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PG&E Knew for Years Its Lines Could Spark Wildfires, and Didn’t Fix Them -- Documents obtained by The Wall Street Journal show that the utility has long been aware that parts of its 18,500-mile transmission system were dangerously outdated. Katherine Blunt and Russell Gold in the Wall Street Journal$ -- 7/10/19
BART’s new stacked gates, meant to deter cheats, inspire gallows humor -- Critics compare BART’s new double-decker fare gates to a guillotine. Supporters call them a necessary innovation. Some riders simply recoil at the design: two gates stacked vertically with one at waist level and the other at the average adult’s shoulders. Rachel Swan in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 7/10/19
Coastal Commission to consider poisoning mice to restore balance on Farallon Islands -- The California Coastal Commission will hold a public hearing Wednesday on the plan, which created a furor six years ago when federal officials and conservation groups last brought it up. The commission, which has no power to veto the plan, is expected to decide only whether it complies with its coastal management rules. Peter Fimrite in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 7/10/19
Ridgecrest earthquake mystery: Why so little destruction from huge temblors? -- After major temblors on July 4 and 5, structural engineers descended on Ridgecrest expecting to study destruction from the largest earthquake to hit Southern California in nearly 20 years. They found relatively little. Rong-Gong Lin II in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/10/19
California Rep. Katie Porter outraises other vulnerable House Democrats with $1-million haul -- Coming out in favor of impeachment doesn’t seem to have slowed the campaign of Rep. Katie Porter (D-Irvine), one of seven California House freshmen who must defend competitive congressional seats in 2020. Christine Mai-Duc in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/10/19
Pender: New report sheds little light on state’s groundbreaking women-on-boards law -- The California Secretary of State has published a mid-year report on SB826, the groundbreaking law requiring publicly held companies headquartered in California to have at least one board member who self-identifies as a woman by the end of 2019 or face penalties. By the end of 2021, these companies must have at least two women on five-member boards and at least three women on boards with six or more directors. Kathleen Pender in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 7/10/19
After an Officer Fatally Shoots a Teenager on a California Freeway, Her Family Asks, ‘Why, Lord?’ -- The authorities said they found a replica handgun at the scene but declined to provide any details about what led to the shooting. Mihir Zaveri in the New York Times$ -- 7/10/19
Ex-USC gynecologist sold sex videos he recorded in foreign hotel rooms, prosecutor says -- A former USC gynecologist charged with sexual abuse of patients also sold photographs and sex videos he took of young women he lured to his hotel rooms while traveling outside the U.S., a prosecutor said Tuesday. Alene Tchekmedyian in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/10/19
Abcarian: For sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s child victims, the justice system may finally be working -- There are a lot of complicated threads to untangle in the case of billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein, the Gatsbyesque financier who owns six homes — including mansions in Palm Beach and Manhattan — two private jets and a Caribbean island, and has a sexual predilection for teenage girls. Robin Abcarian in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/10/19
Desperate to get rid of homeless people, some are using prickly plants, fences, barriers -- With dirt, they can weigh hundreds of pounds. The makeshift planter boxes are Peter Mozgo’s creations — roughly 140 of them lined up on the sidewalk to prevent homeless people from pitching tents outside his business. Benjamin Oreskes in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/10/19
Dixie School District now called Miller Creek Elementary School District, board votes -- The vote followed months of debate between people who said the name is linked to the Confederacy and others who wished to keep the long-held name. Lauren Hernández in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 7/10/19
Elevated mercury found in blood of some SF firefighters who battled Tubbs Fire -- Some San Francisco firefighters who pitched in to battle the deadly Tubbs Fire in 2017 came back to their firehouses with higher levels of mercury and other dangerous chemicals in their blood, partly because of inadequate equipment, says Jeanine Nicholson, the city’s new fire chief. And that equipment is still standard issue for urban firefighters sent to assist in putting out large wildfires, Nicholson said Tuesday. Steve Rubenstein in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 7/10/19
