasing out plastic products that aren't recyclable
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Kamala Shamed for Racist Stereotype
WashTimes: Kamala Harris' Jamaican father, Donald Harris, rips 2020 Democrat for pushing marijuana 'stereotype'
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Fuel Economy Talks
LAT $: Talks between Trump administration and California over fuel-economy standards break down
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New Taxes!
AP: California lawmakers seek tax, other limits on sugary drinks - SacBee: California lawmakers seek tax, other limits on sugary drinks
- LAT $: California lawmakers propose soda tax, outlawing super-size sugary drinks
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Under the Dome
LAT $: California lawmaker makes aggressive push against local development restrictions
- LADN: See all that water flowing into the ocean? Bill by Sen. Hertzberg aims to save it
- OCReg: California Autobahn? Orange County state Senator proposes speed-limit-free lanes to replace high-speed rail project
- LAT $: California could be first state to bar drug makers from paying competitors to delay release - Los Angeles Times
- AP: Bill would make clergy report abuse revealed in confessions
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Terrorism Threat
LADN: Feds: Coast Guard lieutenant’s hit list included Rep. Maxine Waters, Sen. Kamala Harris -
Xavier "No Oversight" Becerra
CalM: Can progressives trust Xavier Becerra to police the police? -
High-Speed Boondoggle
Reason: Feds Cut Off Funding for California Bullet Train, Threaten Potential Clawback of $2.5 Billion
- KQED: Trump's Battle With California Over Bullet Train Funding May Be Just Beginning
- LAT $: Newsom can thank Trump for saving him from his high-speed rail flub
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Newsom Hires Staff
It’s official, Bill Lyons joins Gov. Newsom’s staff as a voice of the Valley -
Big Government
Reason: Record Number of Americans Call Government Our Biggest Problem -
California GOP
KQED: With the California GOP on Life-Support, Members Look to New Leadership
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Green New Deal
SDUT: Climate activists call for San Diego Green New Deal, criticizing cities for not following through on climate-plan pledges -
Yosemite Firefall
SFC: Yosemite's 'firefall' phenomenon is here, but visitors say getting there is 'treacherous and unsafe' -
Asset Forfeiture Win!
Reason: Supreme Court Delivers Unanimous Victory for Asset Forfeiture Challenge
- Reason: How the Feds Are Using Civil Asset Forfeiture to Threaten Free Speech
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Homeless Crisis
First phase of homeless people move from Beard Brook to camp under Modesto bridge - VOSD: New State Law Is Forcing San Diego to Grapple With Its Lack of Recovery Options for Homeless Patients
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Redefining Boy Scouts
SFC: Eight girls make Boy Scouts history by joining East Bay’s Troop 224
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The Golden Pen
Dan Walters
CalM: It's time to derail the train to nowhere
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John Stossel
OCReg: Bogus gun research underpins calls for overreaching gun control -
David French
NR: Will Woke Progressives Allow Celebrities to Be Christian? -
Jeff Montejano
FH: Three Important Steps to Reaching Governor Newsom’s Housing Goals -
Joel Fox
FH: SoCal Key to Democratic Nomination?
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State Sen. John Moorlach
FH: Teacher Strike Could Crash Oakland Unified Finances -
Sacramento Valley
SacBee: How trains under the bay - not high-speed rail - may connect Sacramento and San Francisco -
SF Bay Area
SFC: SF airport rules meant to help some cabbies another blow to others, they say - SFC: Cal/OSHA fines companies $65K for worker death at SF’s Twin Peaks Tunnel
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East Bay
AP: Oakland teachers to start strike Thursday
- SFC: Parents, children brace for Oakland teacher strike
- SFC: Scooter companies tussling with Oakland over who pays for injuries
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South Bay
SJMN: Yelp fired manager after he didn’t take calls, check email ’24/7/365′, lawsuit claims -
Central Valley
FresBee: Feds announce initial Central Valley Project water allocation. Westlands isn’t pleased - FresBee: Emails threaten sexual violence against Fresno supervisor candidate Nasreen Johnson
- Former Modesto Irrigation District attorney claims discrimination in lawsuit
- FresBee: Fatal Fresno police shooting: Attorney releases body cam footage, Chief Dyer responds
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Ventura County
VCStar $: Conejo school board revisits literature policy -
VCStar $: Oxnard council opposes fairgrounds gun shows, ocean drilling
- VCStar $: Time running out in Moorpark for district input
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Los Angeles County
LADN: Some in the San Fernando Valley see themselves as part of a ‘fight’ against developer influence at LA City Hall - LAT $: Mother of Vanessa Marquez files claim against South Pasadena over actress’ shooting
- LAT $: AIDS Healthcare Foundation sues L.A. over Hollywood project
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Orange County
OCReg: San Juan Capistrano eyes transferring its water utility to Santa Margarita Water District - LAT $: How DNA and social media led to suspect in 1973 killing of Newport Beach girl
- OCReg: What’s Angel Stadium worth? Anaheim is getting an appraisal done for negotiations with baseball team
- OCReg: Westminster police chief under investigation for possible policy violations, placed on administrative leave
- FH: Huntington Beach’s Wall of Denial
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Riverside County
PE: Riverside’s Casa Blanca could get a neighborhood school — its first in more than 50 years -
San Bernardino County
PE: San Bernardino County to pay $1 million to LGBTQI inmates held in cells 23 hours a day, federal judge rules - PE: Why cities, counties may turn to the state political watchdog to enforce local campaign finance issues
- PE: Here’s why Redlands is in no hurry to find new city manager
- PE: HUD Secretary Ben Carson visits, applauds Fontana
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San Diego County
SDUT: Poway Mayor Steve Vaus, Escondido council member Olga Diaz to run for seats on Board of Supervisors - SDUT: San Diego restructuring utilities department after outcry over water bill errors
- VOSD: Water Department Gets Second Major Shakeup in a Year
- SDUT: San Diego launches online tool to boost neighborhood feedback on housing projects