Tuesday, August 20, 2019

Essential California


Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Monday, Aug. 19, and here’s a look at the week ahead:

Tuesday will mark a major milestone in San Diego’s mayoral race: That’s the day the local Democratic Party will decide whether to make an early endorsement in the race, according to a Voice of San Diego report. (The race currently only includes Democratic contenders, so the local party’s endorsement will probably be invaluable.) Incumbent Mayor Kevin Faulconer is ineligible to run in the 2020 race due to term limits.

Wednesday and Thursday will bring a glut of 2020 presidential contenders to the Golden State, with Elizabeth WarrenAndrew Yangand Cory Booker all holding campaign events. Warren plans to hold a town hall at the Shrine Auditorium near USC. Yang and Booker will be at events in San Francisco and L.A., respectively, on Wednesday. Booker is scheduled to head to the Bay Area on Thursday. (Warren is also rumored to be headlining a DNC event on Thursday in San Francisco.) And Bernie Sanders will hold a campaign rally in downtown Sacramento on Thursday.

Thursday also marks the 30th anniversary of Black Panther Party co-founder Huey P. Newton’s death in Oakland.

On FridayD23 Expo, the largest Disney expo in the world, will open in Anaheim.

The NCAA college football season begins on Saturday. Sports writer J. Brady McCollough looks at the biggest story lines in college football heading into the 2019 season.

Sunday will probably see a short-term exodus of the tech elite from the Bay Area, as the annual Burning Man festival kicks off in Black Rock City, Nev. 

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