Sunday, February 16, 2020
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*FR Exclusive*
Bruce Bialosky
		FRBlog:  What the Trump Presidency Has Given Americans
		
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*Congress 2020*
Rep. TJ "Tax Liens" Cox
		FresBee:  California congressman owes $145,000 in unpaid income tax, according to new IRS lien
		
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Plastic Bag Ban
		OCReg:  Rep. Lowenthal co-sponsors bill to ban single-use plastics
		
 - SJMN: Rep. Panetta co-sponsors bill to ban single-use plastics
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ICE Fight
		SDUT:  ICE subpoenas San Diego Sheriff’s Department; first time new tactic used in California
		
 - LAT $: L.A. officials oppose ICE plan to add officers in sanctuary cities
 - Border Patrol Will Deploy Elite Tactical Agents to Sanctuary Cities
 - OCReg: Santa Ana and OC Sheriff’s officials will not aid increased ICE enforcement
 
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Nursing Regulator Resigns
SacBee: California nursing regulator resigns after sexual harassment complaints from state workers - 
	
	
Congress 2020
		AP:  Democrats gaining voter edge in California House battles
		
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Coronavirus in California
SacBee: Americans on cruise with coronavirus to be extracted from Japan, quarantined at Travis AFB - SDUT: Is a vaccine for the coronavirus coming? Inovio says it has designed one in San Diego
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PG&E Bankruptcy Settlement
SFC: Fire victims speak out against PG&E bankruptcy settlement - 
	
	
Kate Steinle Murder Case
CG: Kate Steinle Killer Ruled Incompetent to Stand Trial - 
	
	
High Speed Boondoggle
		LAT $:  New bullet train plan paints optimistic picture, but opposition continues to grow
		
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Death Row Violence
AP: California death row inmate dies; prisoner killed in attack - 
	
	
Congress 2020: Hunter Fundraising
SDUT: Donations to Rep. Duncan Hunter plummet following his guilty plea, latest campaign filing shows - 
	
	
Pot Bust
		FresBee:  78-year-old cited after $2.3 million worth of pot found on Squaw Valley property, sheriff says
		
 - Reason: Thousands of Old Los Angeles County Marijuana Convictions Will Be Expunged
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Never Ending Drought
LAT $: Is California headed back into drought, or did we never really leave one? - 
	
	
White House 2020
KQED: Pete Buttigieg Makes His Pitch to Moderate Voters in the Central Valley 
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The Golden Pen
Susan Shelley
		OCReg:  Cancel the bullet train
		
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Joel Kotkin
OCReg: How different generations are influencing our politics - 
	
	
Matt Fleming
OCReg: Marc Levine’s bad solution to a nonexistent problem - 
	
	
Dan Walters
		CalM:  Commentary: How's the March 3 primary working out?
		
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SF Bay Area
SJMN: Two women attacked along San Francisco’s Embarcadero, suspect detained - SJMN: Officer-involved shooting reported at BART station, one wounded
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East Bay
SFC: Sanctioned homeless encampments: Oakland and Berkeley leaders pay for safer spaces - 
	
	
South Bay
		SJMN:  Man stabbed, beaten with bat at San Jose shopping center
		
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Central Valley
FresBee: California adopts first air pollution measures targeting local emissions in Central Valley - 
	
	
Central Coast
SJMN: Major new oceanfront campground to be built along Monterey Bay - 
	
	
Ventura County
VCStar $: Demolition of Simi Valley ‘eyesore’ begins - 
	
	
Los Angeles County
		LADN:  LA Councilman Lee’s office temporarily halts daily homeless-encampment cleanups, but residents still on edge
		
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Orange County
LAT $: Attorney for 3 women who accused Newport Beach doctor of rapes requests special prosecutor - 
	
	
Riverside County
PE: Rubidoux man killed in shooting outside Marriott in downtown Riverside - LAT $: How a fire in the Inland Empire could spell doom for the worldwide vinyl LP boom
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San Diego County
KPBS: San Diego Declares Emergency Over Coronavirus In 'Abundance Of Caution' 
