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‘Solar Bill of Rights’ advances in California Legislature -- Clean energy advocates advanced legislation on Wednesday that aims to make it easier for Californians use solar power despite concerns about the possible impact on customers who remain fully reliant on the electric grid. J.D. Morris in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 4/10/19
Gas prices spike in Southern California as refinery outages take their toll -- The price of gas in Southern California has climbed rapidly over the last few weeks as oil refineries across the state experience maintenance problems. Suhauna Hussain in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 4/10/19
‘A fiasco from the beginning’ — Caltrans’ costs soar on $1.1 billion San Francisco tunnels -- Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger celebrated when the California Transportation Commission voted, despite a host of warnings, to pay a contractor more than $1 billion to build two tunnels and a stretch of road outside San Francisco nine years ago. Wes Venteicher in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 4/10/19
A new Nipsey Hussle shooting mystery: Gunman injured 2 women at memorial vigil -- Los Angeles police suspect that a gunman tried to kill another person at a vigil outside Nipsey Hussle’s store, another burst of violence in the same spot where the rapper was fatally shot the day before. Matt Hamilton and Richard Winton in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 4/10/19
One of California’s last black enclaves threatened by Inglewood’s stadium deal -- But now that Inglewood is on the come up, longtime residents and city officials face a different challenge: Many who have weathered decades of hardship no longer can afford to live there and are being left out of the economic renaissance. Angel Jennings in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 4/10/19
California proposed ban on ‘Big Gulp’-style sodas is shelved -- California lawmakers have shelved a measure to outlaw “Big Gulp”-style sodas to avoid dragging down the rest of a package of bills that sponsors say is aimed at reducing obesity, including a soda tax and health warning labels on sugary drinks. Patrick McGreevy in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 4/10/19
When this farmworker shelter started taking in asylum seekers, it lost its biggest donor -- The Our Lady of Guadalupe Shelter doesn’t seem like much, but for the migrant farmworkers who descend on this impoverished desert town, it’s a welcome retreat from the fields and dirt parking lots they once called home. Brittny Mejia in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 4/10/19
Bretón: Sac Unified teachers at crisis point, part 2: A culture of dysfunction -- Laughter is not the best medicine for solving the budget issues that face Sacramento schools, not with a strike coming and insolvency on the horizon. But that’s some of what we are seeing right now. Let’s work through what that means. Marcos Bretón in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 4/10/19
Paradise High School principal resigns, unable to find housing after Camp Fire -- The principal of Paradise High School says he is resigning because he was unable to secure housing after November’s devastating Camp Fire destroyed more than 10,000 homes in and near the Butte County community. Michael McGough in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 4/10/19
LA approves hefty fines for drivers who misuse disabled placards -- Local laws already make it illegal to use placards that are lost, stolen, or belong to someone who’s not in the vehicle, but on Tuesday, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously voted to hit violators with a fine of $1,100, the maximum penalty allowed under state law. Elijah Chiland in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 4/10/19
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy launches its first satellite into a rapidly changing market -- A lot has changed since SpaceX first unveiled its huge Falcon Heavy rocket in 2011. Samantha Masunaga in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 4/10/19
Homelessness: Regional plan needed to solve Bay Area crisis, business group says -- The Bay Area has the third-largest homeless population — and one of the most problematic — in the United States, and the only way to make real headway toward clearing the streets is to systematically tie together tracking systems, housing strategies and other efforts from the region’s nine counties, a study released Wednesday contends. Kevin Fagan in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 4/10/19
Fox: Affordable Housing Not the Key to End Homeless Crisis -- Politicians tell us if we can just build enough affordable housing, California’s difficult homeless situation would end. To that end they have encouraged voters to support tax increases while searching for legislative remedies to ease the crisis. Yet, a simple formula of affordable housing will not address the problem by itself. Joel Fox Fox & Hounds -- 4/10/19