Iconic glass-paned church converted to Catholic cathedral -- An iconic glass-paned church in Southern California that once housed a booming televangelist ministry has been transformed into a cathedral to give the region’s Catholics a long-awaited and much larger place to congregate and pray. The landmark, with a facade made up of nearly 11,000 glass panes, was long known as Rev. Robert H. Schuller’s Crystal Cathedral. Amy Taxin Associated Press -- 7/10/19
Fox: Supreme Court Needs to Decide Tax Vote Requirements for Initiatives -- I can’t say I was surprised by San Francisco Superior Court Judge Ethan Schulman’s ruling that two San Francisco tax increases for special purposes were valid despite receiving less than a two-thirds vote. A tax dedicated for special purposes needs a two-thirds vote, but a California Supreme Court decision in 2017 created confusion about the two-thirds vote requirement for taxes, opening the door for Shulman’s ruling. Joel Fox Fox & Hounds -- 7/10/19
California Policy & Politics This Morning
Video of a San Francisco dad’s ‘trespassing’ 911 call to report a black software engineer goes viral -- A video of a white man calling police to report a black man he suspected of trespassing has spread across social media, becoming the latest in a series of viral recordings showing people of color being subjected to 911 calls for seemingly trivial or nonexistent offenses. Patrick May and Erin Woo in the San Jose Mercury$ -- 7/10/19
New CA rules for deadly police force go to governor’s desk -- New standards passed by California lawmakers will let police fire their guns only “when necessary in defense of human life.” Laurel Rosenhall Calmatters -- 7/10/19
Family demands a state civil rights inquiry after girl, 17, is killed by Fullerton police -- Family members of a 17-year-old girl shot and killed by a Fullerton police officer are calling for the state’s attorney general to open an independent investigation into the officer’s actions. Authorities have not named the girl who died in the shooting along the 91 Freeway in Anaheim on Friday. Alex Wigglesworth in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/10/19
Replica handgun found next to 17-year-old girl shot dead by Fullerton officer, DA’s office says -- The DA’s office – tasked with investigating most police shootings in Orange County – released photos of the replica handgun a day after family members identified Hannah Linn Williams as the teen killed just after 7 p.m. Friday. Sean Emery and Eric Licas in the Orange County Register -- 7/10/19
California Becomes First In Nation To Expand Medicaid To Undocumented Young Adults -- For years, Beatriz Basurto’s family has had to make hard choices about when to pay for medical care, and who should get treatment. “To me, it was always the doctor would be the last resort,” she says. ”But for my parents, the doctor was never a choice. No matter how sick they got, they had to suck it up.” Sammy Caiola Capital Public Radio -- 7/10/19
State may push cities and counties to draw “fairer” districts -- The U.S. Supreme Court has given lawmakers the greenlight to gerrymander, but two California bills could drive the state even further in the other direction. Ben Christopher Calmatters -- 7/10/19
Judge in Rep. Duncan Hunter criminal case finds campaign-funded trip to Italy was family vacation -- The judge wrote in his order that based on the law and a preponderance of evidence, the court had determined the congressman’s arguments were “wholly without merit.” Morgan Cook in the San Diego Union-Tribune$ -- 7/10/19
Expect 34,000 aftershocks from Ridgecrest earthquakes. But seismic activity is slowing down -- But since an initial cluster of magnitude 5 and above quakes that struck in the hours following the 7.1 temblor, the aftershocks have been subsiding in intensity and striking less often, an analysis of seismological data shows. Caltech seismologist Egill Hauksson said late Monday the earthquake sequence seemed to be quieting down faster than was initially thought. Alex Wigglesworth in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/10/19
When It Comes To Earthquake Intensity, Fault Line Size Is A Big Deal -- Large swaths of the San Joaquin and Sacramento valleys are not at high risk for earthquakes, because there are no fault lines that have been active in the last 11,700 years, according to the California Department of Conservation. But the Sierra Nevada Mountains and the areas west of the Coastal Mountains are active, though the size of the fault lines in the Sierra are very different from the more famous ones to the west. Bob Moffitt Capital Public Radio -- 7/10/19
