Tuesday, August 20, 2019
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Bill to Gut Prop. 13 Defeated
CG: Assembly Constitutional Amendment 1 to Weaken Prop. 13 Fails to Pass Assembly - AP: Effort to lower threshold for raising local taxes fails
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Police Oversight
CalM: Newsom signs landmark police use-of-force bill - CalM: Watch: California’s new police use-of-force law, explained
- LAT $: Newsom signs ‘Stephon Clark’s Law,’ setting new rules on police use of force
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Wildfire Season
SDUT: Wildfire acreage way down in California this year, so far -
Marijuana Ruling
SDUT: State Supreme Court rules San Diego marijuana law required more analysis
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Natural Gas Ban
SFC: Bay Area cities poised to follow Berkeley’s natural gas ban -
Gun Control
CG: California Assembly Resolution Calls for Banks to Refuse to Lend to Gun Manufacturers and Retailers - Reason: Kamala Harris Promises To 'Disarm Violent Hate' by Seizing Guns From Bigots
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PG&E Stock Price
SFC: PG&E shares plunge 25% after judge allows Tubbs Fire trial -
Palm Springs Bribery Case
CG: Former Mayor of Palm Springs and Two Developers Indicted in Bribery Scheme -
Socialist CA: Free Stuff
LADN: LADOT offers free DASH bus rides for any and every K-12 or college student -
Railroad on Bluffs
LAT $: Coastal Commission frowns on trenching idea for rail tracks atop oceanfront bluffs -
Crime on the Rise
SFC: SF Embarcadero attack suspect back in jail after earlier case surfaces, involving knife -
Cal State Fullerton Stabbing
OCReg: Retired administrator stabbed to death at Cal State Fullerton by suspect who flees on foot - AP: Police hunt killer in California university stabbing
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Honoring the Fallen
AP: Memorial to be held for California officer killed on duty -
Under the Dome
FH: A Look at the Rules Governing the Last Month of Session - CalM: An Orange County GOP lawmaker breaks his silence on Trump immigration policy
- SacBee: California union’s proposal for higher pay in Bay Area rejected by Newsom administration
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Hate on Campus: Nazi Salute
AP: School condemns video of high schoolers giving Nazi salute - OCReg: Video from 2018 shows water polo athletes at Pacifica High in Garden Grove singing Nazi march song while giving ‘Heil Hitler’ salute
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Higher Education vs. America
Reason: Survey: 59% of Republicans Now Think College Is Bad for America - LAT $: College admissions scandal: Rick Singer helped him get UCLA scholarship
- SDUT: SDSU bans electric scooters but neglects to tell students
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Housing Crisis
Reason: Activists Try To Stop Redevelopment of 'Historic' Business Over Owners' Objections. Again. -
Planned Parenthood Funding
LAT $: Planned Parenthood to stop taking Title X funds rather than comply with abortion ‘gag rule’ -
Immigration Agenda
PE: Inland House Democrats ‘gravely concerned’ about proposed shelter for undocumented immigrant children -
White House 2020
SDUT: As rivals head to California, Biden chooses New Hampshire - SFC: Billionaire Tom Steyer pushes anti-corporate message in San Francisco talk
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The Golden Pen
Joe Mathews
FH: Why California Should Close Failing School Districts -
Kevin D. Williamson
NR: The Age of Miscalculation -
OC Register Editorial
OCReg: After ACA 1 failed to get enough votes, lawmakers shouldn’t bring it back -
Loren Kaye
FH: Five Questions for Split Roll Proponents -
Ron Nehring
Hill: 3 real problems Republicans need to address to win in 2020 -
SDUT Editorial
SDUT: Editorial: Can someone keep the California Channel on the air? -
William L. Rukeyser
CalM: Commentary: Let voters declare which candidates they truly dislike -
OC Register Editorial
OCReg: What do you think about a split roll property tax system? -
Sacramento Valley
SacBee: Mexican man facing voter fraud trial in Sacramento. He’s a Trump supporter -
SF Bay Area
SFC: Breed 2018 campaign probed for possible campaign finance violations - SJMN: Faced with threat of litigation, Cupertino promises to follow housing law
- SFC: Students speak after summer battle over mural: ‘It’s good to remember history’
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East Bay
SFC: Oakland businesses strain under weight of building boom - SFC: Ghost Ship trial: Three jurors booted; deliberations restarted with alternate jurors
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Silicon Valley
SJMN: Facebook sued over alleged housing discrimination -
Central Valley
FresBee: This developer was audited for poor recordkeeping. Fresno gave him more tax dollars - Modesto renters see another increase in July. What’s projected for the rest of 2019?
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Ventura County
VCStar $: St. John’s nurses authorize strike starting Aug. 30 - VCStar $: Illegal campsites at Ormond Beach to be removed
- VCStar $: Inmate dies in Ventura County jail
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Los Angeles County
LADN: Fired L.A. County deputy who was rehired by Villanueva ordered to give up badge, gun - LAT $: Everything about voting in L.A. is about to change
- LAT $: Former LAPD officer pleads not guilty in connection with DUI crash that killed 3
- LADN: LAUSD students head back to class Tuesday, and these Reseda teachers are ready
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Orange County
OCReg: Tustin woman is 1st human case of West Nile virus in Orange County in 2019 - OCReg: Stolen election signs in Buena Park? Trial reset for next month
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San Bernardino County
SBSun: 6 things to know about Cadiz’s plan to pump water in San Bernardino County’s Mojave Desert - SBSun: Massive hemp farm — up to 1,280 acres — could rise in San Bernardino County’s Mojave Desert
- SBSun: What annexation into Loma Linda means for a 1-square-mile area in South Hills
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Riverside County
PE: Corona to weigh $98 million plan to curb costs, impacts of McKinley Street railroad bridge - PE: Inland Empire rents rise 4.3% topping 2.6% inflation rate, CPI says
- PE: Riverside Police Chief Sergio Diaz announces he’ll retire in September
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San Diego County
SDUT: Democrats to weigh endorsement in San Diego mayoral race Tuesday - SDUT: San Diego selects new operator for aging sports arena
- SDUT: Editorial: Here’s why San Diego Democrats should hold off on early endorsement in mayor’s race