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Rain runoff may have undermined Oroville Dam's concrete spillway, report says -- Rainwater erosion alongside the Oroville Dam’s main spillway appears to have contributed to the heavy damage that prompted a crisis, forcing more than 100,000 to be evacuated from their homes, a report reviewed by The Times showed. Paige St. John in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 2/16/17

The White House has found ways to end protection for Dreamers while shielding Trump from blowback -- While President Trump wavered Thursday on whether he will stop shielding from deportation people who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children, his aides have identified at least two ways to quietly end their protections without his fingerprints. Brian Bennett and Michael A. Memoli in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 2/16/17

Trump says ‘I inherited a mess,’ blasts media and detractors at combative news conference -- President Trump on Thursday aired his grievances against the news media, the intelligence community and his detractors generally in a sprawling, stream-of-consciousness news conference that alternated between claims that he had “inherited a mess” and the assertion that his fledgling administration “is running like a fine-tuned machine.” Ashley Parker in the Washington Post$ Peter Baker in the New York Times$ Louis Nelson Politico Noah Bierman in the Los Angeles Times$ Darlene Superville and Ken Thomas Associated Press -- 2/16/17

NBC’s Peter Alexander gives Trump in-person fact check -- President Donald Trump, after lambasting the media as “dishonest people,” received an in-person fact check from NBC’s Peter Alexander at a White House news conference Thursday on a false statement the president had made moments earlier, leaving Trump blaming staff for giving him the wrong information. Matthew Nussbaum Politico -- 2/16/17

Ex-Palm Springs mayor and 2 developers charged with corruption involving $375,000 in bribes -- The former mayor of Palm Springs and two major developers in the city were charged Thursday with public corruption and other felonies in a scheme that netted the one-time city leader $375,000 in bribes, according to the Riverside County district attorney. Richard Winton in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 2/16/17

A Day Without Immigrants’ shuts down businesses across Bay Area -- With signs of solidarity taped to their doors, restaurants and businesses across the Bay Area abruptly shut down operations on Thursday, joining a national protest to show America what it’s like to live “A Day Without Immigrants.” Patrick May in the San Jose Mercury$ -- 2/16/17

Supermarket chain La Superior closes Sacramento locations for ‘Day Without Immigrants’ protest -- The local supermarket chain La Superior has closed its Sacramento, Woodland and Yuba City locations for the day in solidarity with a nationwide protest against President Donald Trump’s promise to build a wall along the country’s southern border. Nashelly Chavez in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 2/16/17

'Day without Immigrants' hits San Diego County businesses -- Dubbed by organizers as a “Day Without Immigrants,” the protest is in response to recent roundups of undocumented immigrants, as well as the Trump administration’s recently halted immigration ban on people coming from seven Muslim-majority countries. Phillip Molnar in the San Diego Union-Tribune$ -- 2/16/17

Anti-Semitic notes left at homes and Jewish center in Ventura County neighborhood -- Residents discovered the handwritten notes in the unincorporated community of Oak Park about 8 p.m. Saturday. The notes were found outside seven homes and the Chabad of Oak Park, according to Det. Tim Lohman of the sheriff’s office. Veronica Rocha in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 2/16/17

PG&E profits jump amid rising customer bills -- PG&E profits soared in the fourth quarter, an increase powered primarily by the favorable timing of a rate case and sharp rises in customers’ gas bills. George Avalos in the San Jose Mercury$ -- 2/16/17

Storm headed to Oroville Dam area carries 10 inches of rain, revised forecast warns -- Spillway repairs at the troubled Oroville Dam will get their first major test this weekend, as meteorologists have revised their forecast and are now predicting a much wetter and warmer storm outlook. Joseph Serna and Paige St. John in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 2/16/17

For California Republicans, the political landscape is getting worse -- In a state where Democrats control every statewide office and super-majorities in both houses of the Legislature, California Republicans have long pointed to local government as one reason to hold out hope. David Siders Politico -- 2/16/17

