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Suspect bails out of jail after 1,000 guns found in Bel-Air mansion linked to Getty family -- A 57-year-old man identified in court records as the longtime companion of Los Angeles real estate mogul Cynthia Beck was arrested Wednesday after authorities seized more than 1,000 guns from a home in Holmby Hills. Jaclyn Cosgrove, Hannah Fry, Richard Winton and Alejandra Reyes-Velarde in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/9/19
US prosecutors add hate crime charges in synagogue shooting -- Federal officials announced Thursday that they have filed 109 hate crime charges against the man suspected of opening fire in a Southern California synagogue and said he called a 911 dispatcher afterward to report that he had done it to “defend my nation” against the Jewish people. Julie Watson and Elliot Spagat Associated Press -- 5/9/19
Gov. Gavin Newsom goes frugal in revised California budget -- But Newsom would set aside nearly half the additional money for paying down debts and building reserves, potentially setting up a showdown with liberal lawmakers who have pushed for greater spending on health care and early childhood education. Alexei Koseff in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 5/9/19
Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to double spending on homelessness — to $1 billion -- Insisting that a fiscally responsible state government can also aid those in need, Gov. Gavin Newsom sent California lawmakers a revised budget Thursday that builds on his earlier efforts to address poverty and homelessness while forecasting the largest tax revenue windfall in state history. John Myers in the Los Angeles Times$ Adam Beam Associated Press Sophia Bollag in the Sacramento Bee$ John Woolfolk in the San Jose Mercury$ -- 5/9/19
Paradise asked for aid to deal with toxic water system. Gov. Newsom’s budget falls short -- Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget leaves several Camp Fire-beleaguered agencies hanging, including a water district that has requested a $22 million state bailout while it deals with mass contamination of the Paradise drinking water. Tony Bizjak in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 5/9/19
San Francisco has highest density of billionaires of any city in the world, says new report -- While New York may have more billionaires total, the city boasts more per capita than any other city in the world including Dubai and Hong Kong. With a booming tech industry in a city of less than a million, San Francisco has one billionaire for approximately every 11,600 residents, according to a new report from Wealth-X. Amy Graff in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 5/9/19
Taylor: Vallejo cop wanted to ‘educate’ a bicyclist about road safety. Why then did he kill the man? -- Why does a man who’s minding his own business, riding his bicycle, end up dead at the hands of a police officer? Ronell Foster’s family still wants to know the answer. Otis R. Taylor Jr. in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 5/9/19
A routine police stop landed him on California's gang database. Is it racial profiling? -- Brian Allen was driving home from work in July 2017 when he spotted someone from his days at Crenshaw High School. He stopped, they talked and he agreed to give the friend — an aspiring rapper with a criminal record — a ride. A passing LAPD cruiser did a U-turn and pulled over Allen’s Nissan. Officers questioned both men and let them go. Anita Chabria in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/9/19
‘I expect a zombie to walk out.’ Life in Paradise, six months after the Camp Fire -- Phil and Michelle John know they have it better than most. Their house was among the 11 percent in Paradise that survived the Camp Fire, and they moved home in early April. Their street is largely intact, and many of their neighbors have returned. Even their cat is recovering, having miraculously turned up, half starved and reeking of smoke, a couple of weeks after the fire. Dale Kasler and Ryan Sabalow in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 5/9/19
Q&A: Wade Crowfoot, state’s new Natural Resources Secretary -- One of California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s first actions after taking office was to appoint Wade Crowfoot as Natural Resources Agency secretary. Then, within weeks, the governor laid out an ambitious water agenda that Crowfoot, 45, is now charged with executing. Gary Pitzer, Water Education Foundation via Capitol Weekly -- 5/9/19
After hyping a $1-billion Star Wars land, how does Disney get visitors to leave? -- Disneyland’s May 31 launch of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge will test the park’s efforts to open a highly anticipated expansion without the crushing crowds, frustration and chaos that can accompany a new attraction. Hugo Martin in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/9/19
