Sunday, July 26, 2020
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*FR Exclusive*
Bruce Bialosky
		FRBlog:  Who is Really Determining Our COVID Recovery?
		
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Protest & Rage
		AP:  Courthouse set on fire during protest in California
		
 - SFC: Police windows smashed, courthouse lobby set ablaze following Oakland rally
 - SJMN: Hundreds turn out for Oakland demonstration
 - SDUT: Policing, racism focus of demonstrations countywide
 - LAT $: Los Angeles police declare tactical alert in response to protests downtown
 - SBSun: Black Lives Matter motorcade travels streets of Pomona, La Verne and Claremont
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House 2020
		AP:  California, Florida, Texas lose House seats with Trump order
		
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Mask Mandate
		SFC:  California requires masks, but not everyone wears one. Here’s how to fix that
		
 - SacBee: To mask or not to mask? El Dorado County faces a coronavirus reckoning this week
 
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Split Roll Tax Hike
		SacBee:  Opponents to CA split-roll property tax slam ballot language 
		
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Socialism: Bailout America
LAT $: $1-trillion coronavirus aid package coming soon, including $1,200 checks in August, Mnuchin says - 
	
	
Freedom to Pray
FresBee: Hundreds gather in downtown for ‘Let Us Worship’ outdoor service - OCReg: Saturate OC revival meeting held in Huntington Beach despite city orders to cancel
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COVID in Prison
		SacBee:  ‘Egregious:’ Officials say California prison transfers, testing may be fueling COVID-19 outbreak
		
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McClatchy Sale
AP: Hedge fund to pay $312M for McClatchy newspaper chain - 
	
	
Land Use Laws
CG: Controversial Bill To Protect More CA Land Faces Upcoming Vote - 
	
	
Child Care Wipeout
		CG:  Child Care Industry In California Close To Falling Apart According To New Report
		
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Clean Water
SFC: California had a plan to bring clean water to a million people. Then the pandemic hit - 
	
	
Fire Season
LAT $: Firefighters gain ground on Lassen County blazes - PE: Forward progress stopped of 250-acre brush fire in Jurupa Valley
 
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The Golden Pen
Susan Shelley
		OCReg:  Just so you know, there’s no loophole in Proposition 13
		
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James Phillips & John Yoo
OCReg: The constitutionality of federal mask mandates - 
	
	
Willie Brown
SFC: Willie Brown: We’re creating separate and very unequal school systems - 
	
	
Roger Ruvolo
OCReg: Spare a thought for the lonely, excellent charter school: Roger Ruvolo - 
	
	
ICYMI: Jon Fleischman's Commentary
		FRBlog:  It’s Back Again! Once Again Term-Limited OC Supervisor Bartlett Attempts Ethically-Challenged End-Run On Term Limits
		
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Chris Micheli
CG: California and International Relations - 
	
	
Dan Walters
CalM: State pressures locals on housing crisis - 
	
	
Sacramento Valley
SacBee: Coronavirus update: Nearly 7,000 Californians hospitalized, 5 more dead in Sacramento County - SacBee: Sacramento moving ahead with large homeless shelter under the W-X freeway
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SF Bay Area
SFC: SF Muni driver beaten with bat after telling passengers to wear masks - SJMN: Dozens of Bay Area schools ask about waivers to let kids return to class
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East Bay
		SFC:  CHP investigating fatal shooting in rural eastern Contra Costa County
		
 - SJMN: Coronavirus: Alameda County passes 10,000 cases; California deaths keep rising
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Central Valley
LAT $: Gunman injures seven at house party in Central California, authorities say - Coronavirus outbreak a crisis for Latinos in Stanislaus County. What’s being done?
 - Stanislaus announces 7 more COVID-19 deaths. Total stands at 86, nearly half in July
 - FresBee: Fresno County adds 400-plus coronavirus cases; hospital has 323 workers sidelined
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Central Coast
CalCoast: Stuck between Mayor Heidi Harmon and Sheriff Ian Parkinson - CalCoast: SLO County schools apply for waivers for in-person classes
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Ventura County
VCStar $: VCMC's talks with Dignity end without deal - 
	
	
Los Angeles County
LAT $: L.A. County reports more than 3,600 new coronavirus cases and 53 related deaths - LAT $: Los Angeles firefighter dies from complications of COVID-19
 - LADN: LA County reports 53 more dead, 3,600-plus coronavirus cases; lab delays inflate numbers
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Orange County
		VOC:  Santa Ana Renters Get a Few More Months of Eviction Protections
		
 - LAT $: Coronavirus cases seep into the ranks of Newport Beach first responders
 - OCReg: Costa Mesa voters will decide whether to let cannabis shops come to town
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San Bernardino County
SBSun: San Bernardino County coronavirus hospitalizations rise - 
	
	
San Diego County
SDUT: Record coronavirus testing reported in county, with 603 new cases - SDUT: Questions raised about proposed Tamarack Beach tunnel
 
