Stockton's former mayor, Anthony Silva, has been detained and arrested at San Francisco International Airport and has been charged with multiple felonies.
Sacramento Bee's JESSICA HICE: "Former Stockton Mayor Anthony Silva was arrested Sunday afternoon after arriving at San Francisco International Airport, according to Silva’s lawyer, Allen Sawyer."
"Silva was transported to San Joaquin County jail in French Camp and is facing a number of felony charges, including embezzlement by a public official and money laundering, said Tim Daly, spokesman for the San Joaquin District Attorney’s Office."
"Daly said Silva, 42, could be arraigned as early as Monday or Tuesday and the requested bail amount is $1 million. The DA’s Office would have further comments later on, Daly said."
READ MORE related to Local: SF supervisors can now use stipends for City Hall parking spaces -- The Chronicle's EMILY GREEN; Want to run for office? You're not alone, and it's not easy -- The Press-Enterprise's JEFF HORSEMAN; LA County voters to decide on quarter-cent sales tax to fund homeless programs -- Daily News' SUSAN ABRAM
The GOP is set to reveal its Obamacare replacement sometime this week.
NBC News' ALEX MOE/TIM STELLOH: "Republicans will introduce their much-awaited bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act this week, a senior House Republican aide told NBC News."
"We are now at the culmination of a years-long process to keep our promise to the American people," Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan's spokeswoman, AshLee Strong, told NBC News."
"The plan's anticipated release follows a series of town hall meetings across the country that saw angry constituents berating Republican lawmakers over health care policy. Some Republican senators have already threatened to vote it against it, including Rand Paul of Kentucky, who lambasted the bill-writing process as overly secretive."
READ MORE related to Healthcare: Facing big political hurdles, House Republicans ready an ambitious legislative push to repeal Obamacare -- L.A. Times' NOAM N. LEVEY/LISA MASCARO; Is Alzheimer's treatment of injecting stem cells into the brain a breakthrough or quackery? -- O.C. Register's KEITH SHARON
Congress is preparing to probe Trump's wiretapping claim against former President Obama.
AP's DARLENE SUPERVILLE: "Key members of Congress say they will honor President Donald Trump's request to investigate his unsubstantiated claim that Barack Obama overstepped his authority as president and had Trump's telephones tapped during the election campaign. A U.S. official said the FBI has asked the Justice Department to dispute Trump's allegation, though no such statement has been issued."
"Obama's intelligence director also said no such action was ever carried out."
"Trump's startling claim of presidential abuse of power, made without evidence in a series of tweets early Saturday, capped a week in which the positive reaction to his address to Congress quickly evaporated amid the swirl of allegations — and revelations — about contacts between Trump aides and Russia's ambassador to the U.S., both during and after a presidential election Russia is believed to have meddled in."
READ MORE related to Beltway: FBI director asks Justice Department to publicly rebut Trump's wiretap claim -- L.A. Times' LAURA KING/DEL QUENTIN WILBER; Activists try to build Women's March momentum with 1-day strike -- The Chronicle's KEVIN FAGAN; Trump enlists Congress, ex-intel chief denies Obama wiretapping -- AP's DARLENE SUPERVILLE
READ MORE related to Sacramento Bee: Alabama city re-enacts march that sparked 'Bloody Sunday' -- AP
Sacramento's 5th LGBT Wedding Expo has largely been a success.
Sacramento Bee's STEPHEN MAGAGNINI: "Mia Kumar-Pesci tapped her moccasins and bounced up and down in one of her dads’ arms while a dozen members of the Sacramento Gay Men’s Chorus sang “Material Girl” and “Luck Be a Lady Tonight” at Sacramento’s fifth annual LGBT Wedding Expo Sunday."
"It’s so nice to see the Hyatt hotel hosting something like this,” said Robye Kumar, 42, a banker from Elk Grove, as he kept the beat with Mia. “Seeing all the gay-friendly hotels, country clubs and other vendors – it’s a sea of `yes’ vs. the ‘no’ you hear on the news."
"His husband, Matthew Pesci, 38, added that it’s not just high-end businesses that appreciate the value of “the pink dollar.” “I was impressed by the number of restaurants that actually want to cater our wedding,” he said, including Dickey’s barbecue chain."
Incoming storms are expected to bring some snow to the lowlands.
Sacramento Bee's ELLEN GARRISON: "The rain may have petered off overnight in Sacramento, but snow continues to come down in the mountains on Sunday."