Nevada death may be linked to California quake --The Nye County Sheriff’s Department said deputies on Tuesday found a 56-year-old man pinned under a Jeep in Pahrump, about 150 miles (241 kilometers) from the quake’s epicenter. The man was last seen alive at a local gas station the day before the earthquake. It is believed the man was working on the Jeep, which apparently fell off of its jacks when the quake hit, Sgt. Adam Tippets said. Christopher Weber Associated Press -- 7/10/19
California child sex abuse bill pulled amid opposition from Catholic church -- California lawmakers are not ready to pass a bill that would require members of the clergy to break the seal of confession if they learn of child sexual abuse. Sen. Jerry Hill, who wrote the proposal, said he “hit the pause button” on Senate Bill 360 because he became aware that it would not pass. Andrew Sheeler in the Sacramento Bee$ Adam Beam Associated Press -- 7/10/19
Fur flies as California moves closer to a statewide ban -- An advancing bill would ban the sale of new fur in California. Supporters say it's time to end inhumane fashions; furriers call that government overreach. Elizabeth Castillo Calmatters -- 7/10/19
Walters: Local tax conflict heats up -- For decades, it’s been an article of political faith – as well as law – that local government taxes designated for particular purposes require two-thirds approval by voters. The supermajority vote provision was created by Proposition 13, California’s famous – or infamous – property tax limit measure, passed by voters in 1978, and later bolstered by another initiative, Proposition 218. Dan Walters Calmatters -- 7/10/19
Why This Bay Area Senator Was the Sole No Vote on Newsom's Clean Water Plan -- Bob Wieckowski stands alone. He was the only state senator to vote against Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to clean up dirty drinking water in the California’s poorest communities, which passed the Senate in a 38-1 vote on Monday. The bill -- SB 200 -- passed the Assembly last week without a single vote in opposition. Kevin Stark KQED -- 7/10/19
A battle for the popular vote -- Millions of ballots are cast in a presidential election, but winning the White House comes down to just this: 270 votes. That’s the majority in the Electoral College, which picks the president. Sometimes the selection follows the national popular vote, sometimes not, and a candidate can become president by winning as little as 11 states. Nahima Shaffer Capitol Weekly -- 7/10/19
Ghost Ship defendant admits to lying about whether people lived at warehouse -- Derick Almena admitted Tuesday in his trial on involuntary manslaughter that he lied on four separate occasions about whether he or others lived in the Ghost Ship warehouse. Megan Cassidy in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 7/10/19
Attorney: DNA that solved infamous ‘Rideshare Rapist’ case illegally obtained by SF cops -- San Francisco police officials gathered a room of reporters at department headquarters almost a year ago to make a stunning announcement: They had used DNA evidence to identify and jail an alleged serial sexual predator dubbed the “Rideshare Rapist” who terrorized women for years while posing as a driver for a ride-hailing service. Evan Sernoffsky in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 7/10/19
California bill targets rat poisons that kill rats’ predators, too -- California may soon ban certain pest control methods that wildlife advocates say are also killing mountain lions, foxes, raptors and other predators that feed on poisoned rodents. AB1788 by Assemblyman Richard Bloom, D-Santa Monica, would prohibit the use of newer, faster-acting rat poisons, expanding on a 5-year-old state regulation that pulled the products from shelves for retail purchase. Alexei Koseff in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 7/10/19
Bretón: Megan Rapinoe took her first steps toward soccer stardom in Elk Grove. That’s right – Elk Grove -- This isn’t stated enough: Megan Rapinoe, the supernova cultural phenomenon who led the U.S. Women’s National Soccer team to a record fourth World Cup title over the weekend, is a product of Elk Grove youth soccer. Honestly, there should be a sign at the Elk Grove city limits that heralds Rapinoe’s four years of local youth soccer exploits. Marcos Bretón in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 7/10/19
Obit: Rep. William Dannemeyer, a face of Orange County conservatism in the age of Reagan -- William Dannemeyer, a seven-term congressman from Fullerton who favored an extreme vision of social conservatism that came to symbolize Orange County politics, died Tuesday at age 86 after battling dementia. Andre Mouchard and Brooke Staggs in the Orange County Register -- 7/10/19
Economy, Employers, Jobs, Unions, Pensions