The new super-commute? These San Franciscans bike 40 miles to work every day -- Today is Bike To Work Day in San Francisco. Yesterday was also Bike To Work Day in San Francisco. Tomorrow? Bike To Work Day in San Francisco. Grant Marek in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 5/9/19
Fox: Widening the Privacy Net -- Privacy is an inalienable right according to the California constitution. Voters added privacy rights to the Constitution in 1972 and while the issue is front-and-center again, the motivation behind the current push for more privacy protection has changed since the 70s. Now, businesses’ ability to capture data about individuals is the target. In 1972 the purpose was government. Joel Fox Fox & Hounds -- 5/9/19
California Policy & Politics This Morning
Massive cache of 1,000 guns seized from Bel-Air mansion -- Officials received an anonymous tip about a person illegally manufacturing and selling guns in a home in the 100 block of North Beverly Glen Boulevard, said Officer Mike Lopez, a spokesman with the Los Angeles Police Department. Richard Winton, Jaclyn Cosgrove and Alejandra Reyes-Velarde in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/9/19
Video shows Anaheim police firing 76 shots during ‘alarming and irresponsible’ chase -- Orange County prosecutors Wednesday released dramatic video showing two Anaheim police officers firing 76 shots at a suspect during a high-speed pursuit that the district attorney’s office called “alarming and irresponsible.” One of the officers has been fired, and the other faces potential internal discipline after firing through the windshield of a police cruiser at a man they believed to be armed, ultimately killing him. Richard Winton in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/9/19
Gavin Newsom administration bans controversial farm pesticide defended by Trump’s EPA -- California officials banned a widely used farm pesticide Wednesday, handing a major victory to environmentalists while depriving farmers of a chemical they’ve employed for decades to protect almond orchards, cotton fields and more. Dale Kasler in the Sacramento Bee$ Brian Melley Associated Press -- 5/9/19
San Francisco doctor under investigation for allegedly unlawful vaccine exemptions for children -- San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera is investigating a physician who may have unlawfully provided medical exemptions that allowed parents to avoid vaccinating their children, his office said in a press release Wednesday. Michelle Robertson in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 5/9/19
Skelton: Bill to stiffen California’s vaccine law must first get past single-issue voters -- Some bills are just more trouble than they’re worth for nervous legislators who must worry about voter support. One such bill is a current measure to tighten the requirement that children be vaccinated against contagious diseases — like measles — before being admitted to school for the first time. George Skelton in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/9/19
Walters: Excluding hydropower makes no sense -- When California embarked on its quest to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases as a global model to stave off climate change, its first target was the state’s electric power industry. Dan Walters Calmatters -- 5/9/19
LAPD official behind controversial data programs to retire after winning lucrative contract -- The architect behind the Los Angeles Police Department’s widely hailed but controversial data-driven crime fighting tools is leaving the agency next week to help expand similar programs in other cities. Mark Puente in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/9/19
Coming wave of seniors will strain a caregiver network already stretched thin -- Rios is part of the upward swing of a coming population wave of seniors in California. Experts say the state is not prepared to support them as they age and there will not be enough caregivers as the number of senior swells and younger Californians numbers shrinks. Elizabeth Aguilera Calmatters -- 5/9/19
There were helping hands behind Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein’s visit with President Trump -- The Las Vegas mass shooting prompted a San Diego businessman to help underwrite the Washington, D.C., trip. Diane Bell in the San Diego Union-Tribune$ -- 5/9/19
Ghost Ship trial: Fire code inspector testifies on who’s responsible for building changes -- Sprinklers, exit doors and smoke and fire detectors could mean the difference between life and death inside a burning building, expert witness Cesar Avila told Ghost Ship trial jurors. Heightened standards are required for residential buildings or places of assembly compared to unoccupied storage areas, he said. Megan Cassidy in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 5/9/19
