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Trump says cities ‘destroy themselves’ with homelessness as he arrives in California -- In recent months, Trump has used the issue of homelessness to bash the deep-blue state in advance of the 2020 election. While aboard Air Force One on Tuesday, he addressed the issue with reporters, saying that he is considering the creation of an “individual task force” as a possible solution to homelessness, without providing more details. Benjamin Oreskes, Susanne Rust, Colleen Shalby in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 9/17/19

Trump plans to revoke key California environmental power after getting spurned over auto deal -- President Trump is expected on Wednesday to revoke a decades-old rule that empowers California to set tougher car pollution standards than those required by the federal government — putting the state and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on a path to years of fighting in court. Anna M. Phillips in the Los Angeles Times$ Alex Guillén Politico -- 9/17/19

Trump touches down in Bay Area for campaign cash as protesters await -- President Trump landed at Moffett Field in Mountain View shortly after 11 a.m. Tuesday for his first visit to the Bay Area since taking office. His political opponents were rallying in Portola Valley, site of a planned fundraiser for the president’s re-election campaign. Trisha Thadani, Alejandro Serrano and John Wildermuth in the San Francisco Chronicle$ John Woolfolk, Casey Tolan, Maggie Angst and Nico Savidge in the San Jose Mercury$ -- 9/17/19

Protest confronts President Trump during first Bay Area visit since taking office -- President Trump’s first visit to the Bay Area since taking office inspired political opponents to rally Tuesday in Portola Valley, and an inflatable infant effigy and giant chicken balloon were also in attendance. Alejandro Serrano in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 9/17/19

Trump administration threatens jail time for California officials over river project -- The Trump administration and California officials have sued each other, swapped insults on Twitter and clashed on everything from climate change to immigration. But threatening someone with jail time? That might be a new one. Dale Kasler and Ryan Sabalow in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 9/17/19

HUD chief Carson offers no help for SF in lightning-fast visit to public housing -- Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson toured a public housing project in Potrero Hill Tuesday, a week after the Trump administration said it was exploring ways of addressing California’s homelessness crisis, including spurring more housing development. J.K. Dineen and Kevin Fagan in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 9/17/19

California GOP congressman won’t seek re-election -- A Republican congressman in California says he won’t seek re-election next year. U.S. Rep. Paul Cook says he will run for a seat on the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors in 2020. The former state assemblyman was first elected to California’s 8th Congressional District in 2012. Associated Press Christine Mai-Duc in the Los Angeles Times$ Melanie Zanona and Jeremy B. White Politico -- 9/17/19

New parent charged in admissions scam, linked to $400K bribe -- A woman accused of paying $400,000 to get her son into the University of California, Los Angeles, as a fake soccer recruit has become the 52nd person charged in a sweeping college admissions bribery scheme, according to an indictment unsealed Tuesday. Collin Binkley Associated Press Matthew Ormseth in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 9/17/19

Biggest private sequoia grove to be preserved in deal with Redwoods League -- After 20 years of negotiations, the San Francisco conservation group Save the Redwoods League was to announce Tuesday that it had agreed to pay $15.6 million by the end of the year for the 530-acre hillside grove, which includes the 3,000-year-old Stagg Tree — the fifth-largest tree in the world. Peter Fimrite in the San Francisco Chronicle$ Paul Rogers in the San Jose Mercury$ -- 9/17/19

UC to dump fossil fuels holdings in pension and endowment funds worth $83 billion -- Decision follows months of pressure by faculty and student to rid funds of major oil and gas investments. Joshua Emerson Smith in the San Diego Union-Tribune$ -- 9/17/19

San Jose could become largest U.S. city to enact natural gas ban -- On Tuesday, the City Council will consider a proposal from Mayor Sam Liccardo and four of his fellow council members to create an ordinance barring natural gas infrastructure in new single-family homes, low-rise multifamily buildings and detached granny flats beginning next year. The proposal would not affect existing homes. Emily DeRuy in the San Jose Mercury$ -- 9/17/19

