Friday, February 5, 2021
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Recall Newsom
CG: Newsom Recall Moves Relentlessly Towards Qualifying
- CG: Newsom Recall Campaign Announces that 1.4 Million Signatures Have Been Collected
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Democrat Civil War
Politicians vs. Union Bosses
KQED: As Battle Over Reopening San Francisco Schools Turns Ugly, Equity Emerges as Fault Line
- SFC: Tearful Breed, others urge education leaders to reopen schools: ‘Kids are struggling’
- LAT $: L.A. Councilman Buscaino announces plan to sue L.A. schools to reopen
- LADN: L.A. Councilman Joe Buscaino asks for options to sue LAUSD to reopen schools
- LADN: Healthcare providers pen open letter calling for schools in L.A. County to reopen
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Sexual Harassment in Todd Spitzer's Office
OCReg: Sexual harassment claims lodged against former high-level supervisor at OC DA’s Office
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California Exodus
CapWkly: Looking for the American Dream — outside California
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Only BLM Speech Allowed
SacBee: ‘Our park’: Sacramento considers installing Black Lives Matter sign in Oak Park -
Virus Fine
AP: Record virus fine hits California prison with worst outbreak
- SacBee: California issues largest COVID-19 penalty to San Quentin State Prison after deadly outbreak
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California Corruption
LADN: Former Maywood mayor, 10 others charged in ‘widespread’ corruption probe - LAT $: Ex-Maywood mayor, 10 others charged in bribery, corruption scandal
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Grocery Pay
LAT $: Grocers organization sues Oakland, Montebello over forced pay hikes -
COVID-19 Cases
LAT $: COVID-19 in L.A. County finally on a sustained decline after catastrophic winter - SFC: S.F. opening mass vaccination site at Moscone Center to help get 'city to a better place'
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Cash Bail
SFC: New snag in effort to abolish cash bail: 'risk assessment tools' called racially biased -
Homeless Entitlements
CG: Mayor Garcetti Announces Return of Project Roomkey to Los Angeles
- LADN: Judge weighs stepping in on LA-area homeless crisis, during unprecedented Skid Row hearing
- CG: Sacramento ‘Unhoused’ and ‘Unsober’ Need Treatment Before Housing
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Drought Threat
AP: Powerful storm eased drought in parts of California -
Reopen California
OCReg: California Assembly bill seeks to speed reopening of Disneyland and other theme parks -
Defund the Police
SFC: Oakland council members clash with Schaaf over cuts to police -
Opioid Epidemic Settlement
SacBee: California will get $59.6 million as part of opioid epidemic settlement with McKinsey & Co.
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Progressive Tolerance
SacBee: California Republicans who contested election results would be banned from Assembly under bill -
Progressive Double Standards
Fact Check: Did Democrats Object to More States For 2016 Than Republicans For 2020? -
Marjorie Taylor Greene Committees
SacBee: One California Republican voted to remove Marjorie Taylor Greene from House committees - SFC: Calif. Democrats, House GOP join in ousting Marjorie Taylor Greene from committees
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Super Bowl Parties
LADN: Large Super Bowl gatherings are forbidden, but enforcement is unlikely
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Death Penalty Ban Challenged
Republican activist files lawsuit against Gov. Newsom over death penalty moratorium -
CHP Shooting
SacBee: Authorities release name of Sacramento man shot to death by CHP in Solano County -
Obamacare Expansion
LAT $: California stands to win big as Biden and Democrats embrace Obamacare expansion -
Black Freedom Fund
AP: Zuckerberg part of $100M ‘California Black Freedom Fund’
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The Golden Pen
Gov. Ron DeSantis
Reason: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Wants $100,000 Fines for Social Media Companies That Deplatform Politicians
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Kevin Williamson
NR: Take a Stand for the Iron Lady -
Veronique de Rugy
OCReg: It’s Groundhog Day all over again in Washington -
Reason
Reason: What Disney Can Teach Us About Covid-19: Lockdowns Fail -
Julian Canete
OCReg: California’s ‘tech-xodus’ hurts the Latino community -
Christian Britschgi
Reason: Mandated Pandemic Hazard Pay for Grocery Store Workers Prompts Store Closures, Lawsuits
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Stacy Korsgaden
CalCoast: Stacy Korsgaden on the fallout from the rally in Washington DC -
Wine Country
SFC: Napa County halts first-dose vaccinations, fearing it will run out -
Sacramento Valley
SacBee: Sacramento County teachers are about to get vaccines. What it means for school reopenings - SacBee: Sacramento City Unified considers more budget cuts. See what could be slashed
- CG: Placerville City Seal Noose Controversy Ramps Up as Some Equate it With Modern Racial Strife
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East Bay
SJMN: Longtime Oakland police officer slated to be city’s top cop -
SF Bay Area
SJMN: Racial disparities haunt Bay Area COVID vaccine programs
- SJMN: Santa Clara County expands vaccine access across all providers for 65+ residents
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South Bay
SJMN: San Jose measure overwhelmingly approved by voters may be illegal, lawsuit says - SJMN: Exclusive: San Jose State athletics under investigation for complaints of employees forced to work in office
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Central Valley
FresBee: Fresno to President Biden and Kamala Harris: We need more COVID vaccine doses, help us - Sutter Health patients in Stanislaus County given wider access to COVID-19 vaccine
- Stanislaus County school district to bring struggling 7th-12th graders back to campus
- FresBee: Leader of Fresno’s housing authority taking Bay Area job. He talks about why he’s leaving
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Ventura County
VCStar $: Increased Oxnard sales tax to begin April 1 - VCStar $: County's fire risk drops, but water supply still low
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Los Angeles County
LADN: San Fernando Valley residents file class-action lawsuit against LADWP over Sun Valley gas leak - LADN: LA County coronavirus stats keep dropping; new vaccine strategy to be unveiled next week
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Orange County
OCReg: Coronavirus: Orange County reported 602 new cases, 50 new deaths as of Feb. 4
- VOC: Orange Councilman Mike Alvarez Could Lose His Seat, Judge Rules He Was Ineligible to Run Due to Term Limits
- VOC: Irvine Residents Raise Alarm Over Dangerous Emissions In Million Dollar Neighborhood
- OCReg: Orange County adds drive-thru option at Soka University vaccination site
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San Bernardino County
SBSun: San Bernardino police chief critical of COVID-related ‘catch and release’ policies -
Riverside County
PE: Riverside County hospitalizations fall again - PE: Riverside County opens 34,000 coronavirus vaccine appointments for those 80 and older
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San Diego County
SDUT: UCSD vaccinates 100k San Diegans; county’s rollout ranks third in state - SDUT: Civil rights groups ask Oceanside to revisit council appointment and ‘set things right’
- VOSD: Gloria Eagerly Flagged Budget Issues But Is Less Eager to ID Solutions
- SDUT: Airport workers in San Diego demand Gov. Newsom put them on vaccine priority list
- SDUT: One in custody after shooting in Clairemont Mesa prompts heavy police response