Updating Sunday . . .

‘A big blow’: How home prices could be impacted by insurers pulling out of California -- With Allstate and State Farm no longer offering new home insurance policies in California, real estate agents are closely watching the impact on sales. Some are worried. Claire Hao in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 6/4/23

How Covid made it nearly impossible to pass new vaccine rules -- The HPV vaccine has been around for almost two decades and could spare thousands of people from developing cervical and oral cancer — so mandating it for schoolchildren once seemed an easy call for Democrats in deep-blue California. Rachel Bluth Politico -- 6/4/23

‘Whoa, this doesn’t make sense’: Why is Oakland’s budget in such bad shape? -- For the past month, Oakland’s leaders have been entrenched in a budget process mired in tough choices, facing what officials have described as the largest deficit in its history. Shomik Mukherjee in the East Bay Times$ -- 6/4/23

‘He instigated a lot of hatred’: Dolores Huerta, San Diegans call to remove Pete Wilson statue downtown -- The labor leader and civil rights activist says she supports a movement to remove the statue of the former mayor and governor, the chief champion of Proposition 187 targeting undocumented immigrants. Emily Alvarenga in the San Diego Union-Tribune$ -- 6/4/23

Port of Oakland congestion can delay cargo trucks for hours. This project aims to fix that -- Roughly 40% of all containers hauled in and out of the Port of Oakland travel along 7th Street, sometimes barely scraping through a deteriorating, graffitied Union Pacific Railroad underpass before connecting to Interstate 880 and arriving at their final destination. Katie Lauer in the San Jose Mercury$ -- 6/4/23

Barabak: How California, land of Nixon and Reagan, turned blue and changed American politics -- Through money and lavish attention, Bill Clinton colored California a lasting shade of blue, dramatically reshaping the nation’s presidential map in the process. Mark Z. Barabak in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 6/4/23

As his political career faltered, Nathan Fletcher had nearly $1 million in campaign cash. He still has options for how to spend it -- The former District 4 supervisor and state Senate candidate has time to decide how to use his remaining campaign money, including whether to support other candidates or seek to fund his own legal defense. Deborah Sullivan Brennan in the San Diego Union-Tribune$ -- 6/4/23

Banks: Why are we still freaking out about families with two mommies or daddies in L.A.? -- A decade since a ban on same-sex marriage was struck down, such families have ceased to be novelties. Sandy Banks in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 6/4/23

Thousands of California families are still homeschooling their children. What’s keeping them from the classroom? -- Since the year before the pandemic shut down schools, the number of California kids being homeschooled has skyrocketed by 70% — and despite a return to in-person learning, many are not going back. Elissa Miolene in the San Jose Mercury$ -- 6/4/23

In a Contentious Lawmaking Season, Red States Got Redder and Blue Ones Bluer -- With single-party statehouse control at its highest level in decades, legislators across much of the country leaned into cultural issues and bulldozed the opposition. Mitch Smith in the New York Times$ -- 6/4/23

Workplace

Directors Guild reaches deal on a new contract with the studios -- The Directors Guild of America said it has reached a “historic deal” with the major studios on a new three-year film and TV contract. Anousha Sakoui in the Los Angeles Times$ Marisa Iati in the Washington Post$ John Koblin in the New York Times$ -- 6/4/23

Homeless

After encampment clearing at San Jose’s Coyote Creek, only some find shelter -- The city housed or sheltered about 30 of the 200 homeless people living by the creek. Ethan Varian in the San Jose Mercury$ -- 6/4/23

Interim housing in San Jose might be cheap at first, but long-term costs could quickly surge -- Budget director says shouldering the costs will be ‘a challenge’ going forward. Mayor says price is worth getting hundreds off the streets. Gabriel Greschler in the San Jose Mercury$ -- 6/4/23

Guns

San Diego County residents ‘turn outrage into action,’ call for end to gun violence -- People across San Diego County donned orange shirts Saturday to recognize Wear Orange Weekend and National Gun Violence Awareness Day while advocating for policy changes, trauma support for survivors and better gun-violence prevention. Lauren J. Mapp in the San Diego Union-Tribune$ -- 6/4/23

Street

‘My arm was dangling’: Woman claims Antioch police broke her arm during 2019 arrest -- A woman claims two Antioch police officers — including one named in a racist text messaging scandal embroiling the city’s police department — broke her arm while wrongfully detaining her nearly four years ago, according to a federal lawsuit filed this week. Jakob Rodgers in the East Bay Times$ -- 6/4/23

Climate

Arizona’s water troubles show how climate change is reshaping the West -- The decision by Arizona this week to limit residential construction in some parts of the fast-growing Phoenix suburbs is another major warning about how climate change is disrupting lifestyles and economies of the West. Joshua Partlow, Brady Dennis, Isaac Stanley-Becker in the Washington Post$ -- 6/4/23

Also

All the unexpected ways ChatGPT is infiltrating students’ lives -- Far beyond cheating, artificial intelligence is changing the way some students learn and live. Susan Svrluga and Hannah Natanson in the Washington Post$ -- 6/4/23

California Policy and Politics Sunday

California is investigating who sent 16 migrants from Texas to doorstep of Sacramento diocese -- Their arrival on the diocese’s doorstep, for which no politician or organization has yet to publicly claim responsibility, adds fuel to a controversy over similar ploys by conservative politicians in Republican-led states. Connor Sheets in the Los Angeles Times$ Jordan Parker in the San Francisco Chronicle$ Andrew Sheeler, Mathew Miranda, Maggie Angst in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 6/4/23