Fremont Cops Fail to Produce Records, Then Launch Site That 'Spins' Shootings -- After more than four months of saying it could not promptly respond to journalists' requests under a new state police records law, the Fremont Police Department has launched a "transparency" website that one critic says amounts to "Hollywood spin." Alex Emslie, Sukey Lewis and Julie Small KQED -- 5/9/19
Hot off the grille: Is California ready to legalize roadkill cuisine? -- Let’s get the jokes out of the way first. “Meals under wheels.” “Bumper crop.” “Gravel-tenderized meat.” Chances are state Sen. Bob Archuleta has heard most of them. Ben Christopher Calmatters -- 5/9/19
Economy, Employers, Jobs, Unions, Pensions
California Workers Could Sue Over Past Misclassification After Federal Court Says ‘Dynamex’ Applies Retroactively -- A new federal court decision could make businesses around the state vulnerable to increased legal risk for misclassifying workers in the past. Scott Rodd Capital Public Radio -- 5/9/19
Uber, Lyft Drivers Demand $28 Minimum Hourly Wage During Rally At San Diego Airport -- Drivers are demanding a $28 per hour minimum rate and were urging people at the airport to join them in boycotting Uber and Lyft for a day. Despite calls for a boycott, there were a number of rideshare drivers out picking up passengers. Matt Hoffman KPBS -- 5/9/19
Ride-hail drivers shut down Market Street in protest at Uber headquarters -- In San Francisco, close to 200 drivers, interspersed with dozens of reporters and camera operators, rallied outside Uber’s Mid-Market headquarters at noon, holding handmade signs with messages such as “Uber, you are driving us to poverty.” Carolyn Said in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 5/9/19
State levies record fine against owner of upscale Santa Monica hotel -- The state Coastal Commission on Wednesday levied a record $15.6-million penalty against the owner of an upscale coastal hotel in Santa Monica because the hotel was built without proper permits that include providing for more affordable lodging in the area. James F. Peltz in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/9/19
Court upholds California farmworker union’s right to enter growers’ property -- A divided federal appeals court upheld California farm labor regulations Wednesday that allow union organizers to enter growers’ properties at specific times — before and after work and during the lunch hour — to talk to workers. Bob Egelko in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 5/9/19
Why is Creating More Child Care Centers So Hard? -- In California, it’s estimated there are about 4 million kids who need child care, but there are fewer than a million total licensed child care slots. That leaves many parents depending on family or friends to watch their kids. The need for more capacity is clear. But the challenges of building more facilities can be overwhelming. Katie Orr KQED -- 5/9/19
What I learned after riding my bike to work for three weeks -- After losing my parking space at work last month, I pumped up the tires on my 22-year-old Stumpjumper and made a plan to start biking to work. Amy Graff in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 5/9/19
Taxes, Fees, Rates, Tolls, Bonds
San Francisco Facebook office worth more than $1 billion in sale — city gets $0 in taxes -- A pending deal to sell almost half of Park Tower, one of San Francisco’s tallest office buildings, could lead to $539 million changing hands and set the new skyscraper’s value at more than a billion dollars — an almost unprecedented sum. Roland Li in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 5/9/19
Transit
Uber, Lyft account for two-thirds of traffic increase in San Francisco over six years, study shows -- The figures “are eye-popping,” said Joe Castiglione, deputy director for technology, data and analysis at the San Francisco County Transportation Authority. He co-authored the study with researchers from the University of Kentucky. Rachel Swan in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 5/9/19
Housing
San Jose considering controversial options to tackle housing crisis -- A couple of years ago, Mayor Sam Liccardo unveiled a plan to add 25,000 homes — 10,000 of them affordable — to the city’s housing stock by 2023. But so far, fewer than 1,000 of those units are occupied, and officials have had a tough time getting developers to build. Emily DeRuy in the San Jose Mercury$ -- 5/9/19
Lopez: Can high-density housing and historic neighborhoods coexist in Los Angeles? -- Dorothy Clark grew up a short stroll from where she now lives, and she looks back fondly on the simple joys of a carefree childhood in Mid-City Los Angeles. Steve Lopez in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/9/19
