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Thursday, October 5, 2023

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THE HEADLINES

  • CG: Paid Sick Leave Expansion Bill Signed Into Law By Governor Newsom
  • AP: California workers will get five sick days instead of three under law signed by Gov. Newsom
  • CalM: Making water conservation a ‘California way of life’: Controversial state rules could cost $13 billion
  • CalM: Kaiser strike begins as 68,000 employees stage walkout at California hospitals
  • SJMN: Striking Bay Area Kaiser workers seek higher wages, better staffing
  • CG: Bill to Ban Ballot Hand Counts Signed By Governor Newsom
  • SDUT: As people keep dying in San Diego jails, Newsom signs local lawmakers’ oversight bills into law
  • CG: With Kevin McCarthy Gone, is Jessica Patterson’s Job as CA GOP Chair on Shaky Ground?
  • California takes first step to buy trains for its high-speed rail route. What’s the price tag?
  • LAT $: The largest dam removal in history stirs hopes of restoring California tribes’ way of life
  • OCReg: Manhattan Beach officer, survivor of Las Vegas mass shooting, killed in 405 Freeway crash
  • AP: Environmentalists suffer another setback in fight to shutter California’s last nuclear power plant
  • SacBee: Upper Land Park homeless camp shows Sacramento’s challenge
  • VOC: San Clemente Considers Curbing Homeless From Beaches
  • SFC: S.F. Mint Plaza $700-a-month sleeping pods deemed illegal, unsafe
  • LAT $: West Virginia has the nation’s worst drug problem, but much less homelessness than L.A.
  • SFC: S.F. asks U.S. Supreme Court to immediately overturn homelessness ruling
  • LAT $: These L.A. strippers won a union. But the dance isn’t over
  • SacBee: CapRadio contracts linked to board members raise concern
  • Several CapRadio board members resign as financial issues linger
  • SJMN: ‘Unshakable’: Sen. Dianne Feinstein lies in state at San Francisco City Hall
  • NR: California’s Lobbyist Senator
  • The New Excuse for Government Censorship
  • OCReg: End unconstitutional mass surveillance, let Section 702 expire.
  • OCReg: Anaheim voters overwhelmingly reject Unite Here Local 11’s ridiculous ballot measure
  • SacBee: Charlie Kirk will speak at Sacramento American Council event
  • SFC: These affordable S.F. apartments were threatened, then a city attorney stepped in
  • SJMN: East Bay school district cuts ties with teacher whose students exposed his antisemitic lessons — but he’s still getting paid
  • SJMN: San Jose BART extension will take 10 years longer than expected — at more than double the cost
  • Stanislaus County advocacy group opposes spending $1.46 million on Highway 132 soundwall
  • SJMN: Backlog of deaths weighs down Santa Cruz County coroner’s unit
  • CalCoast: Santa Barbara County awards itself ambulance contract, lawsuit filed
  • CalCoast: SLO County DA sues auto parts company for overcharging customers
  • VCStar $: 3 more ex-Simi High students sue over sex abuse by coach
  • VCStar $: Borderline bar owner found guilty of embezzlement
  • CG: Los Angeles City Council Moves Forward With Proposal to Ban Cashless Businesses
  • LAT $: Recent controversies test LAPD Chief Michel Moore in the final years of his tenure
  • LAT $: Eminent domain was used to evict a Chinatown family. Now it might help them stay housed
  • Val Verde school board president faces public backlash after second DUI arrest
  • OCReg: Anaheim Measure A: Voters rejecting $25 minimum wage initiative in early returns
  • VOC: Two Orange Unified School Board Members May Face Recall For Firing Superintendent
  • VOC: A Battle For Orange County’s Only Citywide Rent Control Ordinance
  • SDUT: ‘I will not be silenced’: Controversy over proposed changes to San Diego city attorney job signals growing rift
  • SDUT: Canceled contracts, classroom poster crackdowns: How San Diego school districts are changing practices amid anti-LGBTQ+ backlash

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