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Massive crowd gathers at Pershing Square for Women’s March Los Angeles -- Fired up by what they call an election cycle that left them insulted and their rights threatened, tens of thousands of women — and the men who support them — gathered in downtown Los Angeles Saturday as part of a nationwide act of solidarity to send a message to President Donald Trump’s administration. Susan Abram in the Los Angeles Daily News$ Alene Tchekmedyian, Dakota Smith, Richard Winton and Ruben Vives in the Los Angeles Times$ Christine Armario Associated Press -- 1/21/17
Metro trains reach capacity, stranding some Women's March attendees -- As thousands of people gathered in Downtown L.A. for the Women's March of Los Angeles, thousands more were left standing on Metro platforms and at bus stops as packed trains and buses rolled past. Sara Fay KPCC -- 1/21/17
Bay Area crowds gather to demonstrate against Trump -- Massive crowds gathered across the Bay Area on Saturday morning a day after President Trump’s inauguration to declare that they will oppose the new president’s agenda wherever they see it opposing them. The five Women’s March events planned around the region Saturday echoed the main Women’s March held simultaneously in Washington, D.C. — advocating for the rights of women, minorities, immigrants and the poor. Sarah Ravani, Hamed Aleaziz and Kevin Fagan in the San Francisco Chronicle Ethan Baron in the San Jose Mercury$ Julia Prodis Sulek in the East Bay Times -- 1/21/17
Women’s March on Sacramento begins: ‘Enough is enough, we won’t go back!’ -- Thousands of people have begun arriving at the State Capitol as part of the Women’s March on Sacramento, a day of activism to promote women’s rights and human rights after the inauguration of President Donald Trump. Alexei Koseff, Nashelly Chavez and Ed Fletcher in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 1/21/17
Human rights extolled at San Diego Women's March -- Themes of diversity and human rights dominated speeches Saturday morning before the San Diego Women’s March, where as many as 22,000 people were to walk in a show of post-inaugural solidarity with participants at hundreds of related events across the United States and around the world. Phil Diehl in the San Diego Union-Tribune$ Megan Burks, Brooke Ruth KPBS -- 1/21/17
Orange County women's marchers among hundreds of thousands across the nation -- Thousands of people from throughout Orange County flocked to Santa Ana today for the Orange County Women's March - one of many sister marches across the nation coinciding with the Women's March on Washington. Kelly Puente in the Orange County Register -- 1/21/17
Women march across world in repudiation of President Trump -- Tens of thousands joined marches and rallies in Boston, New York City, Chicago, St. Louis, Denver and dozens of other U.S. cities, and women’s rallies also unfolded in global capitals like London, Paris, Sydney, Ottawa and Nairobi. Estimates of the worldwide turnout topped 2.5 million people. Tim Johnson, Stuart Levenworth and Lesley Clark McClatchy DC -- 1/21/17
Protesters pack the Mall for women's march on D.C. -- Demonstrators flooded into Washington on Saturday to express opposition to President Donald Trump in numbers exceeding the crowd that turned out for his inauguration, cheering for unity but also vowing to press elected Democrats on progressive causes. Elana Schor and Madeline Conway Politico Ben Kesling, Felicia Schwartz in the Wall Street Journal$ Anemona Hartocollis, Yamiche Alcindor and Niraj Chokshi in the New York Times$ Perry Stein, Steve Hendrix and Abigail Hauslohner in the Washington Post$ -- 1/21/17
State’s high-speed rail project comes under fire by GOP -- Republican lawmakers are calling for audits and congressional hearings to examine the state’s $64 billion high-speed rail project, saying they are concerned about a report that the cost of the system could significantly increase. Melody Gutierrez in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 1/21/17
Measles outbreak grows in L.A.'s Orthodox Jewish community despite California's strict new vaccination law -- Six months after California’s strict vaccine law took effect, a measles outbreak has infected 20 people, most of them in Los Angeles County, prompting a search for others who may have been exposed to the highly contagious virus. Soumya Karlamangla in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 1/21/17