Navy SEAL acquitted of war crimes files lawsuit against ex-lawyers and military legal nonprofit -- A San Diego-based Navy SEAL acquitted of murder in a closely watched war crimes trial this summer filed a lawsuit against two of his former attorneys and a military legal defense nonprofit, according to a complaint filed in federal court in Texas on Friday. Andrew Dyer in the Los Angeles Times$ Erika I. Ritchie in the Orange County Register -- 9/17/19

Prosecutors postpone decision on seeking new trial of Lodi terror suspect Hamid Hayat -- Federal prosecutors have postponed a decision on whether to seek a new trial against one-time Lodi terror suspect Hamid Hayat, who was released from prison in August after a judge ruled he did not receive an effective defense in his 2006 trial in Sacramento. Sam Stanton in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 9/17/19

Who is Javier Burillo Azcarraga, the Mexican tycoon arrested after son’s boat death? -- He inherited one of the most famous names in Mexico. Javier Burillo Azcarraga’s grandfather founded the company that would become Grupo Televisa, the world’s largest Spanish-language entertainment company. He would go on to marry a former Mexican president’s daughter in 1989 and over the years make a name for himself developing luxury resorts in Mexico. Alexa DÍaz, Alejandra Reyes-Velarde in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 9/17/19

Family separation and refugee cap reinvigorate Jews’ activist roots: ‘We’ve always been immigrants’ -- “The Jewish community with one loud voice is saying, ‘Close the camps,’” Cohen told the protesters gathered at the Metropolitan Detention Center, a prison facility used to temporarily house immigration detainees. Some nodded, holding signs above their heads that read, “This is what ‘Never Again’ looks like,” and “All immigrants are welcome here.” Together, they recited the mourner’s kaddish, the prayer for the dead. Sarah Parvini in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 9/17/19

Fox: Criticism of Big Tech Indicates A Political Shift -- When the Attorney Generals of 48 states joined AGs from Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico to announce a widespread probe of dominant technology firms, the focus here was that California Attorney General Xavier Becerra did not sign on. Yet, there is another aspect to the story that indicates a political shift occurring with some Republicans raising concerns about Big Tech and monopolies. Joel Fox Fox & Hounds -- 9/17/19

 

California Policy & Politics This Morning  

Trump expected to visit Bay Area on Tuesday: Newsom asks for homelessness help -- Gov. Gavin Newsom gave President Trump a wish list for the president’s visit to the Bay Area on Tuesday: Don’t just talk about the “disgrace” of homelessness in California — give us more federal help to combat the problem. Joe Garofoli , Kevin Fagan and Tal Kopan in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 9/17/19

Trump’s California fundraisers are drenched in cash — and secrecy -- Donald Trump remains unpopular in the state where he lost to Hillary Clinton by a landslide: His job approval ratings in California are among his worst in the country. But among state Republicans here, it’s a different story. And they’ve snapped up tickets to four sold-out, high-dollar fundraisers for the president. Carla Marinucci Politico Scott Shafer KQED Casey Tolan in the San Jose Mercury$ -- 9/17/19

Protest likely to greet Trump fundraising trip in California -- The California events, which will be spread across two days in in the Bay Area, Los Angeles and San Diego, are expected to bring in an additional $15 million, according to a Republican official familiar with the plans who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal matters. Brian Slodysko and Kevin Freking Associated Press -- 9/17/19

Newsom Defends Actions on Controversial Vaccine Exemption Bill -- Newsom bristled at the suggestion that his request for late changes to the bill or the fact that his office took meetings with vaccine opponents contributed to the protests. He noted he took meetings with people on all sides of the issue. "I think that's appropriate," he said. Katie Orr KQED -- 9/17/19

Orange County GOP asks embattled Assemblyman Bill Brough to bow out of 2020 election -- Brough is accused of sexually harassing four women and is under investigation for how he's spent campaign funds. Brooke Staggs in the Orange County Register -- 9/17/19

Darrell Issa faces confirmation hearing Thursday for Trump administration post -- Former congressman Darrell Issa will face a Senate confirmation hearing Thursday, one year after President Donald Trump nominated him to lead the U.S. Trade and Development Agency. Andrew Dyer in the San Diego Union-Tribune$ -- 9/17/19