Chinatown activists sue over big College Station development—and its lack of affordable housing -- A local group long opposed to plans for a 725-unit apartment and retail complex near the Gold Line station in Chinatown, a traditionally working-class, lower income neighborhood, is taking its fight to court. Chinatown Community for Equitable Development filed a lawsuit Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court, claiming that without any affordable housing, the project, named College Station, violates the neighborhood’s community plan. Bianca Barragan Curbed LA -- 5/9/19
Wildfire
More Than 1,000 Families Still Searching For Homes 6 Months After The Camp Fire -- Six months after the deadly Camp Fire raced into Paradise, destroying thousands of homes and businesses, an estimated 1,000 or more families still haven't secured even temporary housing. Kirk Siegler Capital Public Radio -- 5/9/19
Insurance Claims From Deadly California Fires Top $12B -- The figure released Wednesday by Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara covers the fire that destroyed the town of Paradise and two Southern California blazes. Most of the damages relate to the Paradise fire, which killed 85 people and destroyed nearly 19,000 buildings. Kathleen Ronayne Associated Press Roland Li in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 5/9/19
Education
Porn or vital life lessons? California approves controversial new sex education approach -- The California Department of Education approved controversial changes to the state’s health and sex education framework on Wednesday, but removed five resources and books that some organizations called “sexually explicit,” including a book that explains sex to students as young as kindergarten. Sawsan Morrar in the Sacramento Bee$ Jill Tucker in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 5/9/19
Marin officials urge parents to vaccinate: 'A real concern is schools with rates less than 50%' -- The Marin Department of Health and Human Services sent a letter to schools last week to distribute to families. It outlines what may happen to an unvaccinated child if a measles case is reported in their school. Amy Graff in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 5/9/19
California moves to get more K-12 students into computer science classes -- More California K-12 students at all grade levels could have access to computer science classes if schools implement a plan unanimously approved by the State Board of Education Wednesday. Diana Lambert EdSource -- 5/9/19
Cannabis
California and 37 states — even the red ones — want to let marijuana industry use banks -- California Attorney General Xavier Becerra joined 37 of his counterparts to urge Congress to pass legislation that would allow cannabis companies to access federally insured banks. Andrew Sheeler in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 5/9/19
Marijuana research still shackled by Feds three years after DEA promised to lift monopoly -- Bipartisan House group, including reps from Orange County, push Trump administration for answers. Brooke Staggs in the Orange County Register -- 5/9/19
LA Wants To Charge Illegal Pot Shops For The Work It Takes To Shut Them Down -- The Los Angeles City Council moved forward Wednesday with a proposal that would charge those businesses, as well as the owners they rent from, for any activity related to shutting the businesses down, including costs associated with LAPD enforcement, shutting off the retailers' utilities, and legal fees from the city attorney's involvement in such cases. Jessica P. Ogilvie laist -- 5/9/19
Immigration / Border
L.A. County Sheriff’s Department won’t arrest and hold immigrants for ICE -- The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department says it will not participate in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Warrant Service Officer Program. The item is in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/9/19
Health
San Diego Researchers Help With Urgent Effort To Stop Ebola In Africa -- As health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo work urgently to try to stop the spread of another deadly Ebola outbreak, some San Diego scientists are working to find a cure for the highly contagious disease. Susan Murphy KPBS -- 5/9/19
Environment
Shark researchers believe they can use math, technology to predict where baby sharks will show up -- Shark experts now believe they can accurately predict the likelihood that baby sharks will be near shore in certain areas by using mathematical calculations that incorporate water temperature. The new findings by scientists and grad student Conner White at California State University, Long Beach’s Shark Lab, were published Wednesday, May 8 in PLOS ONE, a peer-reviewed scientific journal. Laylan Connelly in the Orange County Register -- 5/9/19
Also . . .