Hubler: Make America sick again? In California, GOP could pay a price -- The Planned Parenthood clinic in Bakersfield was busier than you might think, given that it was Martin Luther King Day. Veronica Sanchez, a 28-year-old stay-at-home mom, needed a shot of Depo-Provera. Angel Ford, a 26-year-old perfume saleswoman, needed a checkup and her regular doctor’s office was closed. Shawn Hubler in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 1/21/17
Hiltzik: Donald Trump's executive order on Obamacare will cripple the health insurance market -- The day after the election I wrote that Republicans would find it hard to repeal Obamacare — but not so hard to vandalize it. In his first official action after being sworn in as president, Donald Trump applied the first smear of graffiti to a law that today brings health coverage to more than 20 million Americans. Michael Hiltzik in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 1/21/17
As Trump pushes for U.S. manufacturing, 'Made in America' is losing its luster in the fashion world -- Now, some of those same companies, as well as more recently established ones, are wondering what the “Made in USA” label will mean under the new administration. Will it continue to stand for craftsmanship and style, or amount to an endorsement of Trump’s policies — or even the president himself? David Pierson in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 1/21/17
Lopez: Beware the politician with simple answers: Trump still divides, and there's a lot at stake -- It was, no matter where you stood, an astounding day. The man of the moment was no longer Donald Trump the reality TV star, or Donald Trump the real estate baron-turned-politician. He was Donald Trump, president of the United States. Steve Lopez in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 1/21/17
California Policy & Politics This Morning
Obama administration made last-minute modifications to California's nearly $1-billion bullet train grant -- The grant extends the deadline for completion of construction in the Central Valley to 2022 from 2018. The project is building 118 miles of rail structures in the Central Valley as the first part of a high-speed rail line from Los Angeles to San Francisco, which the state estimates will cost $64 billion. Ralph Vartabedian in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 1/21/17
Trump signs sweeping order that could gut Obamacare -- Federal agencies could use the order to stop enforcing the individual mandate, which has been the most contentious piece of the law -- a move that could throw the individual insurance market into an almost immediate spiral. Jennifer Haberkorn and Nolan D. McCaskill Politico Ashley Parker and Amy Goldstein in the Washington Post$ -- 1/21/17
L.A. council members call for closer look at LAPD's often-criticized disciplinary system -- As City Hall pushes a proposal that could give civilians a greater role in disciplining Los Angeles police officers, city lawmakers on Friday called for a closer examination of the police department’s often-criticized disciplinary system that could open the door to further changes. Kate Mather in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 1/21/17
California politicians protest in pink at Donald Trump’s inauguration -- More than a third of California’s 39 congressional Democrats skipped the inauguration of President Donald Trump on Friday, citing his campaign rhetoric and disparaging remarks he made last week about civil rights leader and Georgia Rep. John Lewis. Alexei Koseff in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 1/21/17
L.A. City Council approves hiring an 'immigrant advocate' at City Hall -- In a move with symbolic timing, the Los Angeles City Council chose the day of Donald Trump’s swearing-in as America’s 45th president to approve the hiring of an “immigrant advocate” at City Hall. Dakota Smith in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 1/21/17
For one anti-Trump protester in LA, fight to keep Obamacare is fight for her life -- Standing across the street from L.A. City Hall Friday, her hair soaked and mascara running after marching through heavy rain, Laura Gasparac had a message on President Donald Trump’s Inauguration Day. “I have epilepsy,” the sign she held up read. “(Without) the ACA I’d be dead.” Ryan Fonseca in the Los Angeles Daily News -- 1/21/17
In Little Saigon, those who've traveled far take the long view on Trump -- On the big screen at the Gypsy Cafe, Barron Trump looked both curious and bewildered as he faced a crowd of thousands before his father was sworn in as president. hilip Nguyen, 54, eyed the 10-year-old on TV, and said he reminded him of his own son, 11. Anh Do in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 1/21/17