Rep. Peters rebuffs Green New Deal activists, says bipartisan approach to climate change working -- Rep. Scott Peters says he’s fed up with talking about the Green New Deal. Joshua Emerson Smith in the San Diego Union-Tribune$ -- 9/17/19

Faulconer to California GOP: ‘Be the Party That Says "Yes"' -- At the state GOP’s fall convention in Indian Wells, San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer argued that state Republicans can – and should – distinguish themselves by offering up homelessness solutions across the state. Lisa Halverstadt Voiceofsandiego.org -- 9/17/19

A fight with Trump that Gavin Newsom doesn’t want: Why he’s vetoing environmental bill -- Gov. Gavin Newsom took considerable political heat over the weekend from a pair of unlikely sources — the environmental community and Democratic lawmakers. Both were angered over his pledge Saturday to veto Senate Bill 1, a proposal that they say would have protected California’s waterways and fish against the Trump administration. Dale Kasler and Kate Irby in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 9/17/19

SF plans to close juvenile hall, but a new proposal would put more youths there -- Even as San Francisco moves toward the unprecedented closure of its juvenile hall to end the jailing of young people, a new proposal by probation officials could significantly increase the number of youths held there. Jill Tucker and Joaquin Palomino in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 9/17/19

California Sex Trafficking Study Invests $1.5 Million To Focus On Stockton Boulevard In South Sacramento -- California officials say there's a lack of reliable data on sex trafficking. To fix that, they’re planning to study an area not far from the state Capitol: Stockton Boulevard in south Sacramento. Randol White Capital Public Radio -- 9/17/19

Why did vaping leave one Southern Californian dead and dozens more hospitalized? -- Millions of people have turned to vaping in recent years, often believing the electronic devices are safer and more convenient than smoking nicotine or cannabis. Now, health officials are scrambling to understand a mysterious vaping-linked lung disease that since April has killed at least half a dozen people across the country and sent hundreds more to hospitals. Brooke Staggs in the Orange County Register -- 9/17/19

As illnesses spread, fake vape gear sells on LA streets -- A short walk from police headquarters in the heart of downtown Los Angeles, a cluster of bustling shops are openly selling packaging and hardware that can be used to produce counterfeit marijuana vapes that have infected California’s cannabis market. Michael R. Blood Associated Press -- 9/17/19

Economy, Employers, Jobs, Unions, Pensions  

80,000-plus Kaiser workers may strike Oct. 14, but talks continue -- The strike will affect employees with jobs as optometrists, a variety of technicians, clinical laboratory scientists, housekeepers and hundreds of other positions — largely those who are not doctors, registered nurses or mental health workers. Suhauna Hussain in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 9/17/19

The mayor and the billionaire: A tweet raises hopes - and questions - about MLS in Sacramento -- Long-suffering Sacramento soccer fans are starved for any hints that Sacramento’s now five-year-long effort to win a Major League Soccer franchise may be coming to a successful conclusion. Tony Bizjak and Marcos Bretón in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 9/17/19

Alice Waters says Gourmet Ghetto name should go: ‘I have never liked it’ -- Acclaimed Berkeley chef Alice Waters supports changing the name of the Gourmet Ghetto, joining a new business owner on the block pushing for a rechristening of the culinary neighborhood. Mallory Moench in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 9/17/19

Taxes, Fees, Rates, Tolls, Bonds 

Taxing your electric car to pay for highway repairs is gaining momentum -- Momentum is growing in Congress for some sort of federal tax or fee on electric vehicles. David Lightman McClatchy DC -- 9/17/19

Spiking cost of CalPERS health insurance surprises cities and schools in Sacramento region -- Prices for CalPERS’ most popular health insurance plans are going up more in Sacramento County than in most of the state, partly as a result of a change the retirement fund’s board made to how it groups insurance markets last year. Wes Venteicher in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 9/17/19