"As of 9:30 a.m. Sunday, two feet of snow had fallen on Donner Pass, 20 inches at Kingvale, 22 inches at Boreal and 18 inches at Heavenly, according to National Weather Service Meteorologist Eric Kurth. Between the snow and heavy winds, road conditions reached whiteout levels and Caltrans closed I-80 from Colfax to the Nevada state line."
“We’re still going to get more throughout the day,” Kurth said. A NWS winter storm warning remains in effect until 4 p.m. Monday."
READ MORE related to Environment: California's reservoirs are filled with gunk, and it's crowding out room to store water -- L.A. Times' GEORGE SKELTON; California won't meet its climate change goals without a lot more housing density in its cities -- L.A. Times' LIAM DILLON; If recent storms put water in your basement, here's what you need to do -- Sacramento Bee's DEBBIE ARRINGTON; Riverbanks collapse after Oroville Dam spillway shut off -- The Chronicle's KURTIS ALEXANDER/TARA DUGGAN
Thousands of detained immigrants are claiming that they are victims of forced labor.
WaPo's KRISTINE PHILLIPS: "Tens of thousands of immigrants detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement were forced to work for $1 day, or for nothing at all - a violation of federal anti-slavery laws - a lawsuit claims."
"The lawsuit, filed in 2014 against one of the largest private prison companies in the country, reached class-action status this week after a federal judge's ruling. That means the case could involve as many as 60,000 immigrants who have been detained."
"It's the first time a class-action lawsuit accusing a private U.S. prison company of forced labor has been allowed to move forward."
READ MORE related to Immigration: 'Get out of the country': The rhetoric behind shootings targeting Indians in two states -- L.A. Times' RICK ANDERSON; At Boyle Heights arts show We Never Needed Papers to Thrive, immigrants are the focus -- and the stars -- L.A. Times' STEVE SALDIVAR; Trump's puzzling strategy on old, new travel bans -- The Chronicle's BOB EGELKO; Under Trump, fast-track deportations could extend into Bay Area -- The Chronicle's HAMED ALEAZIZ; Trump Today: President praises book slamming Obama on immigration -- The Chronicle's JENNA LYONS; 'Free Romulo' rally set for LA man arrested by ICE near school -- Daily News' BRENDA GAZZAR
L.A. faces an upcoming vote on Measure S which will determine the development regulation of the city.
L.A. Times' THOMAS CURWEN: "To better understand the battle for the future of Los Angeles, start with a long walk down a dim tunnel beneath the Hall of Administration. In a storage room under Grand Park where the county assessor keeps its map books, the clamor over Measure S — the March 7 ballot initiative aimed at regulating development in the city — seems far away."
"Computers upstairs record recent transactions, but in these books — in the pencil, ink and stenciled lettering — is a glimpse of the forces that shaped this metropolis as it slowly spread across a dusty floodplain through cycles of boom and bust."
"The pages are tattered and dog-eared, and each parcel is neatly ruled and numbered as if the power of geometry could forestall the rancorous debates over development that have divided communities, pitted opportunists against idealists and seen landmarks and monstrosities rise and fall."
The Board of Education race in Los Angeles has become the most expensive in the country due to the influence of outside spending, but the influx of big bucks has made it harder for new hopefuls.
L.A. Times' HOWARD BLUME: "The three races for the Los Angeles Board of Educationare the most expensive school board contests in the country because opposing special interests — charter-school advocates and the local teachers union — are spending millions to back favored candidates."
"Other hopefuls for the seats are getting none of this money to get their messages out. But they’d like you to know about them, too"
"In District 6, the east San Fernando Valley, charter school supporters are spending the most, on behalf of Kelly Gonez, while Imelda Padilla benefits from the other big-money backer, United Teachers Los Angeles."
A raise in international 'barebones' flight fares has also seen a spike in ancillary fees for things that used to be free.
The Chronicle's SPUD HILTON: "When Jenny Meyer’s boyfriend bought the bare-bones ticket from San Francisco to Frankfurt, it seemed like a solid bargain. Then she paid extra for two carry-on bags, each at double the rate most fliers pay for a checked bag, and she paid extra to pick her seat — twice, once for each leg between the layover in Iceland."
"It still seemed a reasonable fare — until she asked for water. The only option: Buy a $4 bottle."
"It just felt like a hostage situation a little bit,” said Meyer, 34, of Alameda. “It’s like ‘You have to buy this. You don’t have a choice. We have you up in the air.’"