Horsey: Factual leaks infuriate a president who tweets nonsense -- It’s no fun to live in a house with a leaky roof, so it must be a major pain to live in a house — the White House — that leaks from every crack and corner. David Horsey in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 2/16/17

 

California Policy & Politics This Morning  

Oroville Dam’s flood-control manual hasn’t been updated for half a century -- The critical document that determines how much space should be left in Lake Oroville for flood control during the rainy season hasn’t been updated since 1970, and it uses climatological data and runoff projections so old they don’t account for two of the biggest floods ever to strike the region. Ryan Sabalow and Andy Furillo in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 2/16/17

Oroville puts focus on dam spillways – aging and some never tested -- When operators of Oroville Dam suddenly ordered evacuations on Sunday, it focused a big spotlight on a crucial piece of California’s flood-control infrastructure – spillways. Stuart Leavenworth McClatchy DC -- 2/16/17

Skelton: Dam officials should've listened to those warnings about Oroville. Now we're stuck paying the price -- Climate change did not produce California’s winter flooding that abruptly ended a devastating drought. That weather swing is just how California works. George Skelton in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 2/16/17

As life returns to normal in Oroville, some reluctant to go home -- While thousands of Oroville evacuees continued rushing home Wednesday, hundreds of holdouts stuck around a Chico evacuation shelter — either too scared or too lost to return after the threat of disaster dissipated. Lizzie Johnson and Evan Sernoffsky in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 2/16/17

Rumors Of Immigration Raids, Checkpoints In San Diego Are Largely Unfounded -- Rumors of increased immigration raids and checkpoints in San Diego County are causing widespread panic among immigrant communities, but officials and community leaders told KPBS that many of the reports are false. Jean Guerrero KPBS -- 2/16/17

ICE official: Rumors of Bay Area roundups not true -- Rumors that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is rounding up undocumented residents throughout the Bay Area are just that — rumors, according to a spokesman for the federal agency. Jason Green in the San Jose Mercury$ -- 2/16/17

Worries heightened in SoCal after arrest of DACA recipient near Seattle -- The arrest of a 23-year-old man living and working in Washington state under a federal program for young immigrants is rattling others like him in Southern California. Leslie Berestein Rojas KPCC -- 2/16/17

California lawmaker wants to bar the state from compelling landlords to disclose a tenant's immigration status -- A state Assembly member wants to ensure that no state office or entity in California would be able to compel a landlord to obtain and disclose information on a tenant's immigration status. Jazmine Ulloa in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 2/16/17

Becerra says he is 'very concerned' about immigration officials detaining man in deferred action program -- State Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra said Wednesday he is concerned about federal immigration agents detaining a 23-year-old man in Washington state who came to the U.S. illegally as a 7-year-old and later received protection under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Patrick McGreevy in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 2/16/17

Prepare for deportation, immigrants told by Mexican and Guatemalan consuls -- Mexican and Guatemalan consuls are urging immigrants to be prepared and not panic in the wake of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation last week that resulted in 161 arrests in six Southern California counties. In today’s immigration landscape, this means preparing for potential deportation. Alejandra Molina in the Long Beach Press Telegram$ -- 2/16/17

San Diego Law Enforcement Awaits Clarity On Trump’s Immigration Order -- San Diego law enforcement is bracing for how the federal government might enforce President Trump’s order denying funds to sanctuary cities. A visit from the Department of Homeland Security Secretary did little to clear things up. Steve Walsh KPBS -- 2/16/17

Devin Nunes’ defense of ousted Michael Flynn raises his profile – and anger against him -- Congressman Devin Nunes, the Republican from Tulare whose national profile has been rising as chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, is suddenly facing a firestorm of controversy in Washington, D.C., unlike anything he has faced in his 14 years in Congress. Lewis Griswold in the Fresno Bee -- 2/16/17

House intel chairman dismisses call for expanded Russia probe -- House Republicans are dismissing reports that Trump campaign staffers were in contact with Russia’s intelligence agency during the election and downplaying calling for a select committee to investigate the matter.House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes, in a Wednesday morning interview with Politico, reacted angrily to calls for a new probe following a New York Times bombshell report about such communications. John Bresnahan and Rachael Bade Politico -- 2/16/17