Net Neutrality Bill Passes House, Fulfilling Promise by Democrats -- The House passed legislation on Wednesday that would guarantee broadband internet users equal access to online content, in a crucial step toward bringing back so-called net neutrality regulations overturned at the start of the Trump administration. Cecilia Kang in the New York Times$ -- 4/10/19
California Policy & Politics This Morning
Factions take shape as California advances nationally watched police shooting bill -- Even as a landmark California bill meant to prevent police shootings passed its first committee Tuesday, the fault lines among Democrats began to emerge, suggesting the measure will likely change as it moves through the Legislature. How much, though, was not yet clear. Laurel Rosenhall Calmatters Don Thompson Associated Press Ben Adler Capital Public Radio Hannah Wiley in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 4/10/19
Scalping of tickets to Nipsey Hussle memorial shut down by eBay -- Free tickets for Nipsey Hussle’s public memorial service Thursday at Los Angeles’ Staples Center were sold out Tuesday morning within minutes of going live, and many people attempted to use the opportunity to make big bucks by selling them online. Dorany Pineda in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 4/10/19
Crenshaw and Slauson intersection to be named in honor of Nipsey Hussle -- The intersection of Crenshaw Boulevard and West Slauson Avenue will be named Ermias “Nipsey Hussle” Asghedom Square, in honor of the Grammy-nominated artist who was gunned down at his clothing store near the intersection. Jaclyn Cosgrove in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 4/10/19
PG&E now faces criminal probe in Camp Fire, victims’ lawyer says -- In what could be a significant new legal headache for PG&E, a lawyer representing wildfire victims said Tuesday that the utility is being investigated for possible criminal conduct in the start of the Camp Fire, which killed 85 people and destroyed much of the town of Paradise. Dale Kasler in the Sacramento Bee$ Dan Brekke KQED -- 4/10/19
Newsom Looks to Balance Fire Victims, Wall Street -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, who entered office in January amid a mounting wildfire crisis, will outline a series of possible ways forward for California including a proposal to create a re-insurance fund run by the state, according to people familiar with the discussions. Marisa Lagos KQED -- 4/10/19
‘It doesn’t quite feel right yet’: Judge delays ruling on PG&E’s bonus plan -- Pacific Gas and Electric Co.’s bankruptcy judge on Tuesday put the brakes on the company’s plan to pay $235 million or more in bonuses to 10,000 employees this year. J.D. Morris in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 4/10/19
Tension looms during Newsom's trip to El Salvador over Trump's decision to pull aid -- Officials at the U.S Embassy in El Salvador set a rule for a meeting with California Gov. Gavin Newsom: no reporters. Taryn Luna in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 4/10/19
Governor says surfing can connect California and El Salvador -- California masterfully markets its surfing culture and Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday he wants to share that expertise with El Salvador to help boost tourism and provide more economic opportunities for its impoverished citizens. Kathleen Ronayne Associated Press Sophia Bollag in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 4/10/19
Mission accomplished? Scoring Newsom’s trip to El Salvador -- As Newsom concludes a three-day trip here, he said he’s coming away with a different impression than the one he originally held about the tiny Central American country. He found a country in transition with pockets of prosperity, thriving businesses and a high but decreasing homicide rate, but also a lack of opportunities for too many people. Elizabeth Aguilera, Ben Christopher Calmatters -- 4/10/19
ACLU sues Orange County for silencing public comments, calling board a 'monarchy' -- A homelessness task force is accusing the Orange County Board of Supervisors of restricting free speech at its meetings and violating California public records laws. Alejandra Reyes-Velarde in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 4/10/19
NAACP’s Amos Brown blasts effort to shut down San Francisco juvenile hall -- An effort to shut down San Francisco’s juvenile hall ran into unexpected opposition as it was introduced Tuesday, with the head of the local NAACP lambasting the plan as “pure politics.” Jill Tucker and Trisha Thadani in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 4/10/19
Only San Francisco Elects Its Public Defender. Should That Change? -- The unexpected death of San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi in February focused attention on a unique aspect of his office: Among the 58 counties in California, only San Francisco's public defender is elected. The rest are appointed. Scott Shafer KQED -- 4/10/19
