What can a new President Trump really do on Day One? A guide for the worried
LAT's DOYLE MCMANUS: "President-elect Donald Trump made hundreds of promises during his campaign, including dozens he vowed to implement on “Day One” of his administration. At the top of the list: closing the U.S. border with Mexico, mass deportations, increased oil and gas production, and retribution against his political opponents.
Many of his proposals would hit California hard, and Gov. Gavin Newsom has already promised to wage war in the courts against the new administration."
Trump’s star rises as California shifts to political center. ‘Even progressives have limits’
Sac Bee's JENAVIEVE HATCH, DAVID LLIGHTMAN, ARI PLACHTA, MATHEW MIRANDA, NICOLE NIXON and ANDREW SHEELER: "Three weeks before he was declared the winner of the presidential election, Donald
Trump greeted a crowd of impassioned fans in sunny Coachella, declaring that he and he alone could “rescue” California — a once-great state he described as “paradise lost.” “Kamala Harris got you into this mess, and only Trump is going to get you out of it,” he told the crowd. His rhetoric — the same anti-immigrant, tough-on-crime rhetoric that characterized his first campaign in 2016 and his second in 2020 — struck a chord."
How did California’s economy fare under President Donald Trump’s first term?
Sac Bee's ANDREW SHEELER: "Was California’s economy better under President Donald Trump than under President Joe Biden? Hard to say.
Evaluating the entire economy is not easy, but one measure is unemployment. The state’s annual jobless rates were between 4% and 4.8% from 2017 to 2019, Trump’s first three years in office. Then came the Covid pandemic in March 2020, and the year’s rate averaged 10.2%."
California empowered immigrants to speak up at work. Trump could end their protections
CALMatters's JEANNE KUANG: "In 30 years in America, Alejandro Gamez took any job he could as an undocumented worker — at fast food restaurants, factories and car washes and driving trucks, even when conditions were poor. “I had no status,” he said. “I had no options.”
But after speaking up in 2017 about unpaid wages at an Inglewood car wash, his fortunes changed. As part of a state investigation into that employer’s labor practices, Gamez this year became eligible for four years of protection from deportation — and a temporary work permit that seemed to open doors overnight. The 51-year-old Hawthorne resident said he can apply for better, stable jobs that pay more and provide benefits. He now has a union-represented position in a college kitchen and a Social Security number to build his credit."
Democrats have a fundamental misunderstanding of why Latino Americans voted for Trump (OP-ED)
Sac Bee's ANTONIO MOLINAR: "Racism lost in this election, and that’s something the country should be proud of. When all was said and done, the election was largely predicated on the vote of several racial, ethnic and religious demographics in the Midwest and other key voting grounds that spoke loudly either in full support of Donald Trump or in protest of Kamala Harris.
Perhaps the most influential of these was the vote of Latino men. After the election, Democrats are left wondering to themselves what could possibly have driven Latino men — and most critically young Latino men — to vote so drastically against their own interests."
The Micheli Minute, November 11, 2024
Capitol Weekly's CHRIS MICHELI: "Lobbyist and McGeorge law professor Chris Micheli offers a quick look at what’s coming up this week under the Capitol Dome."
What led to Daniel Lurie’s win? Insiders reveal his key strategy and how he beat London Breed
The Chronicle's JD MORRIS: "Daniel Lurie was not well known to San Francisco voters when he walked into City Hall in September 2023 to declare he was running to unseat Mayor London Breed.
Lurie delivered a clear message that day that would broadly resonate with dissatisfied residents craving change and eventually help win him the election. Speaking to a packed crowd of supporters in Potrero Hill, Lurie, a nonprofit founder and heir to the Levi Strauss fortune, said Breed was not “challenging the system.”"
Gavin Newsom is heading to Washington D.C. to game plan for Trump presidency
The Chronicle's SOPHIA BOLLAG: "Gov. Gavin Newsom will travel Monday to Washington to meet with White House officials and members of California’s congressional delegation to discuss policies that could be targeted by President-elect Donald Trump.