Assemblywoman solicited donations for charity launched by her husband -- Months after Lorena Gonzalez and Nathan Fletcher began their well-publicized romance, a courtship that culminated in a New Year’s Day wedding, the San Diego assemblywoman solicited tens of thousands of dollars in donations to her then-boyfriend’s fledgling charity. Jeff McDonald in the San Diego Union-Tribune$ -- 2/16/17

LA County dominates structurally deficient bridge list -- Los Angeles and Orange counties dominated a list of the nation’s most heavily traveled structurally deficient bridges in an annual report card released Wednesday. Six of the worst seven can be found along Interstate 110. David Downey in the Inland Daily Bulletin$ -- 2/16/17

Garcetti accuses Measure S campaign of 'dirty trick' -- Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti accused the backers of a controversial ballot measure of a “dirty trick” Wednesday after they used his image in a campaign message. Emily Alpert Reyes in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 2/16/17

KKK, other hate groups showing up in Bay Area -- It turns out that the Bay Area’s reputation as a bastion of tolerance doesn’t make it immune to hate groups — eight of them, in fact, according to a new list compiled by a national watchdog group. Kevin Fagan in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 2/16/17

Suspect in Davis mosque vandalism dreamed of mass murder, police say -- Davis mosque vandalism suspect Lauren Kirk-Coehlo wrote text and social media messages expressing her desire to commit mass murder and glorifying Dylann Roof, the 22-year-old man convicted of gunning down nine African Americans in a Charleston, S.C., church, according to a Davis Police Department declaration filed Tuesday in Yolo Superior Court. Stephen Magagnini and Ed Fletcher in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 2/16/17

Concrete wall threatening to fall from San Francisco high-rise stabilized -- A construction mishap high atop an under-construction skyscraper sent part of San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood into disarray Wednesday afternoon and evening. Michael Bodley, Emily Green and Sarah Ravani in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 2/16/17

2016 'an unprecedented year for hate'; 79 groups in California now, 8 in Orange County -- Southern California leads the nation’s most hateful state, California, when it comes to hate groups. In the newest update of its annual Hate Map, which lists groups and organizations that target people based on race, religion or sexual orientation, the Southern Poverty Law Center said Wednesday that the nation saw its second-straight year-to-year jump in the number of hate groups. Deepa Bharath in the Orange County Register -- 2/16/17

Homeless  

Oroville’s homeless felt stranded during evacuation -- The homeless people didn’t have smartphones, televisions or radios to tell them that the emergency spillway of the Oroville Dam could fail within the hour — and that a mandatory evacuation was under way. The warning that Sunday afternoon reached a homeless encampment along the Feather River when somebody yelled to them: “The dam is breaking! Get out now!” Lizzie Johnson and Melody Gutierrez in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 2/16/17

Housing  

Judge says Richmond rent control can remain in effect, for now -- Richmond’s new rent control law will remain in effect, at least for now, after a state court judge denied the California Apartment Association’s request for a preliminary injunction pending a decision on its lawsuit seeking to overturn the voter-approved law. Kathleen Pender in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 2/16/17

Economy, Employers, Jobs, Unions, Pensions 

State worker’s lawsuit nets five years of back pay and her old job -- A California Department of Justice agent who won a lawsuit that compelled her department to pay her five years of back wages was among the highest-paid workers in California government last year. Adam Ashton in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 2/16/17

The withering California Dream—by the numbers -- The California dream isn’t dead. It just upped and moved to South Dakota. Less than half of people born in California in 1980 are making more money than their parents did as young adults. That’s the lowest percentage of children out-earning their parents that California has seen since at least 1940. Matt Levin CalMatters.org -- 2/16/17

Taylor: Greenlining’s aim is to keep Oakland’s palette vibrant -- As downtown Oakland speeds toward an economic transformation, there’s a group that wants to ensure that demographic changes in the city aren’t as rapid. Otis R. Taylor Jr. in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 2/16/17

