Dan Morain

Newsletters

Fire, water, a Trump pardon and crunch time in the Capitol

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Dan Morain

• May 16, 2019

Newsletters

Drawing lines on privacy, wildfire, water and schools

San Francisco bans use of facial-recognition technology. PG&E's new CEO to face lawmakers today. Attorney general sues to stop raising of Shasta Dam.

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Dan Morain

• May 15, 2019

Newsletters

Trade, taxes, health care, lending, and it’s getting hot

Stocks slide on trade wars. What a SCOTUS ruling on CA taxes has to do with abortion. Newsom takes health on the road. High-priced lending and heat laws.

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Dan Morain

• May 14, 2019

Newsletters

Taxes, tech monopolies, and retired judges’ age discrimination claim

An inside look at Californians' tax bills, tech giants face antitrust, privacy scrutiny, retired judges claim age discrimination

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Dan Morain

• May 13, 2019

Newsletters

Huge surplus, mental illness, the Delta tunnel, and facial recognition

Huge budget surplus to benefit schools, Gov. Gavin Newsom vows to fight homelessness, new fees proposed to ensure access to clean water

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Dan Morain

• May 10, 2019

Justice

A Capitol Crime: How a 16-year-old murder reached California’s highest offices

Gov. Jerry Brown's grant of clemency to the brother-in-law of Speaker Anthony Rendon underscores not just Brown's thinking, but California's evolution on crime and punishment.

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Dan Morain

• May 9, 2019

Newsletters

A pesticide ban, car dealers’ clout, driverless cars, and roadkill

Newsom moves to ban widely used pesticide, private lawyer reaps millions for tax-sharing deals, and should drivers be required in driverless vehicles?

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Dan Morain

• May 9, 2019