Friday, January 10, 2020
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*FR Exclusive*
Richard Rider
		FRBlog:  For the rich, since 2012, the REAL CA state income tax has risen 138% — MORE than double
		
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California Communism
		AP:  California could be 1st state to sell own prescription drugs
		
 - LAT $: Drug proposal would make California the first to sell its own generic brand. Here’s how it could work.
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Home Mortgage Cap
		SFC:  Californians’ home mortgage deduction would be capped under new bill
		
 - AP: California bill targets tax breaks for wealthy homeowners
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Corrupt Joe in CA
		AP:  Independents could decide California’s Democratic primary
		
 - OCReg: Joe Biden visits Irvine home, critiques Trump’s moves in Iran
 - AP: Joe Biden gets endorsement from Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti
 - LADN: Biden visits Long Beach’s Gerald Desmond Bridge replacement, touts importance in U.S. trade
 
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State Budget Spending
CalM: Exclusive: California climate budget to include $1 billion green loan fund - AP: California governor to announce budget expanding benefits
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Homeless Crisis
		CG:  Hollywood Ignores the Homeless Crisis in Their Own Backyard
		
 - LAT $: Trump and Garcetti, enemies in public, are quietly working out a deal on homelessness
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PG&E Penalty
SacBee: ‘Business as usual.’ PG&E’s big penalty for California wildfires could create tax write-off - 
	
	
Hydrogen Highway
CalM: California’s ‘hydrogen highway’ never happened. Could 2020 change that? - 
	
	
Under the Dome
		LADN:  A Pacoima assemblywoman tries to give more young people a say in government
		
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Asylum Ban
SDUT: Trump administration asks 9th Circuit to lift court order limiting asylum ban - 
	
	
Green Agenda
SFC: State has protections if Trump rolls back environment rules - 
	
	
Gun Control
SacBee: Californians support ‘amnesty’ for high-capacity gun magazine owners, survey says - 
	
	
DiFi vs. Pelosi
		SFC:  Feinstein backtracks on dig at Pelosi: ‘I did not mean to say that’
		
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Press Bias
CG: Sacramento Press Club Hosts ‘How to Beat Trump in 2020’ Event - 
	
	
Wildfire Air Quality
AP: As wildfires get worse, smoke spreads, stokes health worries 
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The Golden Pen
Ed Whelan
		NR:  Justice Sotomayor Celebrates San Francisco’s New District Attorney Chesa Boudin
		
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OC Register Editorial
OCReg: Abolish the Selective Service System - 
	
	
Joel Fox
FH: Use State Land for Housing Homeless, Gov. Says, But Will the Homeless Go - 
	
	
Larry Sand
FH: California is taxing our patience - 
	
	
David Crane
		FH:  The Governor’s Budget is Coming
		
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Brendan Rawson
CalM: Commentary: California’s new gig worker law is disrupting the music industry and threatening all performing arts - 
	
	
Sacramento Valley
SacBee: ‘It’s go time.’ Could 2020 finally be the year Sacramento turns the tide on homelessness? - 
	
	
SF Bay Area
SFC: Breed to focus on housing, homelessness during first full term - SFC: SF identifies 14 classes for older adults rescued from City College
 - SFC: Plans for SF’s 4th-tallest building win key OK as developer resolves opposition
 - SFC: BART to dispatch 10 unarmed officers to help keep peace on trains
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South Bay
SJMN: San Jose officials seek to calm mobile home park residents who fear eviction - 
	
	
Central Valley
		Board examines $550 million bond for MJC, Columbia. It’s ‘way too much,’ trustee says
		
 - Modesto police have plan to combat illegal camping when outdoor shelter closes
 - FresBee: ‘They still owe us $5,000.’ Fresno soccer team relocated, leaving behind unpaid bills
 - FresBee: Should people visiting Fresno City Hall carry guns inside? Elected officials disagree
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Ventura County
VCStar $: Simi Valley’s interim city manager is offered permanent job - VCStar $: Camarillo City Council votes to ban hemp farming
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Los Angeles County
PE: Fired firefighter sues LA, Riverside over job loss - LADN: Owners of former Warner Center Rocketdyne site have a plan for cleanup, but activists push back
 - LAT $: Stan Kroenke-owned companies sue over arsenic cleanup at Rams stadium site
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Orange County
		OCReg:  Placentia’s new fire department will be ready to launch July 1, officials say
		
 - OCReg: Santa Ana cop union targets truth-tellers
 - VOC: OC Animal Services Director Quietly Resigns Over the Holidays
 - LAT $: Teacher charged with committing lewd acts on former O.C. student
 - LAT $: Laguna Beach officials reject latest housing construction goal
 - OCReg: San Clemente offers $20,000 to buy 10 acres to thwart route for proposed 241 Toll Road extension
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San Bernardino County
SBSun: San Bernardino County Supervisor Dawn Rowe may have to leave seat, court rules - SBSun: San Bernardino to consider terminating $100,000 contract with lobbyist under federal investigation
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Riverside County
PE: Riverside protest opposes possible war with Iran - 
	
	
San Diego County
SDUT: Chula Vista may use funds dedicated for public safety for other purposes - VOSD: There’s a New Tension Between North County Leaders and SANDAG’s Director
 - SDUT: Dockless scooter giant, Lime, is leaving San Diego. Here’s why
 - SDUT: $3B plan to replace San Diego airport’s aging Terminal 1 reaches major milestone
 