Rough weather puts rails at risk in Northern California -- he rail line near Elk Grove where a freight train full of canned tomatoes derailed last week is expected to be repaired by Thursday, allowing Amtrak trains to resume running and giving track owner Union Pacific an assist as it struggles to move freight during one of the wettest winters on record. Tony Bizjak in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 2/16/17

Experts: Gas prices have hit bottom, ready to rise through May -- The feel-good run of low gasoline prices is coming to an end, and a steep price run-up at the pump is likely to occur between Presidents Day and Memorial Day, according to energy experts. Mark Glover in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 2/16/17

Education 

L.A. Unified urges students and teachers not to join 'A Day without Immigrants' protests -- L.A. Unified is urging students not to join in any walkouts or demonstrations planned for Thursday as part of a national “Day without Immigrants” being marked across the country. Matt Hamilton in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 2/16/17

EdSource poll: Child care and preschool costs force parents to make difficult tradeoffs -- The high cost of child care and preschool is placing a financial strain on California families and has forced many parents of young children to make difficult tradeoffs regarding work and family life, including choosing lower quality programs or even leaving the workforce altogether. Louis Freedberg Edsource -- 2/16/17

Cannabis 

Senate panel supports confirmation of Lori Ajax as California pot czar -- A state Senate panel recommended confirmation of Lori Ajax as California’s chief of marijuana regulation on Wednesday after she promised equal opportunity in making licenses available. Patrick McGreevy in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 2/16/17

San Francisco firing up a marijuana department -- San Francisco would have its own independent department of marijuana under legislation headed to the Board of Supervisors. Matier & Ross in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 2/16/17

Guns   

Congress blocks rule barring mentally impaired from guns -- The Republican-led Senate voted Wednesday to block an Obama-era regulation that would prevent an estimated 75,000 people with mental disorders from being able to purchase a firearm. The measure now goes to President Donald Trump, who is expected to sign it. Associated Press -- 2/16/17

Environment 

Nonprofit land trust turns over 3,000 acres to Mojave National Preserve -- The Mojave Desert Land Trust announced Wednesday that it had handed over ecologically and historically significant land to the park. The 110 parcels already are surrounded by the national preserve. They include juniper and yucca stands and a century-old homestead site. Associated Press -- 2/16/17

Health 

While Congress struggles to replace Obamacare, the Trump administration is moving to reshape health insurance on its own -- With congressional Republicans struggling to develop an Obamacare alternative, the Trump administration is taking steps on its own to loosen government regulation of the nation’s health insurance markets, a longtime conservative goal. Noam N. Levey in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 2/16/17

A bleak week for Obamacare -- Aetna's CEO sees a 'death spiral' and the Trump administration's stabilization plan may be too little, too late. Paul Demko Politico -- 2/16/17

California Prisons Fight to Reduce Dangerous ‘Valley Fever’ Infections Among Inmates -- When the wind kicks up in the town of Coalinga, dust devils whirl over almond orchards and pumpjacks. You can even see the narrow brown funnels from the grounds of Pleasant Valley State Prison, on the outskirts of town. Kerry Klein KQED -- 2/16/17

Also . . . 

Last call at California bars could be 4 a.m. under proposed law -- Closing time might get a little later at your favorite drinking spot thanks to a state senator who has proposed legislation to allow cities to decide how late alcohol can be served. Jessica Roy in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 2/16/17

‘Complacency’ sends traffic deaths soaring in California and US -- Risky driving — and a fatalistic complacency that accidents will happen — is taking a deadly toll on California roadways and across the rest of the nation, safety experts said Wednesday after the release of a report that shows record increases in traffic deaths. Michael Cabanatuan in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 2/16/17

POTUS 45  

White House Plans to Have Trump Ally Review Intelligence Agencies -- President Trump plans to assign a New York billionaire to lead a broad review of American intelligence agencies, according to administration officials, an effort that members of the intelligence community fear could curtail their independence and reduce the flow of information that contradicts the president’s worldview. James Risen and Matthew R senberg in the New York Times$ -- 2/16/17