Transgender California prison guard receives $500,000 to settle discrimination case -- A transgender correctional officer has received a $500,000 settlement to end a lawsuit she filed against the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation in which she alleged her colleagues harassed her by calling her names and instructing her to comply with a male dress code. Adam Ashton in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 7/10/19
Juul arms to fight sweeping e-cig ban on its home turf -- Juul is gearing up for an all-or-nothing fight over the surge of local bans on vaping around the country. And the battle is starting in its headquarters city of San Francisco, which just enacted the nation's first blanket prohibition on e-cigarette sales. Victoria Colliver Politico -- 7/10/19
Homeless
Fremont roiled by debate over centers for growing homeless population -- Fremont is one step closer to implementing an idea from San Francisco to help homeless people: navigation centers. The East Bay city is mulling over two different locations to build a site that will open in 2020 and house up to 45 people for up to six months with the intent of transferring them into permanent housing. Sarah Ravani in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 7/10/19
Housing
Rent control bill struggles in California Legislature -- Lawmakers and landlords are haggling over how much California housing to carve out of a tenant protection bill that would cap rent increases and require a just cause for evictions. Alexei Koseff in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 7/10/19
Thousands of Families Could Lose Housing in California Under Trump Proposal -- Nationwide, 70% of people who would be impacted by the proposed rule change are U.S. citizens or lawful residents — often children with parents who are undocumented immigrants, according to an analysis by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). A period of public comment on the change ends Tuesday night. Farida Jhabvala Romero KQED -- 7/10/19
Governor's team jumps into fray over contested charter school bill -- After weeks of negotiation, Gov. Gavin Newsom has stepped in to scale back proposed legislation that charter school advocates feared would radically slow charter growth. John Fensterwald EdSource -- 7/10/19
Education
Teacher credentials come in for tough grading as CA rethinks charter school rules -- Whether all teachers should need a state credential to teach has long been debated. The answer has been 'yes' for traditional public schools—not not necessarily for charter schools. Ricardo Cano Calmatters -- 7/10/19
UC to distribute new summer aid now but CSU will wait a year -- Hoping to coax students to graduate faster, the recently approved state budget infuses California’s two public university systems with a total of $10 million in financial aid for summer school classes. The money will help students afford classes in the summer that they were crowded out of or too busy to take in the regular school year. Larry Gordon EdSource -- 7/10/19
Health
New measles case tied to UCLA Food Court -- The unidentified employee had lunch at the Court of Sciences food court — also known on campus as The Bomb Shelter — on July 2 and 3. Authorities said anyone who was at the Court of Sciences Student Center between 9 and 11:30 a.m. each of those days may have been exposed. The item is in the Los Angeles Daily News$ -- 7/10/19
Mental health crisis center coming to Sacramento County. Mercy San Juan gives an early look -- Sacramento County and Dignity Health are undertaking an $18.7 million effort to relieve pressure on the region’s psychiatric hospitals by opening a facility at Mercy San Juan Medical Center that will treat patients in behavioral health crisis for up to 23 hours. Cathie Anderson in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 7/10/19
Environment
California’s pollution enforcers would like to save tropical forests. But at what cost? -- California’s climate change enforcers are grappling with the thorniest of controversies: how to prevent the planet’s tropical forests from disappearing. The question they aren’t ready to answer—at least not yet—is what focusing on far-away forests could mean for pollution at home. Rachel Becker Calmatters -- 7/10/19
California to face more extreme wet and dry seasons in the future -- The state will see bigger and wetter storms as atmospheric rivers get stronger due to climate change. Deborah Sullivan Brennan in the San Diego Union-Tribune$ -- 7/10/19
Insane video shows miles-long gridlock caused by photo-seekers on Highway 1 -- The drive down Highway 1 is supposed to be scenic, sweeping and unimpeded by traffic. But on the recent July 4 holiday, it was an infuriating parking lot, clogged for nearly three miles as photo-seekers jammed up the road in Big Sur. Katie Dowd in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 7/10/19
Also . . .
