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Friday, May 19, 2023

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THE HEADLINES

  • California agency paid a state worker six figures to stay home and not work, report says
  • California university system intends to make on-campus jobs available to undocumented students
  • CalM: This law should reveal who’s paying for California legislators’ travel. It’s only been used twice
  • OCReg: Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s health challenges more expansive than just shingles
  • CG: Sen. Feinstein’s Office Confirms She Had More Health Issues During Absence Than Reported
  • Feinstein suffered brain inflammation as complication from shingles
  • AP: Feinstein’s office details previously unknown complications from shingles illness
  • SDUT: Can $4,000 lift a family out of poverty? New San Diego County program aims to find out
  • AP: White House vows more federal aid to reduce homelessness in 5 cities and California
  • SBSun: San Bernardino moves forward on 224-bed homeless navigation center
  • VOSD: Ex-San Diego Homeless Czar Now Works for the Guv
  • AP: California lawmakers block bill allowing people to sue oil companies over health problems
  • OCReg: Hyundai, Kia announce $200 million settlement over security flaw that became a TikTok challenge
  • LAT $: Newsom unveils sweeping plan to speed up California infrastructure projects
  • SFC: Why is the California Highway Patrol pointing more guns at people?
  • CalM: Legislative Survivor: Which big California bills were shelved in ‘suspense file?’
  • CG: Bill To Force CalPERS, CalSTRS Divestment from Fossil Fuel Investments Moves To Senate
  • SFC: End of ‘people as pollution’? California bill would shield housing developers
  • CalM: Why the ‘science of reading’ may be the next dyslexia battleground
  • SFC: Man attempts bank robbery across street from Walnut Creek police station
  • CalM: Cal/OSHA mulls indoor heat rules as workers warn of high temps’ deadly impact
  • SFC: PG&E agrees to $150 million settlement in deadly Zogg Fire
  • California layoffs jump 60% to 27-month high
  • OCReg: Disney scraps $1 billion plan to relocate Imagineering from California to Florida
  • FoxLA: Disneyland Forward expansion plans revealed for Anaheim theme parks
  • In Shasta County, moderate Republicans and union organizers push back on ‘far-right extremism’
  • CalM: California prisoners depended on community colleges. What happens when their prisons close?
  • CG: Harebrained Study Behind Gov. Newsom Blaming Fossil Fuel Companies for California Wildfires
  • FRBlog: Republicans should lead on combating racism and anti-Semitism
  • WashTimes: Bidens FBI Weaponized Against Political Enemies
  • OCReg: NIMBY cities like Huntington Beach need to let more housing get built
  • Reason: Homelessness Isn't an Unfixable Problem
  • SFC: S.F. opens Twitter probe after Elon Musk’s team accused of breaking laws
  • SFC: Lawyer for accused killer of Bob Lee offers defense
  • SJMN: San Jose no longer in Top 10 of most populous U.S. cities
  • SJMN: Rep. Eric Swalwell says he received death threat from ex-49er Bruce Miller
  • SJ mayor believes focusing on basics will bring people back to city
  • FresBee: Trash collection bills would rise under Fresno’s proposed budget. How much is a mystery
  • VCStar $: Strike by Los Robles hospital workers averted
  • LADN: LA City Council adopts $13 billion budget for new fiscal year
  • FoxLA: LA Pride pulls out of Dodgers LGBTQ+ night amid news of Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence being excluded
  • LAT $: Sheriff orders deputies to obey watchdog, reveal gang tattoos
  • LADN: Sinkhole is finally fixed on the 118 in Porter Ranch, after a year of repairs
  • LADN: LA Metro looks to senior citizens to boost its sagging ridership
  • LAT $: Deputies outlined veiled threat to county watchdog on defaced poster. Nothing happened
  • VOC: OC Green Power Agency Approves Rebranding Plan While Bleeding Customers
  • OCReg: Could the security guard scuffle surrounding Hotel Laguna have been avoided?
  • LAT $: ‘Catfish’ cop who killed three in Riverside failed Virginia State Police mental health exam, lawyers allege
  • SDUT: Should San Diego consider a payroll tax like Seattle to fund housing?
  • SDUT: San Diego becomes Major League Soccer’s 30th franchise in landmark moment for sport’s hotbed
  • SDUT: Despite known medical problems, 67-year-old was ignored for hours before he died in Vista jail, lawsuit argues
  • Forum debate held for District 4 seat candidates

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