Also: Why Eric Garcetti’s endorsement of Joe Biden matters.
 | | In San Francisco’s aptly named Grandview Park, looking north to Golden Gate Park from the Crosstown Trail.Jason Henry for The New York Times |
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 | | Former Vice President Joe Biden joined Mayor Eric Garcetti of Los Angeles on a campaign stop at King Taco in May.Kyle Grillot/Reuters |
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Why it matters: Mr. Garcetti, who considered running himself, was heavily courted by the candidates looking for a high-profile boost in California. And as my colleague Jonathan Martin noted on Twitter, Senator Bernie Sanders is counting on the Golden State, where he has campaigned heavily. And Michael Bloomberg has been looking for support among his fellow mayors. |
- Tom Steyer became the sixth candidate to qualify for next week’s Democratic presidential debate when two Fox News polls released on Thursday showed Mr. Steyer at 12 percent support in Nevada and 15 percent in Carolina. The results were surprising, given other polls. [The New York Times]
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Also: Here’s a conversation with Mr. Steyer, who was the only Californian onstage in the last debate. [The New York Times] |
- “I begin fulfilling my promises today.” Chesa Boudin, the former public defender whose childhood visiting his parents in prison shaped his views on criminal justice, was sworn in as San Francisco’s 30th district attorney on Wednesday night. [Mission Local]
- Gov. Gavin Newsom is set to propose that California become the first state in the country to start making its own generic drugs in a bid to lower costs. [CalMatters]
- After a gruesome murder in Yuba City, police officers extracted a confession from a young, troubled neighbor. But DNA and physical evidence didn’t line up. So who was the real killer? Here’s a long read about the saga, which unfurled over years. [The San Francisco Chronicle]
- It’s not just California: Growth in states across the country has slowed to historic lows, while some states are shrinking. In the Golden State, the slowing has been driven by an exodus to other states. [The New York Times]
- And it’s not the wealthy who are leaving. It’s middle- and lower-income Californians who are seeking opportunities elsewhere. [The Salinas Californian]
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- Facebook said it wouldn’t back down from its policy allowing politicians to lie in ads, defying pressure from Congress. [The New York Times]
- Uber is giving drivers more control over rides and making its pricing more transparent in a bid to shield it from the provisions of the new gig economy law. [The San Francisco Chronicle]
- A Tahoe Vista man had a destructive bear killed. Then, he said, the harassment started. The move riled a vocal group of area residents who believe that run-ins with bears are the cost of living near wildlife. [The Sacramento Bee]
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 | | Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s “Fleabag” was able to stand out in an increasingly crowded field.Amazon Studios |
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- Peak TV has hit a new peak: Last year, there were 532 scripted television shows in the U.S. Of course, Amazon, Netflix and Apple were all major contributors. [The New York Times]
- One of San Francisco’s famous “Painted Ladies,” the colorful row of homes on Alamo Square, is up for sale. The asking price is $2.75 million, but the last time one sold, in 2014, it went for $3.1 million. [Curbed San Francisco]
- Waves more than six feet high may crash into the North Coast this weekend in the first of the year’s king tides. [The Press Democrat]
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 | | Tamela Hansen, Aena Drone and Allyn Bennion during dinner at Disney’s Animal Kingdom.Tariro Mzezewa/The New York Times |
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If you grew up in Orange County, you probably knew someone who worked at Disneyland in some capacity. And you know that those “cast members” are keepers of critical wisdom: They can tell you, often in exacting detail, how to milk your ticket for all it’s worth. (A lot.) |
It’s easy to forget, then, that millions of people flock to the park every year, and many of them are flying blind, but for the internet. |
It’s essentially a Disney-sponsored Quora for Disney trip planners — often mothers who, like the panelists, aren’t paid for their work. |
Still, as Tariro reported, 10,000 superfans applied for one of the 14 panelist jobs. And they are compensated with free trips. |
Jill Cowan grew up in Orange County, graduated from U.C. Berkeley and has reported all over the state, including the Bay Area, Bakersfield and Los Angeles — but she always wants to see more. Follow along here or on Twitter, @jillcowan. |
California Today is edited by Julie Bloom, who grew up in Los Angeles and graduated from U.C. Berkeley. |
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