Newsom plans to advocate for disaster response funding, climate waivers and health care policies that require federal approval, spokesperson Izzy Gardon said."
READ MORE -- Newsom’s war on Trump heats up with D.C. trip to lobby for California’s wish list -- LAT's MATT HAMILTON
Placer school board candidate was fired by the district. He’s likely to win the election
JENNAH PENDLETON, SacBee: "Despite announcing the end of his candidacy, former teacher Jeremy Jeffreys is on track to win the election for Placer Union High School District Trustee Area 1. He currently leads his opponent, Gayle Hamm, by 13 percentage points.
Jeffreys told Hamm that he was withdrawing from the race in September. A group of people who have not identified themselves continued to campaign on his behalf. He claimed no association with the group, but he appeared on election eve at a candidate meet and greet event for local conservative school board candidates. He said that his attendance was in support of the other candidates."
Controversial Prop. 65 warning labels about toxic chemicals are effective, study says
LAT's TONY BRISCOE: "For nearly 40 years, a controversial California law has required companies to place warning labels on their products alerting consumers to the potential health threats posed by chemicals, or else face lawsuits from lawyers, private citizens and advocacy groups.
Passed as a ballot initiative, the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 has resulted in warnings being affixed to everything from vinyl-covered Bibles to gas station pumps, advising that exposure to some 900 chemicals can cause cancer, birth defects or reproductive harm."
Firefighters continue to make progress in battle against Mountain fire in Ventura County
LAT's PALOMA ESQUIVEL, MATT HAMILTON: "Firefighters continued making progress Sunday against the destructive Mountain fire in Ventura County. The blaze, which has burned more than 20,600 acres and destroyed 134 structures, was 31% contained Sunday night as firefighters continued mopping up hot spots before winds were expected to pick up again Monday, authorities said.
Eleven areas remained under evacuation orders Sunday night, including neighborhoods around Santa Paula and Somis. An additional five were under evacuation warnings, where residents were asked to prepare for a potential evacuation. Up-to-date information on evacuations is available at the Ventura County Sheriff Emergency Services Incident Dashboard."
Unsettled weather returns to Northern California this week with rain, snow
The Chronicle's ANTHONY EDWARDS: "Rain chances are in the Bay Area forecast three times in the next five days, which would be the most rainy days in a week since March.
The first shot of rain will come Monday as a cold front passes over Northern California midmorning before quickly exiting by the midafternoon. About a quarter-inch of rain is expected throughout the Bay Area, with less in the rain-shadowed South Bay and East Bay valleys and higher totals in the hills."
Missed the northern lights? Here’s why Californians may get another chance
The Chronicle's JACK LEE: "Vivid streaks of red, magenta and green illuminated night skies in recent months, when the northern lights made it all the way down to California. Aurora chasers will be excited to hear that additional viewing chances could come in the near future due to heightened solar activity.
In October, NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced the sun has reached the maximum phase of the solar cycle and that this peak could continue for the next year."
With the recall of Pamela Price, this Bay Area DA is now California’s most progressive prosecutor
The Chronicle's BOB EGELKO: "Diana Becton, the relatively low-profile district attorney of Contra Costa County for the last seven years, has suddenly become California’s leading progressive local prosecutor.
With the likely recall of Pamela Price by voters in Alameda County, and George Gascón’s defeat for reelection in Los Angeles County, Becton is the only remaining district attorney on the advisory board of the Prosecutors Alliance of California, the state’s most prominent group of liberal prosecutors. She is also the first Black and first female district attorney in her county’s 167-year history."
How bad is crime on BART? Our data analysis has some answers
The Chronicle's DANIELLE ECHEVERRIA: "Two high-profile attacks on BART this year, including a stabbing earlier this month, left regular riders rattled and frightened. But, in the aftermath, riders told the Chronicle that they were not surprised, saying that using the rail transit system has felt less safe than it did before the pandemic.
BART police data shows that, in some ways, those passengers are right: While the number of violent crimes on the system is lower than it was before the pandemic, the rate of violent crimes per ride, while down slightly this year, is still nearly double what is was in the years pre-COVID, a Chronicle analysis found."