Uber, Lyft safety in spotlight after student’s slaying -- A deadly mix-up that led to a college student’s murder has catalyzed a movement asking Uber and Lyft to strengthen safety precautions ensuring riders get in the correct car. Carolyn Said in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 4/10/19
Real IDs: Californians will soon be required to show 2 proofs of residency to get driver’s licenses -- California’s beleaguered Department of Motor Vehicles will get six more weeks to adhere to a new federal rule that will require the agency to ask Californians to show two forms of proof of residency before it can issue federally compliant Real ID driver’s licenses. Michael Cabanatuan in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 4/10/19
No Big Gulp ban in California this year: San Francisco lawmaker pulls bill -- There will be no ban on Big Gulp-style sodas in California — at least not this year. Assemblyman David Chiu, D-San Francisco, pulled a bill to cap soda sizes from consideration for the year Tuesday, just hours before it was scheduled for its first committee vote. Alexei Koseff in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 4/10/19
Walters: ‘Job killer’ bills may be more difficult to kill -- For two decades, the California Chamber of Commerce’s annual descriptions of certain legislative bills as “job killers” have framed the Capitol’s sharpest economic conflicts. Dan Walters Calmatters -- 4/10/19
Nancy Pelosi’s 2020 opponent thinks she’s soft on Trump -- It would seem to be a difficult time to challenge a resurgent House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, but San Francisco attorney Shahid Buttar is hoping to catch the same lightning that vaulted Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez over a top Democrat last year in New York. Joe Garofoli in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 4/10/19
Earlier voting and fewer polling places under new election system for Santa Clara -- Santa Clara County will join a small but growing number of California counties making sweeping changes to local elections, after supervisors voted Tuesday to ditch the traditional neighborhood polling place in 2020 for fewer voting centers that will be larger, allow for early voting and offer more services. Thy Vo in the East Bay Times -- 4/10/19
Nunes files $150M defamation claim against McClatchy Co. -- California congressman Devin Nunes is suing a media company for $150 million, saying it engaged in “character assassination” with a 2018 story that linked him to a yacht where prostitution allegedly took place. Janie Har Associated Press -- 4/10/19
Magic Johnson steps down as Lakers’ president of basketball operations -- Johnson attributed his decision to several factors. He said he didn't want to have to ask Jeanie Buss to fire Walton, someone for whom Buss has a great deal of affection. He said he was tired of the "backstabbing and the whispering" but never explained exactly what he meant. He said he was tired of not being able to talk to players on other teams and mentor them without the specter of tampering. Tania Ganguli in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 4/10/19
Economy, Employers, Jobs, Unions, Pensions
L.A. women sue Uber, saying it failed to warn them of sexual assaults by fake Uber drivers -- Three Los Angeles County women who say they were sexually assaulted by predators who posed as Uber drivers filed a lawsuit against Uber Technologies on Friday alleging the ride-hailing service didn’t do enough to protect them. Hannah Fry in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 4/10/19
Uber, Lyft safety in spotlight after student’s slaying -- A deadly mix-up that led to a college student’s murder has catalyzed a movement asking Uber and Lyft to strengthen safety precautions ensuring riders get in the correct car. Carolyn Said in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 4/10/19
Thousands strike at five UC hospitals today, alleging unfair labor practices -- Thousands of unionized workers statewide will hit the picket line Wednesday at five University of California hospitals in a one-day strike over what they allege is a coordinated campaign of unfair labor practices designed to discourage labor participation and mute protesters. Cathie Anderson in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 4/10/19
Families brace for teachers strike at Sacramento City Unified schools on Thursday -- With Sacramento teachers set to strike Thursday, Joey Rincon said she will support them: She plans to keep her kids out of school and bring them with her to work, a local diner where she waits tables. Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 4/10/19
