Thursday, March 1, 2018
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*FR Senior Correspondent*
Katy Grimes
FRBlog: Stockton Students Beat Cop, Smash Police Car In Worst ‘Quality of Life’ State of CA
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Gas Tax Rejected!
SacBee: Tax agency rejects 4-cent increase in gas taxes, giving Jerry Brown a $617 million problem
- LAT $: State GOP puts $200,000 into gas tax repeal campaign as study indicates economic benefits from road repairs
- SacBee: Spend gas tax money ASAP, new Caltrans leader says of directive from Gov. Jerry Brown
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Gun Control
SFC: California hasn’t raised age limit for buying rifles. That may change
- LAT $: Lawmaker would raise minimum age for buying rifles to 21 in California
- LAT $: Feinstein shakes with glee after Trump suggests adding assault weapons ban to background check bill
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Sexual Harassment Cases
LAT $: Legislative investigation substantiates harassment claims against former Assemblyman Raul Bocanegra - SFC: Feds say UC Berkeley mishandled complaints in sexual harassment cases
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California: The Worst
SJMN: California has the worst quality of life, study says
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Bigger Legislature Fails
SFC: GOP candidate’s measure to expand Legislature fails to make November ballot -
Oil Money
As California oil regulator seeks more money, legislators ask “Is this working?” -
Marijuana Bank
LADN: LA City Council supports proposed state marijuana bank -
Immigration Enforcement
SJMN: Immigration ground zero: Bay Area, feds battle over ICE raids, Oakland mayor’s warning
- BreitbartCA: ICE Official: 800 Illegal Aliens Avoided Arrest Due to Oakland Mayor’s Warning
- VOSD: Escondido Passes on Federal Funds That Would've Required ICE Cooperation
- LAT $: ICE attacks Oakland mayor for warning residents about immigration sweeps, says 800 criminals eluded capture
- PE: Immigrant rights group says ICE is holding Vietnamese in limbo
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High Speed Boondoggle
LAT $: New bullet train business plan will show higher costs, CEO Brian Kelly says
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Climate Change Lawsuit
SFC: California cities suing oil firms over climate change lose key ruling -
Stem Cell Funding
SacBee: Will California's $3 billion in stem cell spending pay off? First royalty check arrives -
Housing Crisis
California's Housing Crunch Pits Liberals Against Each Other
- LAT $: $2 billion to help house California's homeless isn't being spent — and no one knows when it will be
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Failed IT Project
SacBee: California's biggest IT projects need $100 million to finish, Jerry Brown says -
Congress 2018
SDUT: Why Applegate is a problem for Democrats in race for Congress -
Qualcomm Deal
SDUT: Second local congressman raises security concerns over hostile bid for Qualcomm
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The Golden Pen
Timothy L. Coyle
FH: CEQA’s Got to Go
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John Phillips
OCReg: In Palm Springs, home is where the art is and tourists using Airbnb -
Steve Lopez
LAT $: Coastal Commission's preposterous antics go to court, and taxpayers foot the bill -
Joel Fox
FH: Strange Bedfellow Politics of 2018 -
Dan Walters
Commentary: Democrats’ fault lines, including Latino splits
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Joe Mathews
FH: The Interests of Newsom Diverge From the Interests of Anti-Trumpers -
OC Register Editorial
OCReg: California ‘College for All Act’ doesn’t cure root problems behind costs -
Sacramento Valley
SacBee: Sleepy or sleeper? Sacramento named the most underrated city in California
- LAT $: Sacramento becomes latest city to allege mortgage discrimination by Wells Fargo
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SF Bay Area
SJMN: Heaviest rain expected to cause a rush hour mess - SFC: Candidates for SF mayor try to stake their ground at forum
- SFC: BART set to begin issuing tickets to those who sneak aboard
- SJMN: Bay Area homes deliver record-breaking returns
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South Bay
SJMN: ‘Are we going to die?’ San Jose school district rattled by tweet appearing to threaten campus shooting -
Central Valley
FresBee: Armenian Genocide dispute brings California Legislature into global policymaking - Temporary homeless shelter gains support, but many questions remain
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Central Coast
LAT $: Montecito is warned to evacuate ahead of storm, and jittery residents are ready to go - CalCoast: SLO County selects new public works director, Hill back at work
- VCStar $: Incoming storm poses flood risk for debris flows
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Ventura County
VCStar $: Split county board seeks stronger gun controls - VCStar $: Oxnard council set to grow by 2 in November
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Los Angeles County
LADN: Here’s the bill so far for the Aliso Canyon gas leak: Nearly $1 billion – and counting
- LAT $: Pedestrian deaths in L.A. rise sharply but officials remain committed to traffic safety program
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Orange County
OCReg: Disney unions’ ballot drive seeks to raise wages up to $18 an hour for hospitality companies that take Anaheim subsidies -
Riverside County
PE: Temecula council OKs Town Square Marketplace project - PE: Are the days of Riverside County sheriff’s deputies patrolling large cities numbered?
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San Bernardino County
SBSun: Toll lanes could be coming to 15 Freeway through part of San Bernardino County -
San Diego County
SDUT: Chula Vista ordinance creates county's largest marijuana marketplace