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Wednesday, May 15, 2024

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  • SFC: S.F. drug crisis under spotlight as city records more overdoses than COVID deaths
  • LAT $: The shocking state of the restaurant industry: ‘We can’t afford to be open. We can’t afford to be closed.’
  • SFC: $20 for a cup of coffee in the Bay Area: Is it worth it?
  • Jurupa Valley teacher who said she was fired for Christian beliefs will get $360,000
  • CalM: Gavin Newsom’s budget proposal ditches promise to fund 5 years of growth for UC and Cal State
  • AP: California to make $3.3 billion available for mental health, substance use treatment centers
  • LAT $: Gov. Kristi Noem, who wrote of shooting her dog, to speak at California GOP convention
  • SFC: Exclusive: Oakland's homeless population rose 9%, according to new count
  • SJMN: New law proposed to remove homeless encampments from creeks in San Jose, Santa Clara County
  • OCReg: Is California’s unemployment rate really 9.5%?
  • CG: Environmental Non-Profit Sues Tesla Over Alledged Clean Air Act Violations At Fremont Plant
  • VCStar $: CSUCI students launch Gaza solidarity encampment
  • SFC: UC Berkeley Gaza protesters take down camp after reaching tense détente with university
  • Card skimmers draining Bay Area residents EBT benefits
  • CG: California Ranks 9th Most Dangerous States in America
  • SFC: This California bill aims to stop theft at self-checkout lanes. Why are stores against it?
  • SJMN: Transient accused of shooting 2 Jewish men in California to plead guilty, prosecutors say
  • LAT $: Climate change is central to both Pope Francis and Newsom. But do Catholic voters care?
  • SFC: California’s beleaguered wine industry finally gets some good news
  • CG: Nebraska, 16 Other States Sue California Over Zero-Emissions Trucking Mandates
  • Special election for 20th Congressional District 1 week away
  • OCReg: Inland Empire school districts are doing the right thing in upholding parental rights
  • CalM: How California’s new fixed utility charge got its sneaky start in the Legislature
  • OCReg: Tackling California’s high cost-of-living: A roadmap to affordability
  • CG: The Bills of Multiculturalism Are Coming Due
  • CG: Climate Cultist Calls Out the Globe for ‘Deadly Climate Emergency Denial’
  • Date set for Alameda Co. DA Pamela Price recall election
  • SFC: San Francisco is the nation’s most dramatic ‘leadership hub.’ Here’s what that means
  • SJMN: Futuristic downtown San Jose rail and transit hub might cost billions
  • Stanislaus County declares emergency to battle pest that could decimate tomato crops
  • Deadline to apply for Fresno EOC Guaranteed Income Program is May 15
  • CalCoast: Evolution of an alleged San Luis Obispo County conman
  • CG: Gascon Re-Assigns DA Who Helmed Grossman Case
  • LAT $: Ethics reform measure will go to L.A. voters. Critics say it’s watered down
  • VOC: Are Affordable Housing Mandates Working in Orange County?
  • OCReg: What do Newsom’s proposed cuts to California’s budget mean to OC?
  • VOC: State Auditors to Investigate Huntington Beach’s Pacific Airshow Settlement
  • VOC: Huntington Beach Considers Increasing Hotel Tax for Tourism Advertising
  • New ‘Express’ DMV — a first in California — will open in Murrieta
  • Eric Trump, Alina Habba to headline Temecula conservative fundraiser
  • SDUT: Group fails to collect required signatures for SDG&E ballot measure but has another plan to oust utility
  • SDUT: San Diego just OK’d a sweeping plan to remake northeast Mission Bay. Does anybody like it?
  • SDUT: Judge dismisses lawsuit accusing San Diego officials of exposing city workers to asbestos


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