Sacramento council unanimously approves soccer deal, gets immediate praise from MLS -- Is Sacramento finally about to become a Major League Soccer city? That question could be answered as early as next week in Los Angeles, when the MLS board of governors meets behind closed doors to discuss adding another franchise to the fast-growing league. Tony Bizjak in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 4/10/19
Sleeping on the job and other abuses: California state audit uncovers cheating workers -- California state employers cost the state tens of thousands of dollars in wasted funds by leaving work early, misusing leave time and in one case literally sleeping on the job. That’s the finding of a new report from California State Auditor Elaine Howle, which examined more than 800 whistleblower complaints between July and December of 2018. Andrew Sheeler in the Sacramento Bee$ Lauryn Schroeder in the San Diego Union-Tribune$ -- 4/10/19
Police Commission questions another LAPD data-driven program over potential racial bias -- The Los Angeles Police Department pioneered the controversial use of data to pinpoint crime hot spots and track violent offenders. Mark Puente in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 4/10/19
Critics slam Yucaipa mayor’s Facebook posts targeting Muslims, undocumented immigrants -- A slew of posts slamming Muslims and undocumented Latino immigrants on Yucaipa Mayor Bobby Duncan’s Facebook wall triggered a harsh response Tuesday from civil rights groups and advocates. Joe Nelson in the San Bernardino Sun$ -- 4/10/19
Transit
Sacramento Pilots ‘Miles’ App That Tracks Your Movement Around Town In Exchange For Discounts -- Hop on SacRT light rail or a bus and you could start earning credits through a free app called Miles. The new app is used to track your walking, biking and other transportation choices, and it could help the city of Sacramento plan future roadways and bus routes. Randol White Capital Public Radio -- 4/10/19
Homeless
Alameda special election: Voters backing homeless center in early returns -- Voters were faced with two choices: Should vacant federal offices near Crab Cove Visitor Center become a place that will provide services for seniors and the homeless? Or should the area be zoned as open space, even though there are buildings on the parcel and no plans or money to develop it into a park? Peter Hegarty in the East Bay Times -- 4/10/19
Orange County turns to Gov. Newsom to extend use of Fullerton Armory for homeless night shelter after National Guard says no -- In his April 4 response to the county, Major General David S. Baldwin, adjutant general of the California National Guard, said that access to the drill floor at the armory, where homeless people bed down on mats, is essential to training part-time soldiers. Theresa Walker in the Orange County Register -- 4/10/19
Housing
L.A. County supervisors vote to extend rent increase cap through 2019 -- The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday extended rent-control and eviction protections in the unincorporated areas until next year, after a lengthy hearing with dueling input from affordable housing advocates and the real estate industry. Matt Stiles in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 4/10/19
San Francisco tenants rights advocates, supervisor queasy over member change on Rent Board -- Breed quietly replaced Polly Marshall, an attorney and 35-year veteran of the Rent Board, at the end of last month in favor Reese Isbell, a former aide to Mark Leno during his time in the state Assembly and Senate. Dominic Fracassa in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 4/10/19
Map shows which LA neighborhoods might be impacted by California transit density bill -- Curious whether your neighborhood might be affected by Senate Bill 50, the proposal to allow four- and five-story apartment buildings to rise near train and bus stations? A new interactive map created by researchers at UC Berkeley shows which neighborhoods in San Francisco and Los Angeles are most likely to be impacted by the bill. In Los Angeles, that includes wide swaths of the Westside and South LA, two regions dominated by single-family homes. Jenna Chandler Crubed LA -- 4/10/19
Education
Six Bay Area parents indicted on money-laundering charges in college admissions case -- A federal grand jury indicted 16 parents Tuesday in the college admissions scandal, including six from the Bay Area, with the new charge of money laundering. Nanette Asimov in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 4/10/19
L.A. schools chief Austin Beutner says no major restructuring is in the works -- Forget about sending a shock wave through the struggling Los Angeles school system. Not going to happen, says Supt. Austin Beutner. Beutner on Tuesday took charge of a massive rebranding of his efforts to reshape the nation’s second-largest school system. And his message to critics and the fearful was: Chill out. Howard Blume in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 4/10/19
