Dear John,

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• OCReg: The Constitution still matters, despite all the attacks on it
• KQED: Gift SF Mayor Breed Received From Mohammed Nuru May Have Violated City Law
• SFC: Mayor London Breed dated Mohammed Nuru years ago, discloses 'gift' from him
• KQED: A Vehicular Valentine's for Mayor Breed
• CalCoast: Thousands of SLO County voters receive two ballots, others none
• SFC: $100 billion for housing or transport? A push might marry ballot measures
• SFC: Court says nonviolent sex offenders eligible for early parole
• SDUT: County declares local health emergency to aid coronavirus response
• SJMN: Two weeks later, first Santa Clara County coronavirus victim still isolated
• SFC: Widespread coronavirus testing to begin in SF
• PE: Riverside County's bill for coronavirus quarantine hits $1.3 million
• LADN: Villanueva rebukes immigration-agent boost in sanctuary cities
• SDUT: ICE subpoenas San Diego Sheriff's Department; first time new tactic used in California - The San Diego Union-Tribune
• VOSD: Sacramento Report: Courts Deal 3 Tough Rulings to Gig Companies
• SDUT: New California labor law AB 5 is already changing how businesses treat workers
• SacBee: If you pay California taxes, you could end up on jury duty under this proposed law
• SacBee: Got a red light ticket? Chances are California cops still have the photo
• KQED: The Political Mind of Jerry Brown: Direct Action
• CG: California's CalPERS Public Employee Pension Fund Invested in Blacklisted Chinese Companies
• AP: Man declared incompetent in San Francisco pier killing case
• SFC: Kate Steinle killer called incompetent - his attorney wants 2nd opinion
• SBSun: These 2 secretaries blew the whistle on suspected corruption in Rialto water district
• PE: Chad Mayes faces two foes in 42nd Assembly District race
• SDUT: DeMaio, Issa, Campa-Najjar, Jones, and others duke it out in 50th District debate
• SDUT: Column: How Sen. Brian Jones' day job fits into his bid for Congress
• SDUT: New data show nearly 10% of California is in moderate drought
• AP: Man pleads not guilty in deadly California bus shooting
• CG: Amid Trump's Upcoming California Visit is a New Breed of Polarized Silicon Valley Donors
• LADN: Preliminary report on helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant is released; it does not say the cause
• CalM: CalMatters Names Three Media and Industry Leaders To Its Board
• AP: US prosecutors end old terror case against California man
• OCReg: Dumbed-down law would force voting
• OCReg: Why Andrew Yang and Elon Musk are wrong about universal basic income
• OCReg: Newsom rightly ends costly arrangement for select bureaucrats
• CG: Did Fake News Have Anything to do with McClatchy Filing Bankruptcy?
• FH: Housing Conference: Homelessness is an Emergency! Mandate Reforms.
• NR: Victims? Or Victors? Hypocrites and Cowards, Abroad and at Home
• SacBee: Two dozen cabins to shelter homeless youth planned next to a Sacramento church
• SJMN: Pete Buttigieg rallies Sacramento supporters as presidential contenders flock to California
• SFC: SF agrees to pay $225,500 to settle lawsuit over racial bias
• FresBee: Despite 'credible' abuse allegations, Diocese of Fresno priest won't be charged, says DA
• Parents threaten to pull their children from Modesto school over campus proposal
• FresBee: Is Fresno's next homeless shelter coming to your neighborhood? City OKs action plan
• Pete Buttigieg visits Turlock. 'Are we ready to put this chaos behind us?'
• KQED: Striking UC Santa Cruz Graduate Students Hold Picket Lines After Police Arrest 17
• CalCoast: Prominent marijuana grower accused of black market sales
• VCStar $: Demolition of Simi Valley 'eyesore' begins
• LADN: LA students to put CD12 City Council candidates to the test at West Hills forum
• OCReg: Orange County school districts ask property owners to finance millions in repairs, upgrades and new construction
• OCReg: Ex-OC prosecutor urges judge: Don't drop case against Newport Beach surgeon, girlfriend
• VOC: Iglesias: New Slogan for Santa Ana Police Union Boss, "To Protect and Serve - Himself"
• VOC: Newport Beach Tightens Grip on Short-Term Rentals
• OCReg: Coastal Commission denies Dana Point seawall despite landslide risk
• SBSun: San Bernardino mayor warned in 2018 his conduct could put city at risk
• PE: Riverside changes transparency rule after critics say it was abused
• PE: Inland Empire heavily targeted in 120% increase in white supremacist propaganda in U.S.
• SDUT: Is the redevelopment of the Pechanga Arena property a good business opportunity?

Sincerely,