Protesters at Golden Gate Bridge link arms to send Trump message -- Thousands of protesters, many clad in purple, linked arms from one end of the Golden Gate Bridge to the other on Friday to oppose the inauguration of a president soundly rejected by California voters. Michael Cabanatuan in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 1/21/17
Inauguration Day protest on Caltrain tracks in San Francisco prompts arrests -- As protesters marched across the Bay Area, a group of more than a dozen chained themselves to one another and stood in the middle of Caltrain tracks in San Francisco, blocking trains in both northbound and southbound directions Friday morning. Sarah Ravani in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 1/21/17
Protesters gather to rally and march in San Francisco as inauguration day wanes -- Gloomy weather and patches of rain weren’t enough to keep roughly 1,000 people from marching through San Francisco on Friday evening, streaming down Market Street after gathering in United Nations Plaza to protest the inauguration of President Trump. Cynthia Dizikes and Michael Bodley in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 1/21/17
Anti-Trump protests wind down in Oakland amid heavy police presence -- Protestors returned to the streets of downtown Oakland Friday evening in a show of opposition to the inauguration of President Trump. Flanking them was a large contingent of police officers, deployed to keep trouble-seekers from getting out of hand. Kimberly Veklerov, Nanette Asimov, Jenna Lyons, and Jill Tucker in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 1/21/17
Trump inauguration: Bay Area reacts by protesting . . . or turning off TV -- As Donald Trump took control of the White House on Friday, the true-blue residents of the San Francisco Bay Area braced for a hard landing, unleashing a barrage of protests, sit-ins, teach-ins and marches that many see as an antidote to their coming four-year funk. Malika Fraley in the San Jose Mercury$ -- 1/21/17
In red Placer County, Republicans optimistic, confident in Trump -- For the nearly three dozen GOP women and men gathered at the Auburn Area Elks Lodge, the moment held nothing of the despair seen in the Bay Area and much of California, where more than 60 percent of its voters backed Democrat Hillary Clinton for president. For them, this was a victory that’s been all too long in coming. John Wildermuth in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 1/21/17
Trump’s victory is sweet for Californians who believed in him -- For supporters of President Trump, like William Keshishyan, who live in blue states like California, there was a special kind of vindication in standing on the Capitol’s west lawn watching him take the oath of office Friday. Joe Garofoli in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 1/21/17
Thousands Of San Diegans To March For Women’s Rights Saturday -- More than 20,000 San Diegans are expected to march in downtown San Diego Saturday and another 2,000 in San Marcos, to show solidarity with the Women's March on Washington. Megan Burks, Brooke Ruth KPBS -- 1/21/17
Thousands expected at Orange County Women's March in Santa Ana -- Thousands of people are expected to head to Santa Ana on Saturday for the Orange County Women's March - one of many sister marches planned across the nation to coincide with the Women's March on Washington. Kelly Puente in the Orange County Register -- 1/21/17
California's Rep. Dana Rohrabacher throws a big inaugural ball at the Library of Congress -- Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Costa Mesa) toasted Donald Trump's inauguration with a ball of his own — the Liberty Ball — at the Library of Congress. Balls and galas are commonly thrown by states or political organizations to mark the inauguration of a new president, but it's fairly unusual for a single member of Congress to throw one, especially at a venue as large and expensive as the Library of Congress. Sarah D. Wire in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 1/21/17
California Republicans celebrate Trump's inauguration: 'In L.A., you can't even put a bumper sticker on your car' -- Shannon, a 48-year-old accountant from Encino, didn’t tell her co-workers she was traveling all the way across the country to get a great view of President Donald Trump’s swearing-in. She told them she was going skiing. Seema Mehta in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 1/21/17
Californians Shed Tears of Joy — and Sadness — at Trump Inauguration -- Among the sea of red hats at President Donald Trump’s inauguration were a number of loyal supporters who traveled from California for the festivities. Guy Marzorati, Miranda Leitsinger and Scott Shafer KQED -- 1/21/17
