Wednesday, February 21, 2024
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State Budget Deficit
		CalM:  California lawmakers face a ballooning budget deficit
		
 - CG: California Budget Deficit Balloons To $73 Billion According to Legislative Analyst
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US Senate 2024
		CG:  Schiff, Garvey Surge Ahead In Latest 2024 California U.S. Senate Election Poll
		
 - OCReg: Porter goes after Schiff on debate stage for final US Senate faceoff
 - CalM: U.S. Senate contenders make their final debate arguments
 - SJMN: Poll: Garvey rockets into 2nd behind Schiff. Here’s how that could be good for Democrats
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Winter Storms
		FoxLA:  Rain in California: Downpours continue Tuesday thanks to powerful atmospheric river
		
 - LAT $: Another storm pounds Southern California, triggering flood watch and fears of mudslides
 - OCReg: Updated rain map: What parts of Orange County are getting soaked
 - LAT $: After heavy storms, Death Valley is now open to kayakers: The return of ghostly Lake Manly
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Illegal Immigrant Subsidies
		CalM:  10 years after promise, California still hasn’t included undocumented immigrants in cell phone subsidies
		
 
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Making Crime in Illegal
CG: Assemblyman Essayli Legislation: Making Crime in California Illegal Again - 
	
	
Homeless Industrial Complex
		FoxLA:  Homeless camps in Sun Valley sewers are cause for concerns, firefighters say
		
 - LAT $: Homelessness in the northwestern Valley becomes a pressing issue in council race
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Biden in CA
OCReg: President Biden touches down in LA again to fill campaign coffers - SFC: Biden heads to Bay Area for another fundraising swing
 - LAT $: Biden arrives in Los Angeles today for fundraiser at Israel supporter’s home
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Hospital Finances
CalM: California offered $57 million to help this hospital reopen. Now, it finally has a plan - 
	
	
$20 Minimum Wage
		CG:  Fast Food Franchise Owners Speak Out Against $20 Minimum Wage
		
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Congress 2024
FresBee: Donald Trump endorses Vince Fong to replace Kevin McCarthy. Will it affect California race? - 
	
	
Bad Teacher
SJMN: Parents demand answers after California substitute teacher’s alleged behavior leaves class in tears - 
	
	
Gas Stove Ban
		Should your gas stove come with a warning label? California bill wades into the culture war
		
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Rent Control
SJMN: California landlords wanted the Supreme Court to limit rent control laws. They won’t — for now - 
	
	
Democrat Fraud
SDUT: Andrea and Jesus Cardenas face new criminal charges - 
	
	
Anti-Scientology Protests
LAT $: Anti-Scientology protests lead to arrests and allegations of attacks: ‘There’s a war going on’ 
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The Golden Pen
Issues & Insights
Release the Biden Transcripts Now - 
	
	
Steven Greenhut and Wayne Winegarden
		OCReg:  Blame slow-growth policies for California’s housing and homeless crises
		
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Vincent Vernuccio
NR: The Biden Administration’s Explicit Handout to Unions - 
	
	
David Harsanyi
Biden Pushes Ukraine To Fight, Demands Israel Surrender - 
	
	
Dan Walters
CalM: Gavin Newsom’s new budget is already leaking red ink as revenues fall behind - 
	
	
Thomas Buckley
CG: Blocked on Twitter, About to Hit by the Times - 
	
	
Nick Short
		How Censorship Drives the Woke Revolution
		
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Sacramento Valley
Crime lab included in plan for Sacramento State extension in Placer County - Proposed bridge would connect downtown Sacramento, Natomas
 - SacBee: Viva Supermarket employees detail complaints against Loloee
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SF Bay Area
		SFC:  SEIU workers union says S.F. Mayor London Breed violated law by putting Prop. F on ballot
		
 - SFC: Mayor London Breed scraps plan for S.F. sober living facility near Chinatown after opposition
 - SF official responds after Charles Barkley's comments about city
 - SFC: S.F. added hundreds of mental health and addiction treatment beds. So why are many sitting empty?
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South Bay
SJMN: More officer names surface in ex-San Jose cop’s racist texting scandal - SJMN: San Jose police officer cleared of criminal wrongdoing in March 2023 shooting, his fourth in as many years
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Ventura County
VCStar $: Hueneme to review cannabis rules to help dispensaries - 
	
	
Los Angeles County
		LAT $:  LAUSD front-runner apologizes for liking antisemitic, pornographic social media posts
		
 - LAT $: It’s not just toxic chemicals. Radioactive waste was also dumped off Los Angeles coast
 - LAT $: Ex-Sheriff Alex Villanueva suspended from social media site X
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Orange County
OCReg: Orange County’s Measure M2 could use more oversight - OCReg: La Habra City Councilmember Steve Simonian resigns for health, family
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Riverside County
A study measured cell tower emissions at Temecula schools. What did it find? - 8 women allege Temecula vocational school failed to address instructor’s sexual misconduct
 - LAT $: The Inland Empire’s once-unstoppable warehousing industry falls into a slump
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San Diego County
SDUT: Judge rejects arguments in lawsuit seeking to get parcel tax for San Diego parks, libraries on November ballot - SDUT: Michael Smolens: City attorney candidates engage in trial run for November
 
