A Trump ralley turned violent yesterday after anti-Trump campaigners egged The Donald's supporters and even burned their hats on the ground.
John Wildermuth in The Chronicle: "An angry Donald Trump called Thursday night for Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton to be jailed as hundreds of anti-Trump demonstrators filled the streets around the San Jose McEnery Convention Center."
"The FBI investigation into her private email server when she was secretary of state has shown terrible things, he said."
"I’ve read so much about her emails, and I have to say she’s guilty as hell,” Trump, the presumptive GOP nominee, told the cheering crowd. “The fact that she’s allowed to participate in this race is a disgrace to the U.S.A.”
SEE ALSO: Protestors punch, throw eggs at Trump supporters in San Jose -- Martha Mendoza in OC Register; Clinton says Trump's foreign policy agenda is dangerously incoherent -- Evan Halper in L.A. Times; Trump says U.S.-born judge has conflict of interest in Trump University case because of his Mexican heritage -- Lisa Mascaro in L.A. Times
Clinton shot back at Trump yesterday, slamming him for illogical policy and appealing to the fear of his inability to lead the country through a nuclear dilemma.
Politico's Michael Crowley writes: "Hillary Clinton threw a barrage of stinging one-liners at Donald Trump on Thursday. But at the heart of her speech was one powerful question for voters: “Do we want his finger anywhere near the button?"
"In an address that slammed Trump on everything from what Clinton called his bigotry toward Muslims and Mexicans to his talk of torturing terrorists and executing their family members, nothing was so grave as Clinton's implication that a Trump presidency might end the 70-year global taboo against the use of nuclear weapons."
"This is not someone who should ever have the nuclear codes,” Clinton said. “It’s not hard to imagine Donald Trump leading us into a war just because somebody got under his very thin skin."
Sac Bee's Christopher Cadelago: "Kamala Harris has fortified her first-place standing in Tuesday’s primary for the right to succeed U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer, while a splintering of lesser-known Republicans is vaulting fellow Democrat Loretta Sanchez into the fall runoff, according to the latest Field Poll."
"Harris, the state attorney general and leader in each of the four previous polls, draws support from 30 percent of likely primary voters, with Sanchez, a veteran congresswoman, in second at 14 percent. Nearly a third of voters are undecided, a figure that has remained high since last year."
"Nine percent of likely voters favor other candidates, while none of the Republicans receive more than 4 percent support. All signs point to a Harris-Sanchez runoff come Tuesday, said Mark DiCamillo, director of the poll."
A gender-equity pay bill was approved by the House Thursday that would disallow employees from seeking an applicant's salary history from previous companies.
L.A. Time's Patrick McGreevy reports: "Continuing efforts to close the pay gap between men and women, the California Assembly on Thursday approved a bill that would prohibit employers from seeking salary histories from job applicants."
"Assemblywoman Nora Campos (D-San Jose) argued that employers use the salary histories as justification to continue underpaying women ."
“The fact we are still having to argue that women workers should be paid fairly and equitably for their work is outrageous,” Campos said. “I’m glad my Assembly colleagues agree we need to continue fighting for equality.”
California's agricultural labor force will have a tough time finding overtime pay after the Assembly shot down the emotionally charged bill with a 37-35 vote.
Sac Bee's Jeremy B. White writes: "California farmworkers will not be entitled to extra overtime pay, with lawmakers turning back a measure to lift laborers’ wages after an intense debate."
"After deliberation that spanned over an hour, featuring emotional speeches from 16 different lawmakers and three Bible quotes – two in favor of overtime and one against – Assembly Bill 2757 failed on a 37-35 vote. Eight Democrats opposed the bill and seven withheld votes."
"Farmworkers watched from the balcony and United Farm Workers of America President Arturo Rodriguez, whose union sponsored the measure, looked on from the floor. Lawmakers with agricultural backgrounds made emotional appeals on both sides: some who hailed from lines of farmworkers talked about uplifting those laborers, while others who worked on family farms warned about burying those businesses."
A bill that would require doctors on criminal probation to alert patients of their legal status failed in the Senate this week,
Taryn Luna reports in Sac Bee: "A bill requiring doctors on probation to tell patients about their status failed in the Senate this week."
"Senate Bill 1033, introduced by Sen. Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo, lost on the Senate floor Wednesday with 15 votes in favor, six votes short of passing. Thirteen voted against, and a dozen members opted to not weigh in at all."
"Sen. Richard Pan, D-Sacramento, spoke out against the bill, questioning language suggesting doctors would need to disclose allegations against them before a final decision is rendered on their case. Pan, a physician, voted against the bill."
Charter school supporters are paying heavily into legislative races, with wealthy donors providing over $9 million in campaign funding.
Jim Miller in Sac Bee writes: "Charter school advocates and their allies, largely bankrolled by a handful of wealthy donors, are dominating the state’s political landscape this primary season, pouring nearly $9 million into legislative races around the state."
"Saying they are tired of current conditions in California schools, they are spending in 12 different districts, seeking to elect lawmakers they believe will be more sympathetic to their cause on such issues as teacher performance, tenure and the way schools are governed."
"The California California Charter Schools Association, EdVoice and the charter-school funded Parent Teacher Alliance are spending significantly more than those groups committed during the last three legislative primary seasons, through Wednesday spending a third of all outside money seeking to influence legislative elections."
SEE ALSO: OC Board of Education races propped by money from charter advocates, teacher unions -- Roxana Kopetman in OC Register.
The state Assembly approved a bill that would expand California's Coastal Commission by hiring three new low-income community liaisons.
Patrick McGreevy reports in LA Times: "The state Assembly on Thursday approved a bill that would expand the California Coastal Commission with three new members representing low-income communities experiencing environmental problems."
"The bill, which now goes to the Senate for consideration, is one of several introduced this year in response to controversy over the recent Coastal Commission decision to remove Executive Director Charles Lester during a closed-door session with little public explanation."
"Assemblywoman Autumn Burke (D-Marina del Rey) introduced the bill to expand the board with new members who must work directly with communities in the state that are most burdened by high levels of pollution."
SEE ALSO: Ballot plan would expand DWP board and allow its members to get paid -- David Zahniser with L.A. Times.
A new bill in the Senate aims to tackle recidivism amongst minorities by doing away with seemingly unfair policies related to previous drug crimes.
Alexei Koseff reports in Sac Bee: "After initially falling short in April, a bill to repeal sentencing enhancements for certain drug crimes passed the California Senate on Thursday."
"Senate Bill 966, by Sen. Holly Mitchell, D-Los Angeles, removes automatic three-year augmentations given to someone convicted for the sale, possession for sale, distribution or transportation of drugs such as cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and PCP if they have previously been convicted of those crimes."
"Mitchell sought to address a practice that she said has been disproportionately used against blacks and Latinos, filling up jails while failing to reduce the availability of drugs"
Sacramento's mayoral race is seeing mud slinging after a hit on candidate Darrel Steinberg wormed its way to the surface.
Ryan Lillis reports in Sac Bee: "A campaign mailer arrived at Sacramento homes Tuesday describing mayoral candidate Darrell Steinberg as an anti-union politician working on behalf of “powerful special interests” to harm Latino farmworkers."
"That same day, roughly 300 members of the United Farm Workers union gathered in Sacramento to call Spanish-speaking voters and urge them to vote for Steinberg, a former labor attorney widely considered a pro-union candidate."
"This is what the final week of an expensive, competitive election looks like."