San Diego City Council Considering Resolution Opposing Federal Transgender Military Ban -- The San Diego City Council on Tuesday will consider a resolution affirming the city's opposition to the federal government's exclusion of transgender people from joining the U.S. military. KPBS -- 7/10/19
Armed man killed, K-9 shot in Citrus Heights officer-involved shooting near Sunrise Mall -- A man who fired on police was killed and a police dog was shot in the face Tuesday evening following an officer-involved shooting in Citrus Heights, police said. Eastbound lanes of Greenback Boulevard outside the Sunrise Mall were expected to be closed overnight as investigators continued working at the scene of the shooting, where the armed man was killed. Daniel Hunt in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 7/10/19
Uncrowded Disneyland: How long can it last? These photos show what Mickey’s ‘ghost town’ looks like -- Disneyland’s summertime crowds are so light this year that fans have started describing the Anaheim theme park as a ghost town — and we’re not talking about the 999 happy haunts residing at the Haunted Mansion. The arrival of the new Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge themed land this summer has produced an unexpected yet pleasant side effect: The lightest crowds Disneyland has experienced in decades. Brady MacDonald and Jeff Gritchen in the Orange County Register -- 7/10/19
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President Trump cannot block his critics on Twitter, federal appeals court rules -- The decision from the New York-based appeals court upholds an earlier ruling that Trump violated the First Amendment when he blocked individual users who were critical of the president or his policies. Ann E. Marimow in the Washington Post$ -- 7/10/19
House Committee to Issue Blitz of Subpoenas, Raising Heat on Trump -- The House Judiciary Committee will vote this week to authorize a bevy of new subpoenas on the Trump administration’s practice of separating children from their families at the border and on President Trump’s possible obstruction of justice, summoning some of the biggest names to surface in Robert S. Mueller III’s investigation. Nicholas Fandos in the New York Times$ -- 7/10/19
Beltway
Billionaire Tom Steyer is running as an outsider. It’s very Trumpian -- Tom Steyer is a San Francisco billionaire who made his fortune as a hedge fund manager and has spent more than $200 million on political organizing for Democrats over the past decade. Yet, despite that biography — and his plan to spend $100 million of his own money on the presidential campaign he launched Tuesday — Steyer is asking voters to consider him as something else: an outsider. Joe Garofoli in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 7/10/19
-- Tuesday Updates
Covered California premiums to rise by smallest-ever amount -- Health insurance premiums for the roughly 2.2 million Californians who buy health plans on the individual m55691 569156arket — either through the state insurance exchange Covered California or directly from insurers — will go up less than 1% in 2020, Covered California officials said Tuesday. Catherine Ho in the San Francisco Chronicle$ Barbara Feder Ostrov and Ana B. Ibarra Kaiser Health News via the Los Angeles Times$ Cathie Anderson in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 7/9/19
California takes on surprise bills, over hospital objections -- Athilingam had two forms of health insurance and assumed it would pay for most of her bills. Plus, California has laws protecting patients from surprise medical bills. But there is a loophole for emergency rooms. And because Athilingam was treated at a hospital that was outside of her health insurance company’s network, she got hit with a surprise bill — a common story in the country’s complex health care system. Adam Beam Associated Press -- 7/9/19
Rep. Duncan Hunter removes photo of himself with man making ‘OK’ gesture from social media -- Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Alpine, deleted a photo of himself standing next to a man making an “OK” hand gesture from his Facebook and Twitter accounts on Monday to “ensure there is no confusion” about where Hunter stands on the issue of white supremacy, spokesman Michael Harrison said. Andrew Dyer in the San Diego Union-Tribune$ -- 7/9/19
PG&E’s planned power shutdowns could choke off vital water supplies -- PG&E’s plan to prevent wildfires with widespread power shut-offs means no lights, no refrigeration and no internet in many parts of California. It could also mean limited use of toilets and taps, an inconvenience that water and sewer districts across the state are scrambling to address before a blackout comes and nature calls. Kurtis Alexander in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 7/9/19
San Francisco billionaire Tom Steyer launches presidential campaign -- Billionaire San Francisco Democratic donor and former hedge fund manager Tom Steyer announced his presidential campaign Tuesday, and it revolves around this premise: That someone who made hundreds of millions of dollars in the corporate world is the best candidate to end corporate influence on politics. Joe Garofoli in the San Francisco Chronicle$ Evan Halper and Michael Finnegan in the Los Angeles Times$-- 7/9/19