A 4th year of high school math for CSU admissions? Just the idea triggers debate -- Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II. That’s the usual three-year sequence of high school math courses for students who want to attend one of the 23 campuses in the California State University system. Larry Gordon EdSource -- 4/10/19
Immigration / Border
Border apprehensions reached decade-high in March -- Border Patrol agents apprehended more than 92,600 people last month, the most in a single month since April 2007 when agents caught 104,465, according to data from Customs and Border Protection. It’s also a 148 percent increase from March 2018 when nearly 37,800 people were caught crossing the border illegally. Kate Morrissey in the San Diego Union-Tribune$ -- 4/10/19
Hundreds pack hearing on Santa Clara County’s sanctuary policy -- Hundreds turned out for a public hearing on proposed changes to Santa Clara County’s sanctuary policy Tuesday, as the slaying of a local woman stirred emotional debate over how police should handle the release of immigrants with serious or violent criminal records. Tatiana Sanchez in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 4/10/19
Health
Measles health alert: Infected person may have exposed others at some San Francisco locations -- A person with measles may have exposed others to the infection at several locations around San Francisco — including Muni and Caltrain — over a three-day period last week, public health officials said Tuesday. Erin Allday in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 4/10/19
Environment
Bay Area weather: Why this winter wasn’t as wet as we think -- Far from being unusually wet, rainfall totals this winter season for the Bay Area and much of Northern California have been just about normal. Paul Rogers in the San Jose Mercury$ -- 4/10/19
Also . . .
Suit targets California’s ban on ‘Come on You Whites’ plate -- A soccer fan says in a lawsuit that the California Department of Motor Vehicles violated his First Amendment rights by rejecting a personalized license plate he said would celebrate his favorite team, but which the DMV determined might be deemed offensive. Christopher Weber Associated Press -- 4/10/19
Three teenagers in custody on suspicion of burning swastikas into yard and streets in San Gabriel Valley -- Three teenage boys were in custody Monday after authorities determined they were to blame for the recent barrage of crudely drawn swastikas burned into a lawn and onto a few streets in the San Gabriel Valley. Jaclyn Cosgrove in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 4/10/19
Serial cat shooter appears to be targeting an Oakland neighborhood's felines -- For the past five weeks, someone has been shooting and injuring cats in an Oakland neighborhood with a pellet gun, officials say. One cat was euthanized because of the extent of its injuries. Michelle Robertson in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 4/10/19
POTUS 45
Fact Check: Trump Wrongly States Obama Administration Had Child Separation Policy -- President Donald Trump repeated a false claim to reporters Tuesday, wrongly blaming the Obama administration for instituting a policy in which children were separated from their parents at the Southern border. Brian Naylor NPR -- 4/10/19
Republicans to Trump: Your immigration shake-up makes no sense -- President Trump says he wants to get tougher on illegal immigration. Republican lawmakers are worried that he did the opposite with his Department of Homeland Security shake-up. Amber Phillips in the Washington Post$ -- 4/10/19
Trump picks Miller, setting up potential clash with Kushner on immigration -- President Donald Trump’s choice of Stephen Miller to lead on immigration sets up a potential policy clash with one of the most influential people in the White House, the president’s son-in-law. Franco Ordoñez McClatchy DC -- 4/10/19
Beltway
Disaster aid talks collapse as Congress heads for recess -- Senate negotiations over a disaster relief package have broken down, all but ensuring that Puerto Rico and states stricken by storms, wildfires and flooding will be left waiting for emergency aid until after Congress returns from a two-week recess. Caitlin Emma and Marianne Levine Politico -- 4/10/19
-- Tuesday Updates
Lori Loughlin, 15 others indicted on new charges in college admissions scandal -- Lori Loughlin and 15 other parents implicated in the college admissions scandal have been indicted on charges of money laundering and fraud conspiracy, federal prosecutors said Tuesday. The indictments come one day after 13 parents and one coach said they would plead guilty. Matthew Ormseth in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 4/9/19
Felicity Huffman likely to face some prison time in college admissions scandal -- In announcing that she would plead guilty in the college admissions scandal, Felicity Huffman said she “will accept the consequences that stem from those actions.” But what will those consequences be? Here is a breakdown: Richard Winton in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 4/9/19