How does San Diego plan to spend infrastructure money where it’s needed most? Grand jury wants more specifics -- A new report calls for a 5-year plan spelling out how a new citywide fund will help neighborhoods use their existing millions in stranded developer impact fees. David Garrick in the San Diego Union-Tribune$ -- 6/4/23

California bill would allow Sikh motorcyclists to ride without helmets -- Proposed legislation that would exempt those who wear religious or cultural headdresses — such as a turban or patka — from wearing helmets when riding a motorcycle has cleared the California state Senate. Vanessa Arredondo in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 6/4/23

San Francisco doesn’t want driverless cars to offer 24-hour taxi service. Here’s why -- The number of reported traffic incidents involving self-driving taxis has surged this year in San Francisco, according to city officials seeking to block the state from giving a green light to such vehicles around the clock. John King in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 6/4/23

‘Cause of death is neglect’: Marchers hold mock funerals for public transit in S.F. and Oakland -- Considering that each procession included pallbearers holding flower-strewn mock caskets, the funeral marches for public transit held Saturday in San Francisco and Oakland had a decidedly festive air. John King in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 6/4/23

Big BART delays during ‘major power issues’ on S.F. line -- BART trains were experiencing significant delays on the San Francisco line Saturday afternoon because of “major power issues” on the track between Daly City and Embarcadero stations, according to the agency. Jordan Parker in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 6/4/23

Walters: Newsom’s expansive health care promises to Californians remain elusive -- Five years ago, Gavin Newsom pledged support for a single-payer health care system but has since backed away. Even the universal coverage he now advocates for has become elusive goal. Dan Walters CalMatters -- 6/4/23

Workplace

Dodger Stadium game-day workers protest, threaten to go on strike -- Hundreds of Dodger Stadium game-day workers could go on strike as early as next month if the Dodgers do not meet their contract demands by the end of June, the union representing the employees said after more than 80 people gathered to protest outside the ballpark Saturday. Jorge Castillo in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 6/4/23

Nolte: Big pay and worker demand: In Alameda, ship work may be key to dreams -- The glass towers of the San Francisco skyline glimmered in the distance across the bay from the island city of Alameda like a mirage the other morning. Carl Nolte in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 6/4/23

Education

Hoeven: Does California really have a ‘fentanyl industrial complex’? -- Add ‘Big Fentanyl’ to the list of unhelpful monikers coming out of Sacramento. If everything is a conspiracy, what’s left to do but throw up our hands? Emily Hoeven in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 6/4/23

Temecula Valley school board rejects social studies curriculum that would have included Harvey Milk -- Temecula Valley Unified School District elementary schools may not have enough social studies textbooks for the upcoming school year after a majority of the school board voted to oppose a new curriculum because it mentions slain gay rights leader Harvey Milk. Saumya Gupta in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 6/4/23

Street

Family pushes back on coroner’s report on cause of death of teacher tased by LAPD -- An enlarged heart and cocaine use have been identified as the causes of death for Keenan Anderson, a 31-year-old man who died hours after being shocked multiple times with a Taser by Los Angeles police, according to a new autopsy report. Jeremy Childs, Brittny Mejia in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 6/4/23

Video shows deputy slamming handcuffed inmate into concrete wall at Men’s Central Jail -- A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy was caught on a jail surveillance camera slamming a handcuffed inmate’s head into a concrete wall at the Men’s Central Jail with no apparent provocation. Keri Blakinger in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 6/4/23

Takeover bank robbery led feds into Northern California woods for modern day treasure hunt -- On Sept. 16, 2020, two masked men burst into a Tri Counties Bank branch in Eureka, pointed a replica semi-automatic pistol at the clerk and left with $32,916 in cash. Nate Gartrell in the East Bay Times$ -- 6/4/23

Police investigate vandalism, swastikas painted on electrical boxes, sidewalks in Chula Vista -- The first incidents were reported on Saturday and Sunday in the area of Second Avenue and F Street, said Chula Vista police Sgt. Anthony Molina in a news release. The lieutenant said a person was caught on a home security video, standing on the hood of a sedan and stomping on the the windshield. Caleb Lunetta in the San Diego Union-Tribune$ -- 6/4/23

Environment

Great white sharks more common off California coast than previously thought, study says -- If you swam off the coast of Santa Barbara or San Diego recently, chances are you had company. You just may not have noticed. Christian Martinez in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 6/4/23

Rising Lake Oroville puts boat ramps and parking lot under water -- With a recent increase of a few feet in water elevation, Lake Oroville’s Nelson Bar boat ramp and parking lot are closed because they are underwater. Michael Weber in the San Jose Mercury$ -- 6/4/23

Also

S.F. women’s team breaks world record for 100-mile relay -- The women ran the race in 9 hours, 18 minutes and 32 seconds total, said Shawn Sax, relay director of the event at San Francisco State University’s Cox Stadium. That’s an average pace of 5:35 a mile. Danielle Echeverria in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 6/4/23

He fed farmworkers during the pandemic. Now chef Juan Sanjuan wants to make ‘magic’ in L.A. -- The son of restaurant owners from Jalisco, Mexico, distributed burritos to essential workers during the COVID outbreak. Now he wants to help other chefs who lost everything. Alejandro Maciel in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 6/4/23