The face of the Bay Area’s urban core has been rapidly transformed by gentrification, according to a new report.
Carolyn Jones reports for the S.F. Chronicle: “Oakland lost almost half of its African American population from 1990 to 2011, and fewer African Americans own homes, says the report from Causa Justa, an Oakland housing advocacy group, and the Alameda County Public Health Department. Rents in neighborhoods that were once predominantly African American, such as North Oakland and West Oakland, have risen so high they're now closing in on those in Rockridge and Montclair.”
“In fact, Oakland had some of the country's highest rents and rent increases in 2013, real estate data show.”
A federal judge said more than 100,000 pages of potential evidence against Ron Calderon shouldn’t be turned over to his lawyer.
The Associated Press reports: “Calderon's lawyer Mark Geragos, however, objected to a protective order for the information that sought to keep details confidential. Geragos told the judge he intends to bring a motion against prosecutors for outrageous conduct after an FBI affidavit detailing allegations against his client was leaked to Al-Jazeera America last year.”
Leland Yee pled not guilty to alleged gun trafficking and corruption charges.
Howard Mintz reports for the Mercury News: “Flanked by some of his alleged criminal confederates, suspended state Sen. Leland Yee pleaded not guilty Tuesday to federal gun trafficking and political corruption charges -- the first step in what promises to be a drawn-out legal drama to determine whether he will spend the rest of his life in prison.”
A recent Supreme Court ruling on campaign finance laws shouldn’t cause too much of a shake up in California’s elections.
John Wildermuth reports for the S.F. Chronicle: “Despite decades of efforts to change, reform and revise the state’s convoluted campaign finance laws, California politicians have sources of political cash that federal candidates can only lust after.”
The leading GOP gubernatorial candidate said he wants to eliminate California’s Child Protective Services.
David Siders reports for the Sacramento Bee: “"If I were in charge of the entire state, I can tell you right now I would abolish CPS," he said at a news conference at the Capitol, "because CPS has become the greatest threat to the very kids it was designed to protect."
“Donnelly, a state assemblyman from Twin Peaks, called the news conference to promote legislation that would require social workers to conduct video or audio recordings of their interactions with children and parents when investigating child abuse. He said recordings would protect both families and social workers in disputes.”
Donnelly isn’t backing away from controversial comments he made in the past, recently unearthed by the L.A. Times.
Chris Megerian reports for the L.A. Times: “In the Temecula speech, Donnelly referred to illegal immigration as an insurgency. On Tuesday, he said illegal immigrants involved in crime “represent an insurgency that threatens the lives of every Californian who encounters it.”
“He said California was different in 2006 and “everyone who has ever run for office started somewhere. I started at the border. I was a Minuteman. “
Hilary Clinton, the leading unofficial candidate for the White House in 2016, is making her rounds giving speeches on the West Coast this week.
Carla Marinucci reports for the S.F. Chronicle: “Clinton said she won't decide whether to run "for a while," adding that the United States would be better served if it "had the limited campaign period that other countries have ... 30 to 60 or 90 days ... because then we could pay attention to these upcoming elections" like the 2014 midterms.”
“Clinton may not have be officially running, but Republicans are already treating her like a candidate.”
The show will go on for orcas and their SeaWorld trainers.
Mike Gardner reports for the UT-San Diego: “In a victory for SeaWorld, lawmakers on Tuesday shelved legislation that would have closed the San Diego park’s main attraction by outlawing the use of trained captive orcas in shows at world-famous Shamu stadium.”
A debate is brewing at the Capitol over beer.
John Howard reports for Capitol Weekly: ” The issue is whether the state’s Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control has enough people to effectively regulate brewers, especially the increasingly popular craft brewing industry.”
“California has about 430 craft brewers and they say more effective regulation will help ensure market fairness, catch bad actors, curb illegal activities and better serve the public”