A ‘forgotten’ Sacramentan sees herself in Trump’s inaugural speech -- When newly sworn-in President Donald Trump pledged that “the forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer,” Sacramentan Lorin Meeks-Harris stood in the crowd and felt as though Trump could have been speaking about her. Taryn Luna in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 1/21/17
California Senate leader Kevin de León on the inauguration: 'I can't say that our country is united' -- Kevin de León didn't say much during Friday's inauguration ceremony, and neither did most of the staff and supporters gathered to watch it in his Echo Park office Friday. Christine Mai-Duc in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 1/21/17
California members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus had some strong words for Trump: 'Get used to seeing our faces' -- Several of California's 55 members of Congress are either immigrants or the children of immigrants. Hours after President Trump took the oath of office Friday, they had a warning for him: The Congressional Hispanic Caucus isn't going to accept immigration raids and a border wall. Sarah D. Wire in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 1/21/17
Artist R.H. Quaytman blocks public access to her MOCA painting in protest of Trump inauguration -- At the far northern end of the Grand Avenue location of Los Angeles' Museum of Contemporary Art, a sign blocked access all day Friday to one of the institution's large galleries. Carolina A. Mirand in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 1/21/17
On immigrant Dreamers, Trump tells top senator: ' don't want to hurt those kids' -- President Trump told a top Democratic senator Friday that he did not want to "hurt" young immigrants who have been living illegally in the U.S. since childhood but are otherwise law-abiding. Lisa Mascaro in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 1/21/17
Voter fraud 'test' could backfire on Huntington Beach man -- Huntington Beach’s Chuck Burns grew concerned as he heard repeated -- but mostly unsubstantiated -- allegations of voter fraud last year. So once the November election was over, he decided to see how easy it was to use fake information. Martin Wisckol in the Orange County Register -- 1/21/17
California Politics Podcast: And So It Begins -- This week: President Trump takes office, and the great guessing game begins for what it means here in California. Also, we look at some new sizzle for the 2018 election cycle, and a closer look at the debate over what comes after the Affordable Care Act. With John Myers of the Los Angeles Times and Anthony York of the Grizzly Bear Project. Link Here -- 1/21/17
Calbuzz: Trump: “Amerika zuerst” as Regime Takes Power -- The raised fist — an insult to the patriotic Americans who protested racial discrimination and the Vietnam War decades ago — conveyed the spite and bile Donald Trump unleashed in his inaugural address on Friday. Jerry Roberts and Phil Trounstine CalBuzz -- 1/21/17
Housing
HUD suspends FHA mortgage insurance rate cut an hour after Trump takes office -- An hour after Donald Trump assumed the presidency Friday, his administration indefinitely suspended a pending rate cut for mortgage insurance required for FHA-backed loans, which are popular with first-time home buyers and those with poor credit. Andrew Khouri in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 1/21/17
Economy, Employers, Jobs, Unions, Pensions
Thieves steal hundreds of beehives primed to pollinate Central Valley almonds -- Montana beekeeper Lloyd Cunniff shipped his 488 hives of bees in fresh, new pallets to Northern California in late December, hoping to pollinate acres of almond trees in the Central Valley. But the bees never got to pollinate because thieves got to them first. Veronica Rocha in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 1/21/17
Jobless rate in Fresno County drops to level not seen since 2007 -- December’s unemployment estimate closed out Fresno’s annual average unemployment rate at 9.4 percent for the year, compared with 10.2 percent in 2015. Tim Sheehan in the Fresno Bee -- 1/21/17
Water
Roseville, Placer to join Sites Reservoir effort. What it means for water storage plan -- In a boost for the proposed Sites Reservoir northwest of Sacramento, the city of Roseville and the Placer County Water Agency have agreed to invest in the $4.4 billion project. Dale Kasler in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 1/21/17