The Twitter conspiracy that sabotaged a small-town California festival: ‘It’s pretty nutty’ -- Organizers say a knot of online conspiracy theories that their tiny Northern California charter school’s fundraiser would be the target of a terror plot forced them to cancel their annual festival this weekend out of safety concerns. Darrell Smith in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 5/9/19
Morrison: Norman Mineta on internment, 9/11 and a life spent in the vortex of American politics -- The remarkable life of Norman Y. Mineta has been spent in public service and on behalf of a civic conscience. And it’s been bookended by two events that altered American history: Japan’s 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor and the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Patt Morrison in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/9/19
After relocating oaks on protected land, a couple is on the hook for nearly $600,000 -- When Toni and Peter Thompson decided to build a new home on their 34-acre property, they wanted to make it and their surrounding buildings more beautiful by adding greenery. Alejandra Reyes-Velarde in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/9/19
‘Farmer to Fork:’ This 16-year-old is pulling area chefs together to feed farmworkers -- Farm-to-fork restaurants around Sacramento spin out beautifully arranged compositions of locally-sourced asparagus, chicken and other ingredients transformed by the region’s cooks. It’s a shame the people who grow that food don’t normally end up at those tables. Benjy Egel in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 5/9/19
POTUS 45
Trump, Democrats are locked in a constitutional showdown over Mueller’s report -- On the surface, the fight over an unredacted copy of Mueller’s report — and its underlying investigative documents — hinges on disagreements over the law surrounding grand jury material and legal precedents. But at its heart, Wednesday’s dispute is about the seemingly intractable conflict between House Democrats, who are seeking a public airing of damaging details about Trump, and the president, who has vowed to give them nothing. Devlin Barrett, Carol D. Leonnig and Josh Dawsey in the Washington Post$ -- 5/9/19
Beltway
Pelosi: Trump is becoming 'self-impeachable' -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested Wednesday that President Donald Trump is building his own case for impeachment by continuing to stonewall lawmakers in their demand for testimony and documents from the White House. Caitlin Oprysko Politico -- 5/9/19
Impeach Trump? House Democrats are stuck if they do, stuck if they don’t -- There’s a valid case to be made that Congress must do something to punish President Trump’s obstruction-y behavior, as outlined in Robert S. Mueller III’s Russia report. If nothing else, the argument goes, a warning must be sent to future presidents that this is not okay. Amber Phillips in the Washington Post$ -- 5/9/19
Joe Biden woos voters and scoops up campaign cash in Los Angeles -- Joe Biden’s first visit to Los Angeles as a presidential candidate featured two things this city produces in abundance — campaign cash and tacos. Melanie Mason in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/9/19
-- Wednesday Updates
Bay Area U.S. citizen says he was held for hours at SFO for no stated reason -- Thirty years ago, Mourad Ben Rached gave up his Tunisian citizenship to become American. Early this month, arriving at San Francisco International Airport after visiting family in Tunisia, he said, he was detained for more than three hours by U.S. Customs and Border Protection with no water or bathroom access. Ethan Baron in the San Jose Mercury$ -- 5/8/19
In Bay Area housing shortage, fees can hinder projects big and small -- Property manager and new developer Jeff Zell wanted to convert a rec room into two studios in a San Jose apartment building he owns. But a project he thought would take a few months and $75,000 has turned into a two-year, nearly $200,000 odyssey of frustration, fees and false starts. City charges almost killed the project, Zell said. Louis Hansen in the San Jose Mercury$ -- 5/8/19
USC considers deep cuts at social work school after revelations of gaping deficit -- USC’s social work school, the largest in the world and one of the oldest in the nation, might be forced to lay off nearly half its staff and eliminate the vast majority of its part-time teaching positions following the revelations of severe budget problems that began under a former dean. Harriet Ryan and Matt Hamilton in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/8/19
Sacramento City Unified to lay off more than 170 staff members amid budget crisis -- District spokesman Alex Barrios on Wednesday said 178 certificated staff positions will be eliminated. About half of the staffers losing their jobs are teachers, according to David Fisher, president of the teachers union. Sawsan Morrar in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 5/8/19
