Friday, May 22, 2020
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*FR Exclusive*
Bruce Bialosky
FRBlog: Road Trip
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Yinon Weiss
RCP: How Fear, Groupthink Drove Unnecessary Global Lockdowns
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Lockdown Resistance
AP: 8 arrests at protest against California virus order
- OCReg: Arrests made at San Clemente rally fighting stay-at-home order
- LAT $: Big Bear Lake to stop communicating or enforcing state’s coronavirus stay-at-home order
- CG: Citizen Video Questions Legality of Newsom’s C-19 Emergency
- SDUT: Defying state coronavirus order, a thousand pastors plan to hold in-person services for Pentecost
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Issa's Mail Voting Lawsuit
GOP candidate Darrell Issa sues California governor over vote-by-mail order sparked by virus
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The Great Reopening
SDUT: 40 of California’s 58 counties get OK for more robust reopening
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Nursing Home Probe
SJMN: Coronavirus: State DOJ and local DA probing Bay Area nursing home that had large COVID-19 outbreak -
UC Testing
CalM: UCs ditch the SAT and ACT — set out to make a “fairer” standardized test -
Case Count
OCReg: Coronavirus: More new cases than ever in California, but there’s an easy explanation
- SJMN: Coronavirus: U.S. could have prevented 50K+ deaths, study shows
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Unemployment Aid
LAT $: California lawmakers say state unemployment help still isn’t coming fast enough amid coronavirus - SacBee: ‘You can hear the desperation:’ California unemployment backlog boils over in Capitol
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Budget Spending Spree
AP: California to spend $1.8 billion more on virus response - CalM: Big cuts could hit little Californians: $1 billion in preschool and child care dollars at risk
- LAT $: Proposed budget cuts threaten safe opening of California schools, leaders say
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Under the Dome
CG: Controversial Home Mortage Deduction Cap Bill Withdrawn in Assembly
- CalM: The pandemic hasn’t killed California’s big housing plans — but they have mutated
- SDUT: State Sen. Hueso introduces bill to address California's digital divide
- FH: The Coronavirus’ Impact on Bills in the California Legislature
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PG&E’s Bankruptcy Plan
AP: Officials: Email delays key vote on PG&E’s bankruptcy plan -
Calexico Bribery
SDUT: Calexico councilman, commissioner charged in cannabis licensing bribery scheme -
Dive Boat Tragedy
AP: Coroner: Smoke inhalation killed 34 in California boat fire
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MSM's Hierarchy of Victimhood
CalM: Pandemic steals most from immigrant working women - PE: UCLA report says minorities disproportionately affected by coronavirus
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Prison Records
SFC: Researchers filing lawsuit against CA prisons over race, ethnicity records -
Tech Overlords
SJMN: Three Bay Area CEOs’ wealth grows by $44 billion during coronavirus pandemic: report
- SJMN: Zuckerberg: 50% of Facebook employees may soon permanently work remotely
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Homeless Housing
LADN: L.A. County to judge: Cancel order to relocate homeless from near freeways - Details Remain Scant On Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Plan To Spend $750 Million On Hotels For Homeless Residents
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College Admissions Scandal
LADN: Loughlin, Giannulli to plead guilty, serve prison time in college scam
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The Golden Pen
Steven Greenhut
AmerSpec: Time to Pony Up, America
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Mike Gatto
OCReg: Modern Monetary Theory and UBI are bogus solutions to our problems -
Kyle Smith
NR: Journalists Are Not Heroes -
Diana Dykstra
CalM: Commentary: AB 2501 is an ill-conceived, one-size-fits-all approach to financial relief -
Joel Fox
FH: Federal Money for State and Local Governments Could Stop Tax Increases
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David Harsanyi
NR: GQ’s Fake History of the Pro-Life Movement -
Loren Kaye
FH: Here are 6 things the Legislature can do to help California recover from economic devastation -
Michael Bernick
FH: The Grand Inquisitor’s Story Comes To California’s Job Devastation -
Sacramento Valley
SacBee: State tells Sacramento County to back off on allowing gatherings, fitness studios to open - SacBee: City of Sacramento distributing 800,000 masks to businesses as restrictions loosen
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SF Bay Area
SFC: Coronavirus forces deep cuts at SF city departments to close deficit
- SFC: 3 Bay Area counties meet coronavirus test goals, yet all lift some restrictions
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South Bay
SJMN: Coronavirus: Curbside retail is a go in Santa Clara County, but some stores are hesitant -
Central Valley
Coronavirus deaths reach 28 in Stanislaus County as part of local economy returns - FresBee: Two more dead, two-dozen newly infected with coronavirus as Fresno County set to reopen
- FresBee: State approves Fresno County to reopen dine-in restaurants, under certain conditions
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Central Coast
AP: 4 held in abduction-killing of Santa Cruz website developer - CalCoast: Restaurants begin to reopen, few new coronavirus cases
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Ventura County
VCStar $: Coronavirus: 0 new deaths, 25 new cases - VCStar $: Oxnard raises long-stagnant developer fees
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Los Angeles County
AP: Virus death toll in Los Angeles County tops 2,000 people - LADN: Coronavirus-jolted finances may be worse than feared, LA officials say
- LADN: Hahn to Newsom: Allow all L.A. County retailers to open under same rules as Walmart, Target
- LADN: Civilian watchdog to take Sheriff Alex Villanueva to court after he defies subpoena
- LAT $: L.A. County achieves major coronavirus win as transmission rate hits lowest level
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Orange County
OCReg: Our veterans deserve the right choice for a cemetery: Christina Shea
- OCReg: Coronavirus: 14 more deaths push Orange County past 100 people who have died as of May 21
- OCReg: OC officials push for state’s OK to reopen more businesses by the weekend
- OCReg: Orange County schools re-opening in the fall during pandemic — but what’s the plan?
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San Bernardino County
PE: San Bernardino County businesses closed by coronavirus could start reopening next week - SBSun: San Manuel Casino extends coronavirus closure, implements furloughs and layoffs
- SBSun: San Bernardino County businesses closed by coronavirus could start reopening next week
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Riverside County
PE: Riverside County coronavirus cases up to 6,343; deaths now 284 - PE: City, county leaders get coronavirus tests in Lake Elsinore
- PE: 2020-21 Inland Empire school year could mix in-person, online classes
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San Diego County
VOSD: The Bizarre Reality of Reopening Week in San Diego - SDUT: County’s Stage 2 plan details readiness to reopen, triggers that could lead to scaling back
- SDUT: More than 400 citations issued across San Diego County for violations of COVID-19 orders
- VOSD: Getting Rid of San Diego’s Smart Streetlights Will Be Costly