Thursday, November 19, 2020
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*FR Publisher Jon Fleischman Interview*
Arnie Steinberg on Prop. 16 Defeat
FRBlog: FlashReport Interview with Arnie Steinberg on the Defeat of Prop 16
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*FOX 11 Exclusive*
King Newsom's Luxury Dinner Party
FOX 11 obtains exclusive photos of Gov. Newsom at French restaurant allegedly not following COVID-19 protocols
- AP: California’s Newsom still on hot seat for dinner party
- CG: Gov. Newsom Found to Have Lied About Following Health Guidelines at Party
- SJMN: Newsom’s French Laundry dinner raises question of what counts as outdoor dining
- SacBee: Photos show unmasked Gavin Newsom attending French Laundry dinner
- LAT $: Smith: Newsom may have ‘COVID fatigue,’ but that’s a privilege California can’t afford
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Maui Junket 2020
CalCoast: Cunningham attends conference in Hawaii, undeterred by travel advisory
- FresBee: Sen. Andreas Borgeas one of the California lawmakers on Hawaii trip amid COVID surge
- LAT $: Facing increasing criticism, California legislators defend Hawaii trip during COVID-19 surge
- FresBee: California lawmakers defend Hawaii conference trip amid alarming COVID-19 numbers
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OBEY!
SFC: Health officials’ plea: Cancel the Thanksgiving spread and stay home
- LAT $: New stay-at-home order for L.A. County coming within weeks if COVID-19 continues to surge
- VOSD: County Officials Dig in to Keep COVID-19 Info Private
- AP: California struggles with how to enforce coronavirus orders
- OCReg: California coronavirus curfew? Gov. Newsom considering it
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Useless Masks
Reason: Masks Not Very Effective at Protecting Wearers, Says New Danish Study -
Fiscal Crisis
SFC: Two Bay Area cities at ‘high risk’ for financial problems, state says
- OCReg: State auditor releases updated rankings of California cities’ fiscal health
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Budget Windfall
AP: Budget ‘windfall’ in California as economy weathers virus - LAT $: California could see $26-billion windfall followed by growing deficits
- CalM: Not dire, for now: California expects $26 billion windfall despite pandemic
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FCC Fine for Dirty Tricks
AP: California telemarketer fined $10M by FCC over political ad - SDUT: FCC fines San Diego telemarketer nearly $10 million for spoofed Caller ID
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Failing Our Kids
KQED: Child Care System for Families in Need on Verge of Collapse, Warn Providers - SFC: In California, science guides whether to reopen hair salons — but not always schools
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Under the Dome
SacBee: California Legislature staffer arrested on child porn charge, Sacramento sheriff says
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Audit: Gov't Incompetence
SacBee: California lost $2.7 billion it could have spent on affordable housing, audit says -
SF Corruption
SFC: Ex-Recology exec accused of funneling $1 million in bribes to Mohammed Nuru -
Cops Treated Like Criminals
SFC: S.F. public defender launches website for searching cop records - LA County DA-elect George Gascon meets with BLM LA and families of police shootings
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Pot Delivery
LAT $: Court dismisses cities’ lawsuit challenging cannabis deliveries in California
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Congress 2020
FresBee: Election update: Fresno County finishes vote counting; Cox-Valadao race still close -
Project FEAR
LAT $: Why the third wave of coronavirus could be the most difficult for California -
Community College Enrollment
CalM: Community college enrollment falls as students grapple with job loss, online learning -
CalPERS Rate Hikes
SacBee: CalPERS approves price hikes of up to 51% for health plans favored by young, healthy workers
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Green Giveaways
SDUT: Up to $1,500 off: California rolls out a new incentive program for clean cars -
Jobless Benefits
SFC: At least 750,000 Californians could lose jobless benefits by end of 2020 -
Utility Leadership
AP: Northern California utility finds latest CEO in Michigan -
Nunes Lawsuit
SacBee: Devin Nunes sues Washington Post again, saying midnight run ‘never happened’
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The Golden Pen
John Phillips
OCReg: Gavin Newsom is a Thanksgiving turkey
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Joel Fox
FH: Will Legislature Move to Curb Initiatives and Referendums? -
Aaron Tao
OCReg: California will cease to be the epicenter of the tech industry and innovation -
OC Register Editorial
OCReg: With split roll defeated, time for pension reform -
Katy Grimes
CG: Gov. Newsom and State Lawmakers Obviously Don’t Feel Threatened by COVID; Why Should Anyone Else?
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OC Register Editorial
OCReg: Reps. Kim and Steel head to Washington -
George Skelton
LAT $: Skelton: Courts will decide if Newsom exceeded his executive power. Californians are judging his hypocrisy -
*FR Exclusive*
Ray Haynes
FRBlog: NO!!!!
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John Kabateck
FH: Two Costly New Laws to Open the New Year for Small Businesses; A Podcast -
David Crane
FH: California’s COVID-Resistant Tax Revenues
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Sacramento Valley
SacBee: Nav Gill, Sacramento County CEO, put on paid leave after ‘toxic culture’ accusations -
SF Bay Area
SFC: S.F. will slow down plan to move 500 homeless people out of hotels - SFC: Matier: As S.F. sales tax receipts sag, cannabis is riding high
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South Bay
SJMN: San Jose leaders push forward on voter-approved police reforms -
Central Valley
FresBee: Fresno County adds nearly 200 new COVID-19 cases, more people hospitalized amid surge - Patterson Council makes controversial decision on rezoning. Why it could cost the city $20M
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Ventura County
VCStar $: Sheriff shares data on 2019 work with ICE - LAT $: Water district officials and others were negligent in Naya Rivera’s drowning, lawsuit says
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Los Angeles County
LAT $: Hospitals could soon be overwhelmed amid COVID-19 surge, L.A. County officials say
- LADN: Urgency increases as coronavirus surge threatens to overwhelm LA County hospitals
- OCReg: LA County, Kaiser and Smithfield Foods among those fined for alleged COVID-19 violations
- LAT $: Small group protests outside home of L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva
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Orange County
VOC: How is Orange County Spending its Half-Billion Dollars in Coronavirus Relief Money? - OCReg: Coronavirus: 628 new cases, two new deaths reported in Orange County on Nov. 18
- OCReg: Santa Ana approves development that could remake downtown
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San Bernardino County
SBSun: San Bernardino County coronavirus cases now second highest in state - SBSun: San Bernardino County plans to sue Newsom over coronavirus restrictions
- SBSun: San Bernardino campuses will stay closed through 2020-21 school year
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Riverside County
PE: Riverside County coronavirus cases now third highest in state - PE: Residents blast Riverside plan to crack down on coronavirus violators
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San Diego County
SDUT: San Diego Unified floats requests to Biden administration in State of District address - SDUT: As COVID cases rise, businesses feel San Diego County’s tightening enforcement