Wednesday, June 12, 2019
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Big Government Wins
Taxpayers Lose
SacBee: Who takes home more cash under California’s budget deal — and who pays more?
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Baldwin Park Bribery
SBSun: Whistleblower suit alleges bribery and kickbacks by Baldwin Park officials serving Rialto water district
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Overtime Boondoggle
LADN: LADWP and fire department continue to post high overtime pay for some employees, watchdog groups says
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War on Charter Schools
Reason: After L.A. Teachers' Strike, California Task Force Recommends Strict Restrictions on Charter Schools
- Supporters of charter school for English learners make case to Stanislaus County board
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Convictions Expunged
VCStar $: State may automatically expunge 1M convictions -
Leaving California
SacBee: Looking for the best state to live in right now? Look away from California, study says
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Non-Citizen Delegates
California Democratic Party Considers Proposal To Allow Non-Citizen Delegates -
Homeless Crisis
VOC: Proposed 200 Homes for Mentally Ill Homeless at Fairview Prompts Local Debate - LADN: Taking ‘full responsibility’: Garcetti says city is attacking LA’s homeless issue
- SDUT: Homeless to remain in Golden Hall, city to open fourth bridge shelter
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Obamacare in California
CG: Restoring Obamacare in California -
Under the Dome
SDUT: Gloria bill that would end gun shows at Del Mar Fairgrounds advances past Senate committee
- SacBee: Aide to Gov. Gavin Newsom, 32, dies of natural causes
- FH: Update on 2019 Labor and Employment Legislation: What Remains?
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Redrawing the Lines
SacBee: This is your once-in-a-decade chance to change how California voting districts are drawn -
Clean Energy
SacBee: California seeks 100% clean energy. Why PG&E’s bankruptcy could imperil that plan -
Job Killers
CG: Job Killers: Business Tax Increases Pending Passage by CA Legislature -
Trust Bust Big Tech
AP: Justice’s antitrust chief sketches how he’ll assess big tech
- SFC: Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg reached out to Nancy Pelosi over doctored video
- Reason: Will Antitrust Action Against Big Tech Resolve Anything?
- Tech Insider Blows Whistle on How Pinterest Listed Top Pro-Life Site as Porn, “Bible Verses” Censored – Project Veritas
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Prison Threats
SacBee: Coworker threatened black employee at California youth prison with noose, lawsuit claims -
Horse Racing Safety
LAT $: California Horse Racing Board and the Stronach Group expected to announce greater involvement of independent veterinarians at Santa Anita -
Sprint-T-Mobile Merger
KQED: California Takes Lead in 9-State Lawsuit to Block $26.5 Billion Sprint-T-Mobile Merger
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The Golden Pen
Marc Joffe
OCReg: Dear fellow health plan members and medical patients, I’m sorry
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Kevin D. Williamson
NR: One Flag Is Enough -
David French
NR: America Is in the Middle of a Quiet Free-Speech Revolution on Campus -
Scott Lay
FH: What Happens Now with SB 50? -
Joel Fox
FH: Bullying Business Won’t Help LA Schools
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Dan Walters
CalM: Most 'job killer' bills already dead -
Sacramento Valley
AP: Sacramento to pay $5.2M in police Taser lawsuit -
SF Bay Area
SFC: It’s official: Six challengers aim to unseat Mayor London Breed in November - SFC: 17,000 PG&E customers lose power throughout Bay Area
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Central Valley
SacBee: Grizzlies’ Ocasio-Cortez video controversy won’t die. Councilman disagrees with apology -
FresBee: Transgender woman sued Fresno Starbucks for discrimination. A judge just issued a ruling
- FresBee: County defends decision to move polling place over church’s Black Lives Matter banners
- SJMN: Vallejo officers shot at Willie McCoy 55 times in 3.5 seconds, report clearing them says
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Central Coast
CalCoast: SLO city budget doubles in 8 years, surpasses $200 million -
Los Angeles County
LAT $: Utah man arrested in L.A. sheriff's deputy shooting may be linked to an earlier homicide - LAT $: L.A. County supervisors hope cameras will make juvenile halls safer. Officers are wary
- LAT $: Commissioners and critics question LAPD’s reports on suspected terrorist activity
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Orange County
OCReg: ‘Disneyland’ of marijuana dispensaries coming to Santa Ana
- VOC: OCTA Proposes Cuts to Bus Routes as Ridership Hits Low Mark
- OCReg: Former Orange County DA Rackauckas secretly cleared deputies of lying right before leaving office
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Riverside County
PE: As Riverside County ponders spending cuts, public outcry saves 4-H, Master Gardeners -
San Bernardino County
PE: San Bernardino County reconsiders fire tax; won’t raise it for now -
San Diego County
SDUT: Settlement reached in California Theatre dispute - SDUT: Three Learn4Life charter school sites will be shut down on judge’s order
- SDUT: Faulconer proposes relaxing building height limits near transit lines