Transit
San Diego designated as 'proving ground' for self-driving cars -- San Diego will join nine other locations around the country in a coordinated effort to test self-driving cars, local transportation officials announced Friday. The region was chosen from 60 applicants by the U.S. Department of Transportation as a so-called proving ground for the new technology. Joshua Emerson Smith in the San Diego Union-Tribune$ -- 1/21/17
Guns
FBI seeking submachine gun stolen from agent’s car in East Bay -- The items were stolen from a special agent’s vehicle on the evening of Jan. 8 or the morning of Jan. 9 in either Concord, Orinda or Lafayette, according to a brief statement released Friday by the FBI’s field office in San Francisco. John King in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 1/21/17
Immigration / Border
Even before Trump, asylum seeker already caught up in clogged system -- As President Donald Trump sets out to ramp up immigration enforcement, the system already is overwhelmed — not just with the “criminals” Trump has said he will target, but also with people not accused of any crime, many seeking asylum in the U.S. using their rights under international law. Kate Morrissey in the San Diego Union-Tribune$ -- 1/21/17
Environment
California regulators detail path toward hitting ambitious climate goal — and the state has a lot of work to do -- If California wants to hit its goal for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, it has a lot of work to do. That's the inescapable conclusion from a new report released by the Air Resources Board on Friday, which detailed a range of proposals for new regulations. Chris Megerian in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 1/21/17
Also . . .
Man arrested in deadly attack on gas station clerk who was burned alive -- Authorities arrested a 39-year-old man Thursday in connection with the death of a gas station clerk, who was doused in flammable liquid and set ablaze. Veronica Rocha in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 1/21/17
Employee at Orange County district attorney's office charged with welfare fraud and perjury -- The Orange County district attorney’s office has charged an employee with welfare fraud and perjury after she allegedly received more than $26,000 in cash and food stamps to which she was not entitled. Kim Christensen in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 1/21/17
California drivers: Say goodbye to the Botts Dot, the bump that made your car go thump -- After more than a half century of service, the safety device created by Elbert Botts in a Sacramento lab and once described by a state official as a loyal old dog, is expected to be relieved of duty sometime this year. Tony Bizjak in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 1/21/17
POTUS 45
Donald Trump’s inaugural address: Full text as prepared for delivery -- Here is the full text of Donald Trump's address at his inauguration as the 45th president on Friday, as prepared for delivery. His remarks as delivered, with annotations and explanations, are here via the Washington Post$ -- 1/21/17
'Hate does not make America great': Protesters gather in L.A. to decry President Trump -- Slogging down swampy streets by the hundreds, they were a melange of umbrellas, boots and ponchos in colors that contrasted against a murky sky. Rosanna Xia, Angel Jennings and James Queally in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 1/21/17
Barabak: Raw, angry and aggrieved, President Trump's inaugural speech does little to heal political wounds -- There was no pivot. There was no olive branch, no binding of wounds, no lofty summons to the better angels of our nature. Mark Z. Barabak in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 1/21/17
'America First,' a phrase with a loaded anti-Semitic and isolationist history -- At the center of his foreign policy vision, Donald Trump has put “America First,” a phrase with an anti-Semitic and isolationist history going back to the years before the U.S. entry into World War II. Brian Bennett in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 1/21/17
Trump executive order first strike at ending 'Obamacare' -- The order directs federal agencies to stop issuing regulations that would expand the law's reach. And it directs them to grant waivers, exemptions and delays of provisions in the Affordable Care Act that would impose costs on states or individuals, potentially including the law's penalties on people who remain uninsured — a key provision. The order also says federal agencies must allow states greater flexibility in carrying out the health care programs. Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar Associated Press -- 1/21/17