Obamacare in Jeopardy as Appeals Court Hears Case Backed by Trump -- A federal appeals court panel will hear arguments Tuesday on whether a federal judge in Texas was correct in striking down the Affordable Care Act, a case with enormous stakes not only for millions of people who gained health insurance through the law but for the political futures of President Trump and other candidates in the 2020 elections. Abby Goodnough in the New York Times$ Noam N. Levey in the Los Angeles Times$ Kevin McGill and Rebecca Santana Associated Press -- 7/9/19
A tug-of-war over empty classrooms between a charter school and its host campus -- Under state law, charters — which are privately operated — are entitled to a “reasonably equivalent” share of space on public school campuses. The Los Angeles Unified School District says Magnolia already occupies its fair share, and though the district could choose to provide more space, it won’t — for reasons officials have not clearly explained. Howard Blume in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/9/19
Academics, educators petition to save controversial school mural -- Despite the San Francisco school board’s recent vote to destroy a controversial school mural, the debate over the role of art and history is still raging. More than 400 academics and educators from across the country and around the world signed a petition that they plan to send to the district this week urging it to reconsider the decision. Jill Tucker in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 7/9/19
Off-roaders face ban at famed OHV beach: ‘This is like the Wild West. Anything goes’ -- For generations, off-road vehicle riders have flocked to this windy stretch of the Central Coast to camp on the shore, build bonfires in the sand, and gun their engines in the only state park in California that allows motor vehicles on the beach and dunes. Tony Barboza in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/9/19
Knight: What does London lack that SF has in abundance? Misery on the streets -- Most tourists visiting London are awed by Buckingham Palace, St. Paul’s Cathedral and Tower Bridge. But when you’re a longtime San Franciscan traipsing around the British capital, some of the city’s most striking sights are those that aren’t there at all. Heather Knight in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 7/9/19
Following SF, Livermore is 2nd California city to ban e-cigarette sales -- The Livermore City Council unanimously approved the bill, as part of a broader measure to address rising rates of youth vaping. The legislation also establishes a tobacco licensing program for retailers, prohibits stores from selling the nicotine refills that go into e-cigarettes — known as e-liquids — and bans the sale of flavored tobacco products. Catherine Ho in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 7/9/19
Rent cap bill would limit rent hikes for millions of California households, report says -- Despite recent changes that limit the impact of a controversial state rent cap bill, researchers say the proposed law still would cover millions of California households now without rent control — including in Bay Area neighborhoods. Marisa Kendall in the San Jose Mercury$ -- 7/9/19
Seismic selfies: Massive earthquake surface rupture becomes tourist attraction -- Christian Flores had traveled more than 200 miles, from San Diego to the Mojave Desert, to visit the latest Southern California tourist attraction. There it was, on the hot asphalt of Highway 178 between Ridgecrest and Trona: a gnarly, surprisingly wide scar, courtesy of one very large earthquake. Giulia McDonnell Nieto Del Rio in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/9/19
Earthquake-proof buildings, earthquake vulnerable buildings. What do you have? -- Major earthquakes in metropolitan areas of California have highlighted the vulnerabilities of certain types of buildings. Unreinforced masonry can crumble. Houses not bolted to foundations can slide. Brittle concrete towers can collapse, as can “soft story” apartment buildings. Shelby Grad, Rong-Gong Lin II and Rosanna Xia in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/9/19
Psychiatrist who admitted altering notes in Menendez brothers’ murder trial in the ’90s surrenders license -- A psychiatrist who caused an uproar in the 1990s when he admitted altering clinical notes in the infamous Menendez brothers’ murder trial has agreed to surrender his medical license over new allegations of wrongdoing, according to the Medical Board of California. Leila Miller in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/9/19
51,000 acre cattle ranch in East Bay goes up for sale -- A piecemeal series of sales isn’t the outcome preferred by the ranch’s principal owners, members of the Vickers / Naftzger family, which has owned and operated the property for 85 years. George Avalos in the San Jose Mercury$ -- 7/9/19
Fox: How NCAA Athletes and Your Privacy are Linked -- I’m looking at Senate Bill 206 by Sens. Nancy Skinner of Berkeley and Steve Bradford of Gardena to allow college athletes to be paid for the money-making use of their name, image, and likenesses, and the debate kicked off by Gov. Gavin Newsom to create a data dividend for the money-making use of people’s personal information by internet companies. Joel Fox Fox & Hounds -- 7/9/19