Monday, June 8, 2020
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*FR Exclusive*
Richard Rider
FRBlog: Academic study finds no racist disparities in fatal police shootings
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George Floyd Protests
LADN: Tens of thousands of marchers – plus motorcycles, equestrians and car caravans – jam LA County streets
- SDUT: Anti-racism protests swell across San Diego County streets
- SFC: Vallejo officer who shot unarmed man three other shootings on record
- LAT $: From Compton Cowboys to Hollywood Boulevard, protests keep growing around L.A.
- LADN: Mammoth crowd of protesters jams Hollywood’s streets on Sunday evening
- Black Lives Matter protest in Lodi draws large crowd
- SJMN: How the George Floyd protests could change policing in California
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State Budget Fight
CalM: “Mutually repugnant:” Gov. Newsom and lawmakers pursue budget compromise
- SacBee: Make a deal on pay cuts or wait? California unions face a choice as budget deadline nears
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Police Under Attack
AP: FBI looks for link between 2 ambush killings of officers
- OCReg: Seal Beach officer fires at suspect after being ‘intentionally struck’ by SUV, police say
- LAT $: Sheriff’s deputies fatally shoot man who allegedly charged at them with a knife
- SFC: Air Force sergeant arrested in ambush of Santa Cruz deputy; link to Oakland shooting eyed
- AP: California Highway Patrol fatally shoots man, wounds woman
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FR Weekend in Review
Saturday Headlines
- Sunday Headlines
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Liberals for Avoid Regulation
SFC: How SF sidestepped state law on developing toxic sites -
National Guard Exodus
AP: National Guard to begin leaving California cities - OCReg: National Guard troops leaving LA area, mission called a success
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Wildfire Season
OCReg: Red flag fire warnings issued for part of L.A. County; Inland and O.C. areas also face high heat and winds
- AP: Firefighters tackle 2 Northern California wildfires
- SFC: Quail Fire in Solano County grows to 1,800 acres, is 40% contained
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Businesses Targeted
SacBee: California business called armed militia after hearing protest rumor, police chief says - Business and property owner asked armed militia members to Oakdale, police chief says
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Campsites Re-Open
SBSun: State-run campsites canceled through late June, but other options exist for people seeking outdoors -
COVID-19
AP: Bloodied store manager describes life in the age of COVID-19 -
Unemployment Mess
Gavin Newsom promised progress for California’s unemployment office — but many can’t see it
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Prison Escapee
AP: Shackled inmate escapes custody from California hospital -
Coronavirus in Prisons
FresBee: See which area of the San Joaquin Valley is the most impacted - SFC: San Quentin reports more than a dozen inmates infected with coronavirus
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The Golden Pen
Jon Coupal
HJTA: Not the time to gut Proposition 13 and raise taxes
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Kevin Williamson
NR: Rioting, Again -
Dan Walters
CalM: Commentary: A rift over closing the budget deficit
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Sacramento Valley
SacBee: Sacramento, Davis police will stop allowing carotid artery restraint to subdue suspects -
East Bay
SFC: Kids march in Oakland, Vallejo protesters pull a coffin as demonstrations continue -
SF Bay Area
SFC: The Tenderloin sinks deeper into misery, and no one is coming to the rescue - SJMN: Bay Area businesses reckon with vandalism, looting on top of pandemic shutdowns
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South Bay
SJMN: San Jose mayor readies budget, backs police reform over defunding
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Central Valley
Stanislaus County could give millions of dollars in CARES Act money to its cities -
Central Coast
SJMN: Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk partially reopens — but not for thrill-seekers -
Ventura County
VCStar $: Advocacy groups, law enforcement weigh path forward - LAT $: Simi Valley councilman at center of controversy for suggesting using septic tanks amid protests
- VCStar $: Protest in Ventura draws about 1,500
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Los Angeles County
AP: LA archbishop celebrates first Mass in person since outbreak - LADN: L.A. County reports another 25 deaths, 1,523 cases of coronavirus
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Orange County
OCReg: How Orange County leaders could resolve raging debate over coronavirus mask use
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San Bernardino County
SBSun: Fontana lifts curfew after civil unrest gives way to peaceful protesting in honor of George Floyd -
Riverside County
PE: Hundreds at Riverside’s Fairmount Park hear speeches and march in protest of George Floyd death -
San Diego County
SDUT: Video showing San Diego police arresting, rushing protester into unmarked van raises concerns