Transit  

Muni trains tie own terrible on-time record for 2019 -- According to the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s self-reported Muni report card, the combined light rail performance across the city has not managed a 50 percent on-time rating in 2019. Most individual lines have not cracked the 50 percent marker for even a single month all year—with the only exceptions being the L-Taraval and N-Judah lines. Adam Brinklow Curbed San Francisco -- 9/17/19

Homeless  

Where could homeless people sleep under L.A. plan? Activists take to streets to check -- When Los Angeles City Councilman Mitch O’Farrell laid out a proposal that would bar people from sleeping on streets and sidewalks near schools, parks and other targeted facilities, local activists lined up at a City Hall hearing to denounce the idea and showed up at O’Farrell’s home in Glassell Park to protest. Now they have taken to the streets again — this time with pens and maps. Emily Alpert Reyes in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 9/17/19

White House says it knows how to cut San Francisco’s homeless population in half -- President Donald Trump’s advisers say in a new report that California could cut San Francisco’s homeless population in half by making the city’s building codes more like the ones in development-friendly Arizona. Michael Wilner and Bryan Anderson in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 9/17/19

Trump sees ‘liberal policies’ fueling California homeless crisis. What can he do about it? -- President Donald Trump is likely to run into stiff resistance if he pitches federal intervention to solve California’s rising homelessness crisis, absent buy-in from the state. Experts say there are steps the federal government can take to help California and other states get people off the streets, but they would require local cooperation. Emily Cadei and Michael Wilner McClatchy DC -- 9/17/19

Wildfire  

As wildfires worsen, U.S. Forest Service seeks 1,500 temporary workers in California -- To combat this growing threat, the U.S. Forest Service on Monday, Sept. 16, began accepting applications for 1,500 temporary jobs to work in the 18 national forests across the state next spring and summer, said Brenda Kendrix, a USFS spokesperson for the Pacific Region in Vallejo. Steve Scauzillo in the San Bernardino Sun$ -- 9/17/19

Education 

Amid uproar over exec pay increases, CCSF chancellor says raises not final -- In an effort to calm a furor over double-digit executive pay hikes at financially troubled City College of San Francisco, Chancellor Mark Rocha said Monday that faculty and student protesters erred in thinking that the trustees had already approved the raises. Nanette Asimov in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 9/17/19

Removing lead from water would be priority in proposed school construction bond -- The first significant state funding to test and remove lead from drinking water in California’s schools is included in a state construction bond that will appear on the March 2020 ballot if Gov. Gavin Newsom signs the bill that the Legislature passed on Friday. John Fensterwald EdSource -- 9/17/19

Cannabis 

Sacramento Fined Homeowners $94 Million For Illegal Cannabis Grows — But Many Claim They’re Innocent -- His case isn’t unique. The city has issued about $94 million in administrative penalties against property owners for illegal cannabis cultivation since August 2017. It’s collected $5.5 million from those fines, as hundreds of property owners have challenged more than $50 million of the penalties. Dozens of them say they rented to tenants who operated the illegal grows without their knowledge, despite following best practices as a landlord. Scott Rodd Capital Public Radio -- 9/17/19

Immigration / Border 

Pentagon puts brakes on 3 border barrier projects because of cost -- The Defense Department is no longer moving forward with three border barrier projects in California and Arizona, according to a court filing Monday. Matthew Choi Politico -- 9/17/19

Protesters march to SF City Hall, demand amnesty for immigrant children held at border -- Signs and flags in hand, hundreds of people chanted, sang and banged drums as they marched Monday from the Mission District in San Francisco to City Hall, demanding amnesty for children being detained at the U.S.-Mexico border. Alejandro Serrano in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 9/17/19

Tent courts open as latest hurdle for migrants seeking asylum in the U.S. -- The woman arrived well before dawn with her 4-year-old daughter for the first full day of hearings Monday as the U.S. government’s new tent court for migrants opened on the banks of the Rio Grande. Molly Hennessy-Fiske in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 9/17/19

Honduran youth pastor sent to Tijuana under ‘Remain in Mexico’ wins asylum -- The man recently led the construction of a shelter for women and children who have been returned under the Trump administration’s Migrant Protection Protocols. Kate Morrissey, Gustavo Solis in the San Diego Union-Tribune$ -- 9/17/19

Also . . . 

