Dear John,

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• SFC: Court: A state must provide gender-confirmation surgery to inmate
• SacBee: Texas sues California over state travel ban, dismissing LGBT protection law as 'political'
• SacBee: California Democrat proposes ban on taxpayer-funded stays at Trump hotels
• CalM: Newsom offers vacant land across California for homeless shelters. But local officials are worried: Who will pay?
• SacBee: Judge won't order city to leave port-a-potties at Sacramento homeless camp
• SFC: SF rescues homes for elderly, homeless on the verge of closing
• AP: AP source says evacuee from China has tested positive for coronavirus in California
• PE: March Air Reserve Base employees won't spread coronavirus, officials say after uniformed personnel 'accosted'
• SJMN: Coronavirus: Public risk still low, but Santa Clara County declares local emergency to prepare
• SDUT: CDC mistakenly removes San Diego's first positive coronavirus case from hospital
• AP: Nearly 200 evacuees to leave coronavirus quarantine in US
• LADN: Garcetti signs LA's amped-up Green New Deal to confront climate issues
• AP: California meteorologists say 209 mph gust likely a mistake
• Reason: California Took Voters' Choices Away. Now One Lawmaker Wants to Make Voting Mandatory.
• SacBee: California newspaper asked for Sutter County concealed gun permits. Then the threats rolled in
• VOC: Put Up or Shut Up: Court Warns Fullerton Officials They Have To Prove Local Bloggers Stole Secret Fullerton Documents
• AP: Judge stalls Uber, Postmates challenge to California job law
• CG: Freelance Journalists Close to Receiving the Second AB 5 Exemption
• SacBee: California workers blame new labor law for lost jobs. Lawmakers are scrambling to fix it
• SacBee: 'California refugees' move to Idaho for lax vaccine laws. They want lawmakers to know why
• SDUT: As Bernie Sanders stumps in New Hampshire, his surrogates canvass California
• CapWkly: Tracking poll: Sanders expands lead in March 3 primary
• SFC: Gavin Newsom says Dem governors have 'deep anxiety' over rise of Bernie Sanders, Michael Bloomberg
• CG: CalFresh Benefits Would be Simplified for Senior Citizens Under New Bill
• CG: Governor Newsom to Decide on Bill that Would Allow Last Minute Party Changes
• CG: Why Are So Many Politicians Trying to Outlaw Bail?
• Oil industry spending and a conspiracy theory shake up 5th district senate race
• AP: Two federal opioid lawsuits go back to Oklahoma, California
• CalM: California stopped charging parents for kids' incarceration. So why are some still stuck owing thousands of dollars?
• SacBee: PG&E wants more money to 'harden' California against wildfire. Your bill could go up
• AP: California company plans to sell China-designed SUVs in US
• AP: Deputy sues Toronto Raptors' boss over NBA Finals scuffle
• AP: California mountain lion killed after state issues permit
• LAT $: Mountain lion spotted in Simi Valley backyard is captured and relocated
• CG: With Tax Day Around the Corner, California Still Has Highest In the Nation Individual Income Tax Rates
• OCReg: Jim Palmer for OC Board of Education
• NR: Comforting the Comfortable
• FH: Disinformation in Sacramento
• FH: CA Politicians Hate the Federal Tax Deducibility Cap. It's Unlikely to Go Away
• FH: Boycott Real ID
• SDUT: Commentary: No on Prop. 13 - school bond measure means higher property taxes for homeowners
• SacBee: Tired of bumping along I-80 in Northern California? Trump, Congress say they want to help
• SFC: Need help on BART? Team of 'ambassadors' starts work
• SFC: Mohammed Nuru resigns in wake of fraud charges but pension fight looms
• SFC: District to pay $8M to parents of Danville boy who drowned at swim class
• SJMN: Theranos founder Holmes' lawyer hints at defense strategy in court hearing
• FresBee: Reporter Erik Rosales is leaving Fresno television, again. His new gig is on Capitol Hill
• Turlock school district, police look into video-recorded attack by student on another
• FresBee: Should Fresno airport workers have been fired for posting this video made on the job?
• CalCoast: Oceano CSD to slash director compensation
• VCStar $: Meet Ojai's new police chief, 'a people person'
• VCStar $: Canine sleuths sniff out disease that threatens county's citrus crops
• AP: State reviews LA police use of California gang database
• LADN: Drama on the ticket: Six can't-miss races to watch in LA County's March 3 primary
• LADN: Garcetti makes nomination for director of civil and human rights department
• OCReg: Workers to picket USC hospitals over change in sick-leave policy
• AP: Memorial held for coach, family killed in Bryant crash
• VOC: Dissident Councilwoman Barnes Becomes Deciding Vote on Controversial Anaheim Hills Condo Project
• OCReg: Polluted stormwater runoff in Bolsa Chica reserve leads to $95,000 EPA penalty
• PE: Marquez attorney argues against unsealing documents in San Bernardino terror attack case
• SBSun: $25 million Hilton-branded hotel coming to San Bernardino in 2021
• PE: Students at Riverside's King High posed in photo with swastika, Confederate flag
• PE: Inland Empire ranks 5th worst in U.S. for raising kids
• VOSD: Hotelier Accuses Faulconer of Giving Unions Veto Power to Protect Convention Center Plan
• SDUT: San Diego's new Border Patrol chief outlines priorities, challenges
• SDUT: A renowned cancer research center at UC San Diego loses funding and may close
• VOSD: School Board Election Reform Question Could Be Settled in November (Or Sooner, or Not)

Sincerely,