Lori Loughlin feels wronged in college admissions scandal, looking to fight charges, source says -- Actress Lori Loughlin has lost acting gigs and been the subject of public wrath after being charged in the college admissions scandal. Richard Winton in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/8/19
Mercury Insurance must pay $27.5 million in fines, Calif. appeals court rules -- A state appeals court reinstated $27.5 million in state penalties against Mercury Insurance Co. on Tuesday for charging illegal broker fees in more than 180,000 transactions with auto insurance customers from 1999 to 2004. Bob Egelko in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 5/8/19
California fire official: ‘It’s no longer a fire season, we’re now calling it a fire year’ -- With the backdrop of last year’s destructive wave of record-breaking fires that swept through California, fire officials on Tuesday talked about preparing for the future. Bottom line: Now, they say, the threat of a big wildfire is a year-round concern instead of a seasonal one like in the past. Jonah Valdez in the San Jose Mercury$ -- 5/8/19
Rio Vista police officer body slams woman in confrontation after traffic stop, bodycam video shows -- Rio Vista police have released body camera footage from a traffic stop incident Sunday evening in which a woman was apparently body slammed, after cellphone video posted to social media earlier this week quickly gained viral attention. Michael McGough in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 5/8/19
Nipsey Hussle had a plan to beat gentrification — in South L.A. and across the U.S. -- Hussle was part of an investment group that was planning to use a tax incentive carved out in a recent federal law to revive not only his neighborhood, but other forgotten, low-income communities in 11 cities, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico. Angel Jennings in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/8/19
School nurses on front line against anti-vaxxers, measles outbreaks -- There’s something missing in many schools that could help forestall an outbreak of diseases like measles and improve vaccination rates among children. A school nurse. But nearly half of California’s school districts don’t have an adequate number of school nurses on campus, a Sacramento Bee analysis of state data shows. And many districts that do have them often fail to employ enough. Michael Finch II in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 5/8/19
Uber and Lyft Drivers are Striking, Calling on Passengers to Boycott -- Ahead of Uber's initial public offering, drivers for Uber, Lyft and other ride-hailing companies plan to strike, turning off the apps as they flex their collective muscles to say: What about us? Laurel Wamsley NPR -- 5/8/19
In Oakland, money intended to be used for this being used for that so lights stay on -- At a time when Oakland is trying to cure its pothole epidemic, the city is planning to use $2.9 million in state gas tax money to keep its streetlights on, then use what it saves of its own money to stave off cuts in parks and recreation. It’s a bit of a financial loop-de-loop, but money is money. Phil Matier in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 5/8/19
Orange County supervisors lean toward plan to add new JWA general aviation terminal while capping number of private jets -- The Orange County Board of Supervisors is trying to compromise on potential changes to general aviation infrastructure at John Wayne Airport by melding amenities attractive to owners of business jets with limited jet activity amenable to noise-sensitive neighbors while preserving storage capacity for smaller planes. Hillary Davis in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/8/19
Four years after California’s largest dam removal project, how are the fish doing? -- Four years ago, construction crews with huge jackhammers tore apart a 10-story concrete dam in the wooded canyons of the Carmel River, between the Big Sur hills and the beach front town of Carmel. Paul Rogers in the San Jose Mercury$ -- 5/8/19
Three women report possibly being drugged while drinking at Davis bars, police say -- Police said Monday they have received three reports in the past week from women who experienced symptoms indicating they may have been drugged while drinking at bars in downtown Davis. Michael McGough in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 5/8/19
Camp Fire coroner: Inside the effort to identify victims of a historic disaster -- The 2018 Camp Fire was the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history and became a massive body collection and identification operation. Positive identifications often came down to a single bone fragment or tissue sample. Lizzie Johnson in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 5/8/19
Fox: Kamala Harris, Teachers and the NAACP CA Chapters Revolt -- Attempting to connect certain dots in the political/policy world can be a shaky proposition, but I think the recent stand by three California chapters of the NAACP civil rights group could signal complications for Sen. Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign strategy. Joel Fox Fox & Hounds -- 5/8/19