Hackers attacked California DMV voter registration system marred by bugs, glitches -- California has launched few government projects with higher stakes than its ambitious 2018 program for registering millions of new voters at the Department of Motor Vehicles, an effort with the potential to shape elections for years to come. John Myers in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 4/9/19
Dancing, music, and some bumpy roads: Gavin Newsom heads into rural El Salvador -- Newsom says the trip, which he’s taking with his wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom and Assemblywoman Wendy Carrillo, who is Salvadoran, is helping him understand the people he governs. More than a quarter of Californians are foreign born and more than 680,000 Salvadorans live in the Golden State, according to Newsom’s office. Sophia Bollag in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 4/9/19
San Francisco gas prices jump to nearly $4 -- The state’s average gas price was around $3.83 per gallon on Tuesday, with San Francisco’s average price at $3.89 per gallon, according to the tracking site GasBuddy. San Francisco trailed behind only Los Angeles, which had an average of $3.92, for the highest cost of gas in the state. Sophia Kunthara in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 4/9/19
PG&E’s bankruptcy case could cost regulators $28 million -- The three-year funding sought by the California Public Utilities Commission allow outside counsel to represent the agency as PG&E works its way through bankruptcy court in San Francisco. It would also pay for a financial expert to work with the commission’s lawyers, according to a March 26 budget change proposal from regulators. J.D. Morris in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 4/9/19
San Jose Water Company wants to charge residents more for conserving water -- In recent years at the behest of then-Gov. Jerry Brown and other officials, residents in and around San Jose scaled back on watering lawns and long showers to conserve water. But, as the saying goes, no good deed goes unpunished. Emily DeRuy in the San Jose Mercury$ -- 4/9/19
As Trump rolls back for-profit college restrictions, California seeks to tighten state rules -- A federal regulation called the gainful employment rule aims to protect students like Morris from incurring large debts for career education that doesn’t pay off. But with the Trump administration vowing to repeal the Obama-era rule, California could soon put in place its own law requiring vocational programs to demonstrate that they can place students in jobs that pay well enough to cover their loans. Felicia Mello Calmatters -- 4/9/19
Doctors have blocked nurse practitioners from expanding care. Could that change? -- Nurse practitioners, who undergo more training than registered nurses, have been lobbying the Legislature for years to care for patients on their own without a physician’s approval. They’ve argued this change in state law would ensure the state’s aging population has access to medical care. Melody Gutierrez in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 4/9/19
With black babies, moms at high risk in San Francisco, project pairs them with caregivers -- When Marna Armstead experienced bleeding early in her pregnancy 18 years ago, she feared she might miscarry and brought up her concerns at a prenatal appointment. Her longtime obstetrician-gynecologist gave her some unexpected advice: Get an abortion. Ashley McBride in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 4/9/19
Weed war: Santa Cruz sues California to defend its pot shops -- Santa Cruz has set off the state’s first cannabis turf war, suing the state in defense of its local pot shops. The community’s retailers are being undercut by out-of-town interlopers, who drive from places like Oakland and San Francisco to deliver cannabis in their cars, the suit claims. Lisa M. Krieger in the San Jose Mercury$ -- 4/9/19
Anti-terrorism agents took a look at Sacramento’s transit security -- One result: A 28 percent reduction in crime on the system two years ago, and another 8 percent last year, RT Police Chief Justin Risley said. Another: On Monday, the federal Transportation Security Administration awarded SacRT a Gold Standard award for security and emergency preparedness, given this year by the TSA to just seven transit agencies nationally. Tony Bizjak in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 4/9/19
Bretón: Sac Unified teachers at crisis point, part 1: How did we get to now? -- Confused? Let me help. What follows is my explanation of why we are here, facing a possible outcome that would badly damage a district charged with educating Sacramento’s future workforce. Marcos Bretón in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 4/9/19
Fox: Coming: A Clash of “Fair Share” Tax Increase Proposals Aimed at Business -- The campaign to make the rich and corporations pay their so-called “fair share” in taxes marches on in California. Joel Fox Fox & Hounds -- 4/9/19