Dear John,

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• AP: Man tied to ex-congresswoman campaign arrested in hack spree
• LADN: FBI arrests man for cyber attacks against former Rep. Katie Hill's opponent
• VCStar $: Man connected to Katie Hill campaign arrested for hacking opponent's website
• LAT $: Twitter is suspending 70 pro-Bloomberg accounts, citing 'platform manipulation'
• OCReg: Caltrans identifies sites, many near freeways, for emergency homeless shelters
• SacBee: Californians support removing homeless camps - unless Trump does it
• AP: San Diego sheriff agrees to share immigration information
• OCReg: Fairview Development Center in Costa Mesa considered for housing coronavirus patients, city asks court for injunction
• LAT $: Judge halts plan to house coronavirus patients in Costa Mesa - for now
• Sacramento County reports first case of coronavirus in resident who visited China
• Coronavirus updates: How virus traveled from China to Northern California, Sacramento
• AP: California tells 7K people to stay home because of new virus
• OCReg: Coronavirus causing dip in Chinese imports at Ports of L.A., Long Beach
• AP: US virus cases climb to 35 with return of cruise passengers
• Lengthy Dry Spell Raises Concerns About Possible Drought
• FresBee: Costa proposes $32B more for high-speed rail through Fresno
• OCReg: Bernie Sanders finds receptive, boisterous audience at Santa Ana high school
• VOC: As Orange County Prepares to Vote, Bernie Sanders at Santa Ana Rally Voices Concern Over State Primary Lockout of No Party Preference Voters
• OCReg: Predictable primary expected in 48th Congressional District; November will be more heated
• OCReg: In 46th District, four candidates challenge incumbent Rep. Lou Correa on March 3 ballot
• OCReg: Six Republicans are challenging Rep. Katie Porter in 45th Congressional District
• CalCoast: 3 deputy sheriff's associations back Andy Caldwell for U.S. Congress
• OCReg: In the 49th District, the primary will preview a potentially tough November final - Orange County Register
• CG: California Files Suit Against Trump Administration Over Central Valley Water Diversions
• OCReg: Both candidates in 69th Assembly District primary will advance to November
• OCReg: Shifting politics adds doubt to primary battle in 68th Assembly District
• OCReg: In 73rd Assembly District, the embattled GOP incumbent faces four challengers
• SDUT: Assemblymembers Weber, Gonzalez each face two Republican challengers
• AP: Helicopter pilot in Bryant crash had FAA violation in 2015
• CG: CalPERS Fails to Answer Rep. Jim Banks' Questions Regarding CIO's Ties to China
• OCReg: Free ice cream? Free tax prep? Candidates get creative before March 3 primary
• AP: Ex-inmate charged with sending poison to California prison
• VCStar $: Irwin introduces bill to keep autopsy records from public
• PE: New bill would cap mobile home rent hikes statewide
• SacBee: Investors who let California homes sit empty could face fines under proposed law
• CG: Veterans Driver's License Designation Would Be Free Under New Law
• Wells Fargo to pay $3 billion in settlement with feds over 'staggering' illegal conduct
• SacBee: California Fish and Game ends striped bass population mandate, allowing decline
• SFC: Ex-clerks confirm harassment by U.S. appeals court judge
• SDUT: Commentary: Why I'm voting for Donald Trump
• CG: Role of Leadership Staff in the Lawmaking Process
• OCReg: Searching for right penalty for revenge porn
• SDUT: Editorial: Newsom's focus on homelessness needs more focus, not just more money
• OCReg: Immigration raids raise age-old states' rights issues
• SacBee: RentCafe data shows significant increase in Sacramento rent prices since 2019
• SacBee: FEMA reverses itself on Oroville Dam funds, but still denies millions to California
• SFC: California approves Sacramento utility's controversial solar farm plan
• SacBee: Judge orders Sacramento sheriff to 'unban' 2 black activists from his Facebook page
• SJMN: Nearly half of BART 'quality of life' citations go to black riders, data show
• SFC: In wake of scandal, SF supervisors seek faster subpoena power
• SFC: High school shut due to cancer-causing chemical found in groundwater
• SFC: Native American elders call on SF school board to keep controversial mural on view
• SFC: Memo to San Francisco schools: Get ready for budget cuts and layoffs
• SJMN: Charging docs: Man accused of killing girlfriend at their Airbnb, then leaving in her car
• SFC: A timeline of chaos: Oakland police chief's firing the latest embarrassment
• FresBee: Murder and arson charges filed against teens suspected in Porterville library fire
• CalCoast: SLO County supervisor candidates trade barbs as campaigns heat up
• VCStar $: $143K judgment issued over hazardous waste disposal in Oxnard
• VCStar $: Falling enrollment ends plans for new Santa Paula school
• LAT $: Author who sparked 'American Dirt' scandal is escorted away from Long Beach teaching job
• SBSun: California sues over San Bernardino airport cargo project
• LAT $: Roommate, boyfriend arrested in triple homicide in Riverside County
• VOSD: Sweetwater Considers More Than 200 Layoffs and Closing Learning Centers
• SDUT: Three candidates compete for Carlsbad council vacancy
• SDUT: Sweetwater may close a dozen learning centers, educators raise concerns
• SDUT: Court ruling halts Harmony Grove housing developments

Sincerely,