White House Removes Climate Change Webpage After Trump’s Inauguration -- Well, that didn’t take long. The morning of President Trump’s inauguration, several webpages outlining official policy and priorities on the White House website were removed or replaced with new text. Those pages include information about LGBT rights, civil rights, law enforcement and climate change. Lindsey Hoshaw and Lisa Pickoff-White KQED -- 1/21/17
White House website touts Melania Trump’s modeling and jewelry line -- Visitors to the newly revamped White House website get more than a simple rundown of first lady Melania Trump’s charitable works and interests — they also get a list of her magazine cover appearances and details on her jewelry line at QVC. Kelsey Snell in the Washington Post$ -- 1/21/17
Interior Department told to stop tweeting after unflattering retweets about Trump -- The first noted the new president’s relatively small inaugural crowd compared to the number of people former president Barack Obama drew to the National Mall when he was sworn into office in 2009. The second tweet noted several omissions of policy areas on the new White House website. A Park Service employee retweeted both missives on Friday. Lisa Rein in the Washington Post$ -- 1/21/17
Overseas, Some React With Alarm to Trump’s ‘America First’ Pledge -- In the Philippines, nationalists rallied outside the United States Embassy in Manila, setting fire to an American flag with a picture of President Trump’s face. In China, state media highlighted the “violent” protests that accompanied his inauguration. And in Germany, the vice chancellor warned of a “drastic radicalization” in American politics and said Berlin stood ready to fill the void left by an isolationist Washington. Gerry Mullany in the New York Times$ -- 1/21/17
-- Friday Updates
Raw, angry and aggrieved, President Trump's inaugural speech does little to heal political wounds -- There was no pivot. There was no olive branch, no binding of wounds, no lofty summons to the better angels of our nature. The 16-minute inaugural address that President Trump delivered was Trumpism distilled to its raw essence: angry, blunt-spoken and deeply aggrieved. Mark Z. Barabak in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 1/20/17
Fact-checking President Trump’s inaugural address -- Generally, inaugural addresses are not designed to be fact-checked. But President Trump’s address was nothing if not unique, presenting a portrait of the United States that often was at variance with reality. Glenn Kessler and Michelle Ye Hee Lee in the Washington Post$ -- 1/20/17
'Hate does not make America great': Protesters gather in L.A. to decry President Trump -- Hundreds of protesters clutched umbrellas as they gathered under murky skies and a steady stream of rain in downtown Los Angeles on Friday, shortly after President Trump declared in his inauguration speech that a new vision would govern the land. Rosanna Xia and Soumya Karlamangla in the Los Angeles Times$ Elizabeth Chou and Ryan Fonseca in the Los Angeles Daily News-- 1/20/17
Thousands protest in San Francisco and Oakland as President Trump sworn in -- Loud, angry and, at times, rain-soaked protesters marched through the Financial District, through downtown Oakland and Berkeley. They gathered on college campuses, walked out of elementary school classrooms and chained themselves together to block train tracks. Hamed Aleaziz, Jenna Lyons, Peter Fimrite, Sarah Ravani, Jill Tucker, Michael Cabanatuan, Nanette Asimov and Steve Rubenstein in the San Francisco Chronicle Patrick May in the San Jose Mercury$ -- 1/20/17
First child death from flu reported this season in California as cases rise sharply -- Thousands of Californians have been showing up at doctors’ offices and hospitals sick with the flu this month, in what officials say could be a much more severe flu season than the last. Soumya Karlamangla in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 1/20/17
California adds 3,700 jobs in December, pushing unemployment rate down to 5.2% -- California employers capped off a solid year of job growth in 2016 by adding 3,700 jobs on net during the month of December, the state reported Friday. Natalie Kitroeff in the Los Angeles Times$ Kevin Smith in the Los Angeles Daily News$ -- 1/20/17
Bay Area job growth is slowest in years -- Bay Area job growth in 2016 was the slowest in several years, according to a state labor report released Friday, indicating the region’s employment boom may be turning sluggish. George Avalos in the East Bay Times -- 1/20/17
