Monday, May 18, 2020
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Pension Fight
FresBee: Underfunded pensions make GOP leaders reluctant to send federal aid to states like California
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Small Biz Devastation
Stanislaus County businesses among those struggling to pay rent during coronavirus
- SFC: Survey reveals dire state of SF restaurants during shelter-in-place
- SFC: Bay Area bakery favorite Specialty’s closes permanently because of coronavirus - SFChronicle.com
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Homeless Entitlements
AP: California homeless quarantine in hotels, more rooms needed
- VOSD: Homeless Residents Around the County Confront Lack of Shelter, Resources
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COVID-19 Studies
CG: Stanford Doctor Has Nothing but Bad News for Politicians about C-Virus
- CG: Influenza Pandemic Peer Reviewed Study: ‘There Is No Basis for Quarantine’
- SJMN: Coronavirus: How we decide the risks we’re willing to take to venture out
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FR Weekend in Review
Saturday Headlines
- Sunday Headlines
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Newsom's Deficit
FresBee: California state budget has a big problem, but are Gavin Newsom’s numbers accurate? -
Testing Monopoly
FresBee: How a single insurance company came to dominate Gavin Newsom’s COVID-19 testing team -
Reopen Rallies
SDUT: Churches in Oceanside, Chula Vista hold in-person services despite public health orders
- SFC: Protesters demand to reopen Livermore, prompting rebuke from mayor
- FresBee: Hanford rally pushes for businesses and churches to open now
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Are You Ready for Some Football?
AP: Football still a possibility at big 3 Cal State schools -
Class of 2020
AP: Fear of the future: Class of 2020 enters a world in crisis -
Stimulus Wealth Redistribution
FresBee: Some nursing homes taking coronavirus stimulus checks from patients. Can they do that? - OCReg: Here’s how $2.3 trillion in stimulus money was doled out and what could be next
- Modesto Junior College to distribute $4.8 million in CARES Act Grant money to students
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Ballot Harvesting 101
PE: What is ballot harvesting and how is it affecting Southern California elections?
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L.A. Hash Fire
LAT $: Criminal probe launched into L.A. building explosion amid questions about stored oils - OCReg: Butane can be dangerous at Southern California hash oil operations
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Let It Snow!
AP: Spring storm brings rain, snow to portions of California -
ACLU Agenda
OCReg: ACLU sues over Terminal Island prison conditions - PE: ‘We are terrified’: Coronavirus outbreak reported at Chino women’s prison
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Google Anti-Trust
WSJ: Justice Department, State Attorneys General Likely to Bring Antitrust Lawsuits Against Google
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Ivory Towers Scam Students
SFC: With Cal State and other colleges moving online, higher ed has to prove its value -
Congress 2020
Can Republican recruits win in Democratic districts? -
Election 2020
Reason: Two Billionaires Demonstrate the Limits of Money in Elections
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The Golden Pen
Katy Grimes
CG: Two Californias: Full Govt. Paychecks vs. Full Unemployment
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Chris Micheli
FH: May Revise Proposes Major Revenue Raisers -
ICYMI: Bruce Bialosky
FRBlog: The Single Most Important Reason to Reelect President Trump -
OC Register Editorial
OCReg: Newsom, Legislature should prepare to downsize state government further -
OC Register Editorial
OCReg: AB5 relief bills voted down in committee
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Dan Walters
CalM: Commentary: Business targets COVID-19 bills as 'job killers' -
John Mirisch
FH: The Doddering Deifiers of Density—Part 1 -
George Skelton
LAT $: Skelton: To balance California’s budget, state will stick it to its most vulnerable citizens -
Sacramento Valley
SacBee: Three years after deputies killed Mikel McIntyre, Sacramento sheriff hasn’t released records - SacBee: These people reshaped Sacramento over the past four decades. Who follows to forge a new way?
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SF Bay Area
SFC: Once united, Bay Area counties take divergent paths toward reopening - SFC: Marin health director’s own illness changes his view of dealing with COVID-19
- SFC: SF landlord Veritas responds to Pelosi’s demand to return $3.6M loan
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Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley’s Next Big Office Idea: Work From Anywhere - SFC: Tesla tells employees Fremont factory has approval to restart this week
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Central Valley
FresBee: Fresno County residents are staying home more — but how much? Here’s what your phone says - FresBee: Tulare County sees relief in new coronavirus case numbers to conclude a rough week
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Ventura County
VCStar $: County closes Foster Park over crowds, parking -
Los Angeles County
AP: LA police wants to test everyone it arrests for COVID-19 - LAT $: L.A. County records 694 new coronavirus cases and 29 deaths
- LADN: Massive downtown LA fire now site of arson investigation
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Orange County
OCReg: Coronavirus: Orange County tops 70,000 tests and reports 2 new deaths as of May 17
- OCReg: You can protect Santa Ana even if the police union won’t, vote ‘No’ on the recall
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San Bernardino County
SBSun: Official: Stats behind San Bernardino County coronavirus ‘hot spot’ report are ‘insane’ - PE: Some Inland Empire businesses reopen — defying coronavirus orders
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San Diego County
SDUT: Live updates: County reports 174 new COVID-19 cases, no additional deaths - SDUT: Despite pandemic, sheriff continues booking suspects on minor, nonviolent offenses