The Cost of Running Guantánamo Bay: $13 Million Per Prisoner -- Set up nearly 18 years ago to house detainees in the war on terrorism, the prison on the remote naval base has grown into what appears to be the most expensive on earth. Carol Rosenberg in the New York Times$ -- 9/17/19

POTUS 45  

Trump's deference to Saudi Arabia infuriates much of D.C. -- Saudi Arabia is once again a radioactive political football in the U.S., and President Donald Trump can’t resist grabbing it. Nahal Toosi Politico -- 9/17/19

In New Mexico rally, Trump makes a direct appeal to Hispanic voters -- President Trump, whose crackdown on illegal immigration and incendiary rhetoric about Latinos have been hallmarks of his first term, made a direct appeal here Monday night to Hispanic voters to secure him a second term. Philip Rucker and Reis Thebault in the Washington Post$ -- 9/17/19

Beltway 

Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao faces investigation over ‘troubling’ ethics allegations -- Noting that federal employees are forbidden from using public office for friends’ or relatives’ “private gain,” the committee’s letter to Chao cites media reports that allege the secretary leveraged her position to help Foremost Group — a New York-based shipping company that carries goods between the United States and China and that is owned by her father and sisters — gain “influence and status” with the Chinese government that has given the firm millions in loans. Hannah Knowles in the Washington Post$ -- 9/17/19

Kamala Harris grew up in a mostly white world. Then she went to a black university in a black city -- When anyone challenges her racial identity, the presidential candidate points to her four years at Howard University. Robin Givhan in the Washington Post$ -- 9/17/19

 

-- Monday Updates 

California bullet train’s mishandling of land deals adds to mounting costs and delays -- California’s bullet train project confronts an array of political and financial challenges, but its biggest problem involves mismanagement of land acquisitions, which has contributed to construction delays, cost increases, litigation and the launch of a federal audit. Ralph Vartabedian in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 9/16/19

California trumpets its climate leadership. But wildfires and flying could stymie its goals -- California prides itself on having steadily lowered its greenhouse gas emissions over the past decade, surpassing a major goal for 2020 years early. But the reality behind that progress is more complicated. J.D. Morris in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 9/16/19

California Gov. Gavin Newsom takes executive action on vaping and e-cigarettes -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a crackdown on illicit e-cigarettes on Monday and plans to launch a state-sponsored public awareness campaign about the dangers of the devices amid a nationwide outbreak of serious lung illness connected to vaping. Phil Willon in the Los Angeles Times$ Sophia Bollag in the Sacramento Bee$ Catherine Ho in the San Francisco Chronicle$Ben Christopher Calmatters Kathleen Ronayne Associated Press -- 9/16/19

Newsom to visiting Trump: Help us on homelessness -- As Trump has mulled a federal intervention, Newsom has repeatedly implored the president to provide support rather than a crackdown and assailed him for cutting aid. Jeremy B. White Politico -- 9/16/19

California asks Trump for housing vouchers to aid homeless -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday asked President Donald Trump to approve more housing vouchers as Trump’s administration weighs in on the most populous state’s massive homelessness problem. Don Thompson Associated Press -- 9/16/19

Vapers seek relief from nicotine addiction by turning to cigarettes -- Lucas McClain started smoking cigarettes in high school but switched to vaping after he heard e-cigarettes were a safer alternative. His vape of choice became Juul, the king of electronic cigarettes — which comes with a king-size nicotine hit. Now 21, McClain wants to quit so badly that he’s turning back to the problem he fled in the first place: good old-fashioned cigarettes. Ana B. Ibarra Kaiser Health News via the Los Angeles Times$ -- 9/16/19

California gas prices are likely to rise after attack on Saudi oil plant -- Within a week or two, prices at the pump could be up 10 to 25 cents per gallon, said Patrick DeHaan, head of petroleum analysis at Gas Buddy, a company that tracks real-time gas prices. They could jump even higher if the Saudi plant cannot resume operations as quickly as expected, he said. Samantha Masunaga in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 9/16/19