Spies Keep Intelligence From Donald Trump on Leak Concerns -- .S. intelligence officials have withheld sensitive intelligence from President Donald Trump because they are concerned it could be leaked or compromised, according to current and former officials familiar with the matter. Shane Harris and Carol E. Lee in the Wall Street Journal$ -- 2/16/17

Trump is showing a reluctance to take responsibility for White House chaos -- Asked for the first time publicly to address the dismissal of Michael Flynn, his national security advisor, President Trump was clear Wednesday in his frustration. Michael A. Memoli in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 2/16/17

Trump's Russia scandal threatens GOP agenda -- Lawmakers need the president to enact their priorities but are increasingly bogged down by his controversies. Seung Min Kim, Burgess Everett and Rachael Bade Politico -- 2/16/17

The West’s largest coal-fired power plant is closing. Not even Trump can save it -- In the past three weeks, owners of two of the nation’s biggest coal-fired power plants have announced plans to shut them down, potentially idling hundreds of workers. One plant in Arizona is the largest coal-fired facility in the western United States. Brady Dennis and Steven Mufson in the Washington Post$ -- 2/16/17

Beltway 

Day Without Immigrants to Hit Washington in the Stomach -- In a city where expense account meals are a central part of power players’ lives, some of Washington’s best-known restaurants will close their doors on Thursday in solidarity with a national campaign to draw attention to the power and plight of immigrants. Richard Pérez-Peña and Katie Rogers in the New York Times$ -- 2/16/17

 

-- Wednesday Updates 

Progressive group calls for Rep. Devin Nunes to resign post over comments about Trump's former national security advisor -- A California progressive group says it will demand Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Tulare) step down as chairman of the House Select Intelligence Committee during a protest at his Clovis office Wednesday. Sarah D. Wire in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 2/15/17

Three Californians are on the Republicans' list of their most vulnerable members of Congress -- The National Republican Congressional Committee added Reps. David Valadao of Hanford, Steve Knight of Palmdale and Darrell Issa of Vista to its list of "patriots," or those believed to be most vulnerable to Democratic challenges in 2018. Christine Mai-Duc in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 2/15/17

Rep. Issa’s Constituents Call On Him To Attend Town Hall On Health Care -- Constituents in the 49th Congressional District have invited Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Vista, to a town hall meeting focusing on health care next week. Protestors have been rallying outside Issa’s Vista office since December, but have been unable to meet with him. Alison St John KPBS -- 2/15/17

Assembly Speaker: ‘I’m tired of talking about Donald Trump’ -- Led by Rendon and Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de León, Democrats in the California Legislature have been setting themselves up as the resistance to the new administration since before Trump took office. De León in particular has been very outspoken against Trump in the press and the president’s executive orders on immigration, saying the actions conflict with California values. Taryn Luna in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 2/15/17

The price tag for winter storm damage to California highways? More than $400 million -- Rough weather this winter has taken a toll on California's vast network of roads and highways, and state officials calculated the cost Wednesday at $401 million. John Myers in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 2/15/17

Senate panel supports confirmation of Lori Ajax as California pot czar -- A state Senate panel recommended confirmation of Lori Ajax as California’s chief of marijuana regulation on Wednesday after she promised equal opportunity in making licenses available. Patrick McGreevy in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 2/15/17

California state senator proposes banning prescriptions of powerful painkiller oxycodone for those under 21 -- Seeking to stem the growing opioid abuse crisis, a California state senator is proposing to prohibit prescriptions of the painkiller oxycodone for anyone under the age of 21. Melanie Mason in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 2/15/17

Dam operators now hope to lower Lake Oroville by 60 feet in preparation for rain and snowmelt -- The most recent 10-day forecast calls for water levels to be dropped 60 feet below the lake's maximum of 901 feet, which would give it the ability to hold nearly 1 million acre-feet of water before overtopping a damaged emergency spillway that is still undergoing temporary repairs. Paige St. John in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 2/15/17