Lazarus: Cheaper, better 'insurance for everybody'? Good luck with that -- Let’s give Donald Trump, who will be sworn in Friday as the 45th president of the United States, the benefit of the doubt. David Lazarus in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 1/20/17
California members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus had some strong words for Trump: 'Get used to seeing our faces' -- Several of California's 55 members of Congress are either immigrants or the children of immigrants. Hours after President Trump took the oath of office Friday, they had a warning for him: The Congressional Hispanic Caucus isn't going to accept immigration raids and a border wall. Sarah D. Wire in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 1/20/17
5 takeaways from Trump's inaugural address -- The Donald Trump era might be unpredictable, but it’s tailor-made for Americans with short attention spans. Annie Karni Politico -- 1/20/17
Investors turned off by Trump's protectionist talk -- Dow gives back gains as new president paints picture of 'American carnage.' Ben White Politico -- 1/20/17
Donald Trump’s Presidency: A Look at His Proposed Policy Shifts -- Here is a detailed look at Mr. Trump’s agenda broken into three main areas: domestic affairs (health care, immigration, the Supreme Court, infrastructure, energy and veterans affairs); economics (taxes, the budget, Social Security); and global relations or national security (China, Iran, trade and defense). The item is in the Wall Street Journal$ -- 1/20/17
White House website promotes Melania Trump’s modeling and jewelry line -- Visitors to the newly revamped White House website get more than a simple rundown of first lady Melania Trump’s charitable works and interests — they also get a list of her magazine cover appearances and details on her jewelry line at QVC. Kelsey Snell in the Washington Post$ -- 1/20/17
The campaign to impeach President Trump has begun -- At the moment the new commander in chief was sworn in, a campaign to build public support for his impeachment went live at ImpeachDonaldTrumpNow.org, spearheaded by two liberal advocacy groups aiming to lay the groundwork for his eventual ejection from the White House. Matea Gold in the Washington Post$ -- 1/20/17
Anti-Trump activists take to LA streets chanting ‘Not my president’ -- Despite rain, hundreds of people converged on downtown Los Angeles Friday to protest the Donald Trump administration, shortly after his inauguration, with marchers planning to fill streets stretching between L.A. Live and Los Angeles City Hall. Elizabeth Chou and Ryan Fonseca in the Los Angeles Daily News -- 1/20/17
Shepard Fairey explains the thinking behind his inauguration protest posters -- In an interview with The Times, Fairey said his imagery — Latina, Muslim and African American women rendered in the same red, white and blue that made his “Hope” election posters for Barack Obama famous — was a pointed reference to people who have felt attacked by President-elect Donald Trump. Jessica Gelt in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 1/20/17
Trump is sworn in as president, a divisive, singular figure promising to lift up 'the forgotten' -- In his 16-minute inaugural address, Trump painted a stark portrait of a country hobbled by lost jobs and threats from terrorism and immigrants. “This American carnage stops right here and stops right now,” Trump said. Noah Bierman in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 1/20/17
With Trump inauguration, U.S. enters great unknown -- At noon Friday, the political world will change. And no one, not even newly inaugurated Republican President Donald Trump, has any idea how the changes he has promised to bring will work out for the country. John Wildermuth in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 1/20/17
California Trump supporters celebrate surreal moment -- Californians who helped create the Trump groundswell celebrated among kindred spirits on the Mall today, sharing an allegiance with fellow Americans to a president long dismissed by many in the Golden State as unqualified to hold the job. Lisa M. Krieger in the San Jose Mercury$ Elizabeth Chouin the Los Angeles Daily News-- 1/20/17
HUD suspends FHA mortage insurance rate cut an hour after Trump takes office -- An hour after Donald Trump assumed the presidency Friday, the Department of Housing and Urban Development indefinitely suspended a pending rate cut for mortgage insurance required for FHA-backed home loans. Andrew Khouri in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 1/20/17