No One Can Agree on How to Price California Home Insurance for Wildfires -- Finding home insurance in wildfire-prone parts of California is getting more difficult and more expensive. No one can agree on how to make it any easier. Nicole Friedman in the Wall Street Journal$ -- 9/16/19

AB5 gig work bill: All your questions answered -- Groundbreaking new California legislation impeding many companies from claiming workers are independent contractors takes effect in 2020. AB5 passed the Senate and Assembly last week, and Gov. Gavin Newsom has indicated he will sign it. Here are answers to questions about the gig work bill. Carolyn Said in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 9/16/19

California’s Legislature tackled big issues in 2019. Bigger fights might be coming -- Sixteen weeks will pass between the first and second acts of the California Legislature’s two-year session, an intermission that began Saturday and is often seen as a chance to switch gears from one set of topics to another. But this time, the second year could be consumed by battles left over from the first. John Myers in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 9/16/19

New vision for two megaprojects: One development of almost 4,000 homes across SF and San Mateo counties -- Three years ago, a San Francisco supervisor threatened to annex the former Baylands landfill in Brisbane if the bordering town didn’t agree to build housing on the 660-acre site. J.K. Dineen in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 9/16/19

Disaster Days: How megafires, guns and other 21st century crises are disrupting CA schools -- Each year, millions of Californians send their children to public K-12 classrooms, assuming that, from around Labor Day to early summer, there will be one given: A school day on a district’s calendar will mean a day of instruction in school. But that fixed point is changing, according to a CalMatters analysis of public school closures. Ricardo Cano Calmatters -- 9/16/19

California Public School Closure Database 2002-2019 -- Working with school closure data gathered by the California Department of Education, CalMatters built an interactive database to examine the amount of instructional time public schools lose each year to natural disasters, unsafe conditions and other emergencies in California. Each closure day equals one lost day of instruction at a single public school site. Mohamed Al Elew, Ricardo Cano, and John Osborn D’Agostino Calmatters -- 9/16/19

What wildfire did to one California town’s schools in four years -- Catherine Stone pulled into a packed parking lot at Middletown High School on the hot and excessively windy Saturday of September 12, 2015. A small but fast-growing fire had erupted hours earlier, a dozen miles away on Cobb Mountain. First responders needed an evacuation center and wanted to use Middletown High. Ricardo Cano Calmatters -- 9/16/19

Boy’s death seemed like a failure of L.A.'s child-welfare system. It wasn’t so simple -- A new report about the death of Noah Cuatro has absolved the Department of Children and Family Services of responsibility in the case. Matt Stiles in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 9/16/19

Pedestrians die every 90 minutes in the U.S., and low-income areas are hurt most -- The memorial to Christian Vega near a busy Los Angeles intersection is a serene arrangement of flowers and votive candles offset from the busy sidewalk by a row of bushes. Arren Kimbel-Sannit, Derek Hall, Lindsay Walker, Kailey Broussard in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 9/16/19

San Franciscans are fascinated by Sacramento real estate. Is that why prices are skyrocketing? -- Sacramento’s rising rents are among the highest in the country, and housing costs are above the national average. Yet new data shows that the capital region is increasingly popular among San Francisco residents looking for a less costly alternative to the city by the bay. Tony Bizjak in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 9/16/19

An immigrant poet and activist faced deportation by ICE. Then two NFL players bailed him out -- A few months ago, Jose Bello’s future looked grim: detention, imprisonment, deportation and a long-term separation from his infant son. His only offense, he claimed, was reading a poem. Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 9/16/19

Boyarsky: Does Trump Really Want to Help the Homeless? -- Tackling the immensity and complexity of homelessness has proved itself beyond the reach of local governments and their taxpayers, even those as generous as Los Angelenos. That is why President Donald Trump’s threat–or offer–to intervene in California’s struggle against this affliction deserves close skeptical, attention. Bill Boyarsky Fox & Hounds -- 9/16/19