Thursday, January 9, 2020
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*FR Exclusive*
Bruce Bialosky
		FRBlog:  Anti-Semitism: Why Now?
		
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Sotomayor Cheers SF Socialist
		SFC:  City leaders — and Supreme Court justice — welcome DA Chesa Boudin at swearing-in
		
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Health Care for Illegal Immigrants
		LAT $:  California is poised to extend healthcare coverage to seniors living in the U.S. illegally
		
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America Beware Californication
		CalM:  How Democratic presidential  candidates want to make the U.S. more like California
		
 - CalM: 'Not the Golden State anymore': Middle- and low-income people leaving California | CalMatters
 - FH: The Golden State is on a path to high-tech feudalism
 
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Abuse of Power
FresBee: Fresno candidate alleges former Kamala Harris staffer harassed him and her office mishandled reports - 
	
	
California Car Thefts
		AP:  Two arrested in California after 43 cars broken into
		
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Under the Dome
SacBee: Should virginity tests be illegal? California lawmaker wants to ban them - 
	
	
Homeless Crisis
AP: California governor seeks $1 billion to target homelessness - LAT $: Bill would waive environmental law for homeless shelters
 - SJMN: California to house homeless people on vacant state land
 - CG: Gov. Newsom to ‘Jump-Start New Homeless Fund’ with Executive Order
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Your Tax Dollars at Work
		SacBee:  Need a new job? These 10 California state jobs pay much better than private sector
		
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AB 5 Fight
SFC: California judge rules gig law does not apply to truck drivers - CapWkly: AB 5: Law of the land, but hurdles remain
 - OCReg: Uber changes fixed pricing, responding to new state law
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Vaping Lawsuit
SDUT: S.D. Unified files lawsuit against vaping company Juul - 
	
	
Mike Rowe for Governor?
		CG:  ‘Mike Rowe for California Governor 2022’ Says Forbes Publisher
		
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No Hunter Special
AP: California congressional seat will be vacant until 2021 - 
	
	
State Assembly 2020
FresBee: These California Assembly races are already settled. That’s not good for democracy - 
	
	
School Funding
		CalM:  Follow the money: Are changes coming for California’s school funding law?
		
 - VOSD: More San Diego Unified Schools Will Be Listed Among State’s Worst-Performing
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Back-up Power
AP: California lawmakers eye back-up power for cellphone towers - 
	
	
UC Standards
SFC: ACT chief warns UC that killing the admissions test would harm students 
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The Golden Pen
John Phillips
		OCReg:  Musings from the ‘public nuisance’
		
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Kyle Smith
NR: Greta Thunberg Is a Joke - 
	
	
Lloyd Billingsley
CG: Caltech Nobel Laureate Frances Arnold Retracts Paper: 'Not Reproducible' - 
	
	
Joel Fox
		FH:  Businesses Turn to Courts to Fight Policy Changes
		
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SDUT Editorial
SDUT: Editorial: Hey, Gov. Newsom: Take a stand on SB 50 to ease California housing crisis - 
	
	
OC Register Editorial
OCReg: Privatize the State Compensation Insurance Fund - 
	
	
Dan Walters
CalM: Winnowing legislative grain from chaff - 
	
	
John Hirschauer
		NR:  Why Didn’t the Supreme Court Take This Homelessness Case?
		
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East Bay
CG: West Contra Costa School District Putting a Half-Billion Bond Before Voters in March - SFC: Court OKs suit against airline by Oakland man jailed over snack
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SF Bay Area
SFC: In last act, interim D.A. Loftus pushes new sex assault - SFC: Laurel Heights neighbors sue to stop massive SF housing project
 - SJMN: Milpitas council strips vice mayor of her title. This council member received it.
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Central Coast
CalCoast: Is SLO’s marijuana shop approval process unbiased? - 
	
	
Ventura County
VCStar $: Oxnard homeless shelter plan scrapped - 
	
	
Los Angeles County
		LADN:  LA cleanup of Sepulveda Basin homeless camps begins final phase in the ‘Bamboos’
		
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Orange County
OCReg: Councilwoman’s advocacy for senior housing moves from Laguna Woods Village to larger stage - OCReg: Officer hospitalized after exposure to unknown substance at Westminster probation office
 - OCReg: Santa Ana cop union targets truth-tellers
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San Bernardino County
SBSun: San Bernardino school official pleads not guilty to distributing child porn - OCReg: Former Santa Ana College instructor arrested in Hemet, charged with lewd acts on minor
 - SBSun: Pepsi truck topples off 15 Freeway in Fontana spilling cans of soda across roadway
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Riverside County
PE: These Riverside County freeways and roads could benefit from an $8.8 billion sales tax - 
	
	
San Diego County
SDUT: Faulconer will give final ‘State of the City’ speech Wednesday 
