Dear John,

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• SFC: DA Boudin wants to reimburse victims
• LAT $: Garcetti and feds enter a new phase of finding a fix for L.A. homelessness
• AP: California lawmakers question governor's homeless plan
• SFC: Mayors blast proposal for regional overseers of new homeless funding
• LADN: 'Unhoused' symposium at USC gives federal, state and local decision-makers forum to address homelessness
• LADN: LA County gets trailers for homeless living as 'crisis response' takes shape
• AP: California voters can switch party status on election day
• SacBee: California's voter registration law is changing just in time for election day
• FH: CA Voters are Casting Ballots-What Does That Mean?
• SFC: Bay Area drug company's experimental coronavirus drug generates excitement
• SDUT: County mum on possible coronavirus case that turned up at a Sharp hospital
• CapWkly: Health care: Nurse practitioners push for greater role
• AP: Conviction tossed in killing of LAPD officer 37 years ago
• AP: Calif. man free after DNA site leads to new arrest in murder
• AP: California to move some condemned inmates off death row
• OCReg: Orange County DA launched fake probes to shield records from disclosure, public defender charges
• SFC: Audit: Police risk Californians' privacy in license plate tracking
• LADN: Officials urge Californians to obtain REAL IDs well before the October deadline
• SDUT: Palomar College president resigns with $450,000 settlement
• LAT $: Cal State San Marcos audit shows cross-country road trip, Guns N' Roses show and phantom dinner guests
• AP: California Apple stores must pay workers during bag searches
• SDUT: Drought returns to California due to lengthening dry winter
• SFC: Suspect in chain-attack of BART passenger taken into custody
• CalM: California analysts urge lawmakers: reject Gov. Newsom's $1 billion climate loan proposal
• CG: Bill That Would Ban Cashless Businesses Moved to Senate Committee
• CG: California School Nurses Would Need Another Year of Coursework Under New Bill
• Reason: Federal Judge Refuses To Grant Injunction Against California's Gig Economy Law, But Acknowledges 'Likelihood of Irreparable Harm'
• SacBee: Ad watch: Did a California lawmaker's husband pay for her campaign advertisement?
• VCStar $: Three vying for seat held by state Sen. Jackson
• LAT $: Jeff Bezos shatters California record with $165-million purchase of Geffen mansion
• SDUT: These three San Diego Congressional races are all but set for the general election
• SJMN: 'I'm gonna carve your (expletive) heart out': Bay Area man sentenced for racist threats to VA centers, days after Yountville mass shooting
• AP: LA church leaders charged with marriage, immigration fraud
• AP: Authorities find 26 immigrants inside trailer in California
• CG: Sen. Marsha Blackburn Proposes Ban on Funding to States that Give Drivers' Licenses to Illegal Immigrants
• FH: A Suggestion for the Governor: The Best Way to Raise Revenue Is to Allow Businesses to Create New Jobs, Not to Support the Largest Tax Increase in State History
• NR: The United Nations Once Again Proves Its Anti-Semitism
• CalM: Commentary: Gov. Newsom and Legislature should ban PG&E campaign donations
• FH: Tax Measures Everywhere-For What Purposes?
• FH: The PAGA Gold Rush
• OCReg: The sputtering California State Lottery
• CalM: Commentary: Vocational ed makes a comeback
• AP: Homeless moms evicted from Oakland house won't be charged
• SFC: Protesters urge Alameda Co. to abandon juvenile camp expansion
• SFC: Court upholds $5M award to SF deputy city attorney who was fired
• SFC: Could this be the end of $3 parking at BART lots?
• SJMN: Chinese company Huawei's Silicon Valley outpost allegedly stole trade secrets from Cisco
• FresBee: Fresno gives police money for new handguns. Critic calls chief's budget 'irresponsible'
• Modesto leaders move forward with spending to explore downtown hotel. What's next?
• FresBee: Andrew Janz avoids political labels. How will that look if he's Fresno's mayor?
• FresBee: Jerry Dyer is running for Fresno mayor. As police chief, he's long been a political force
• Why major donor is switching things up in this year's race for Modesto mayor
• FresBee: Hundreds pack church to attend Fresno's mayoral forum. Why wasn't Jerry Dyer there?
• CalCoast: SLO Tribune's parent company McClatchy, files for bankruptcy
• CalCoast: SLO County IWMA seeking to ban plastic bags for produce
• VCStar $: Proposed cuts in Santa Paula schools raise alarms
• LAT $: Garcetti calls himself an 'older, straighter' Pete Buttigieg
• LAT $: L.A. City Council: Kevin de León is underdog turned big dog
• VOC: Local Court Considers Whether Anaheim Taxpayers Are Subsidizing Disneyland
• OCReg: Santa Ana wrong to disband public safety board
• SBSun: Claims against San Bernardino detail mayor's alleged abuse of power
• PE: Riverside County's 15 Freeway toll lanes on track to open in late 2020
• PE: In Riverside mayor election, the 6 candidates state their cases
• SDUT: Editorial: San Diego County's cruelty on juvenile debt must end
• VOSD: The Big Assumptions Behind Measure C

Sincerely,