Sunday, May 19, 2024
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*FR Exclusive*
Bruce Bialosky
		FRBlog:  Racing to Control Trump
		
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California GOP Convention
		LAT $:  South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, under fire for shooting dog, describes making ‘hard decisions’ at California GOP gathering
		
 - SJMN: GOP’s Kristi Noem assails Newsom, Biden at California convention
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Democrat Corruption
		Fresno ex-Congressman TJ Cox taking plea deal in federal fraud, money laundering case
		
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Disney Union Vote
		AP:  Disneyland character and parade performers in California vote to join labor union
		
 
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Your Government
OCReg: Does your city have elected attorneys, clerks, treasurers? And how much do they make? - 
	
	
Newsom's Budget
		SFC:  Newsom’s budget cuts could devastate public health programs in California
		
 - SJMN: Educators call Gov. Gavin Newsom’s slash to school funding ‘unconstitutional’
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Gavin in Rome
LAT $: Newsom leaves the Vatican with pope’s praise for refusing to impose the death penalty - 
	
	
Under the Dome
CG: Bill That Would Make Kindergarten Mandatory Fails To Move Past Senate Appropriations Committee - 
	
	
Homeless Industrial Complex
CalCoast: Homeless union drops lawsuit against SLO County but plans new complaint - 
	
	
Flag Fights
Downey council votes to no longer fly LGBTQ+ Pride flag, adopts 'neutral' policy - 
	
	
Crime Watch
		4 family members, including minor, suspected in 10 retail thefts totaling $11K across 3 counties
		
 - Man describes being stabbed while trying to break up fight in North Highlands
 - 4 die in 24 hours from fentanyl poisoning in Stanislaus County, officials say
 - SFC: Bay Area mail carrier beaten, robbed of keys as postal attacks mount nationwide
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Black Land Trust
LAT $: California’s first Black land trust fights climate change, makes the outdoors more inclusive - 
	
	
Religious Schools
SDUT: California bans public funding for religious schools. With the courts’ help, these families want to change that. - 
	
	
ER Care
OCReg: Stranded in the ER, seniors await hospital care and suffer avoidable harm - 
	
	
Anti-Israel Protests
NR: Who Are the Anti-Israel Campus Protesters? - SFC: UCSF pro-Palestinian encampment again disbands after administrator’s request
 
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The Golden Pen
CalCoast News' Karen Velie
		CalCoast:  Exposed by a Post-it-note: The fall of Ryan Petetit
		
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Will Swaim
NR: Jane Fonda ‘Cannot Believe There Is a Jane Fonda Day.’ Millions of Americans Can’t Either - 
	
	
Dan Walters
OCReg: How California’s bursting budget morphed into a $45 billion deficit in just two years - 
	
	
Sacramento Valley
		SacBee:  California commission approved new I-80 toll lanes. Could you be charged $1 per mile?
		
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SF Bay Area
SFC: S.F. Mayor says opponents want to ‘keep us in a doom loop’ - 
	
	
Central Valley
New Fresno dispensary continues city's hope to revenue - 
	
	
Ventura County
VCStar $: Ventura County is safer than in decades, though crime fears remain - VCStar $: Plan with 328 apartments heads to Thousand Oaks council
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Los Angeles County
OCReg: No charges coming to Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs after hotel video, LA County DA says - LAT $: Tight-rope walker is latest problem for downtown L.A.’s graffiti towers
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Orange County
		OCReg:  Sammy Hagar kicks off grand opening of the Sand Bar in Huntington Beach
		
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San Bernardino County
Colton Joint Unified sues San Bernardino County again over Bloomington industrial project - 
	
	
San Diego County
LAT $: Former San Diego sheriff’s deputy faces federal charges in killing of unarmed man - SDUT: Shifting migrant routes make San Diego the new hotspot for illegal border crossings
 