Supervisors order inspections of L.A. County dams in wake of Oroville crisis -- The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has ordered inspections of all county dams, spillways and other flood control infrastructure, prompted by the emergency at Lake Oroville in Northern California over the past week, when failures of two spillways used to lower the lake’s water level prompted mandatory evacuations. Hailey Branson-Potts in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 2/15/17

L.A. area braces for what could be biggest storm of the season; flooding, mudslides possible -- A powerful new storm is expected to arrive in Southern California on Friday, and it could provide a walloping, with possible flash flooding, mudslides and rock slides. Hailey Branson-Potts in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 2/15/17

Oroville Dam isn’t the only piece of California flood infrastructure under strain -- Most of the river flows below the dams haven’t exceeded the capacity of the levees that line their channels, and independent experts say California’s flood-control network has endured the exceptionally wet winter rather well. But some levees, including those that protect the Sacramento region, are showing signs of the strain as prolonged heavy river flows push back. Ryan Sabalow, Ellen Garrison and Brad Branan in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 2/15/17

California's secretary of state vows to spread the word on duties, responsibilities of private immigration consultants -- Fueled by what he called "fear and anxiety" over Trump administration actions, California's secretary of state launched a new effort on Wednesday to provide consumers with more information about private immigration consultants. John Myers in the Los Angeles Times$ Jim Miller in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 2/15/17

Jerry Brown to Congress: Protect California’s private retirement program -- Gov. Jerry Brown, in a letter to the state’s congressional delegation, pushed back against a Republican-led repeal of federal labor regulations allowing California to create state-run investment accounts for millions of private-sector workers without retirement plans. Christopher Cadelago in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 2/15/17

BART wants to ask voters for bridge toll hike -- Fresh from winning voter approval of a $3.5 billion bond measure, BART is looking at asking for another $1.5 billion as part of a bridge-toll increase that could go on Bay Area ballots as early as next year. Matier & Ross in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 2/15/17

Russian scheme allegedly used stolen identities of Sacramento-area high school students -- By the middle of 2014, he had broken into the American Express accounts of 119,000 customers all over the U.S., authorities said, and he and his partners had made off with between $300,000 and $400,000 in an alleged fraud scheme that used phony online businesses created with identities stolen from Sacramento-area high school students. Andy Furillo in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 2/15/17

Abcarian: In the Central Valley, drought fears ease, but farmers contend with a new threat: Trump -- It’s almost impossible to get a rise from my favorite farmer, Joe Del Bosque, who grows almonds, melons and asparagus here on the perpetually water-challenged west side of the San Joaquin Valley. Robin Abcarian in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 2/15/17

LA set to decriminalize street vending, but those with convictions still on the hook -- The Los Angeles City Council is poised to take action today to remove criminal penalties from the city’s law banning street vending, but city attorneys say they have no way of directly granting amnesty to vendors already convicted of misdemeanors or who have ongoing cases. Elizabeth Chou in the Los Angeles Daily News$ -- 2/15/17

In protest demanding GOP congressman hold town hall, 2-year-old hit by door, 71-year-old taken to hospital -- A tussle between a staffer at Rep. Dana Rohrabacher’s Huntington Beach office and activists on Tuesday resulted in a 2-year-old girl being knocked in the head by a door and the congressman’s 71-year-old district director being transported to a local hospital after falling to the ground. Neither the child nor the aide was seriously injured. Martin Wisckol in the Los Angeles Daily News$ -- 2/15/17

Lopez: Why this gay, disabled Texan went to the Women's March to tell Trump: 'Mock me to my face' -- He had taken up a spot on the sidewalk near the end of the Women’s March, not far from the White House, and held a sign overhead for marchers to see. “Mock Me to My Face.” Steve Lopez in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 2/15/17

Fox: The Oroville Dam and the Fight for Infrastructure Funding -- Might a pending disaster of the Oroville Dam spillway collapse move the legislature to a compromise on infrastructure funding? Joel Fox Fox & Hounds -- 2/15/17