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• SDUT: Lawsuit accuses state insurance commissioner of overstepping authority to help campaign donors
• VCStar $: After suit, Ventura College prof's dues returned
• BLOOM: I Tried Hiding From Silicon Valley in a Pile of Privacy Gadgets
• NBC: Amazon is developing high-tech surveillance tools for an eager customer: America's police
• OCReg: Reject far-left ethnic studies curriculum
• Denair school stops science teacher who was handing out 'Gender Unicorn' graphic
• CalM: Is California's ethnic studies plan too politically correct even for California?
• SDUT: Editorial: Ethnic studies curriculum should be about education, not indoctrination
• OCReg: Orange County Auditor-Controller Eric Woolery, who died Wednesday, remembered for watching out for citizens
• VOC: OC Auditor-Controller Eric Woolery Dies at 53 Years Old
• SFC: PG&E hedge fund owners propose $15 billion bankruptcy investment
• CG: Six Lawsuits Challenging Constitutionality Against Law Requiring Tax Returns to be On CA Ballot
• AP: Records: Festival gunman had passport, survival guide in car
• SJMN: Clown mask, AR-15 found among Gilroy Garlic Festival shooter's belongings
• Reason: Suit Challenges California's New Background Check Law for Ammunition
• CG: Senate Bill 1391 Functioning as the MS-13 Empowerment Act
• CalM: Tired of plastic junk? California's recycling bills propose dramatic new rules
• SDUT: Sweetwater school district budget understated spending by as much as $20 million, county official says
• OCReg: 'The guy unleashed evil:' Garden Grove police identify suspected killer, describe stabbing spree attacks
• LAT $: Suspect in Orange County stabbing rampage is a gang member with a criminal history, police say
• SJMN: Gavin Newsom pardons Santa Clara County man facing deportation
• Reason: California Governor Gavin Newsom Throws His Support Behind Rent Control Bill
• PE: San Bernardino County grapples with short-term rental rules for mountains, desert
• PE: Uber plans to cease operations at Ontario International Airport in mid-September
• SacBee: 'I will not be silent': Sexual harassment complaint leads to $950,000 state board settlement
• AP: Officials propose killing elk for cattle in California park
• SacBee: He has a history of sexual harassment. So how is this CalPERS candidate a favorite to win?
• SacBee: California's new bible for medical marijuana laws has industry anticipating a crackdown
• LAT $: $1.7-billion jail project could be scrapped by L.A. County to focus on mental health
• FresBee: 'Never seen anything like this': Devin Nunes lawsuits are confusing fellow Republicans
• Reason: Neighbors Claim Los Angeles 'Emoji House' Is 'Bullying,' Demand New Rules Against Murals
• OCReg: Teachers' union spends millions to stifle school choice in California
• FH: Has California Finally Broken the New Hampshire Stranglehold?
• NR: Will 2020 Be a Repeat of 2004 for Democrats?
• Reason: Democrats Debate To Determine Who Will Spend Us Into Oblivion
• SDUT: Editorial: Newsom's embrace of rent control is no solution to state's housing crisis
• OCReg: Capitalism and liberty are essential for prosperity: Ken Calvert
• FH: Australia's is an Energy Cautionary Tale for California
• SacBee: Sacramento company will pay $23 million to put its name on two major downtown venues
• SacBee: Rent control is likely coming to Sacramento. How a new plan will affect renters, landlords
• SacBee: City of Sacramento sues developer for public nuisance at workforce housing project site
• SFC: SF leaders note extra safety measures for Outside Lands
• SFC: New Point Reyes management plan riles up environmentalists - comment sought
• SFC: SFO near-miss: New legislation announced to prevent taxiway incursions
• SFC: S.F. activist shot in Philippines, friends accuse Duterte's government forces
• FresBee: Fresno Unified board censures Terry Slatic amid rising legal costs, pleas for recall
• FresBee: Yes, Fresno schools have problems. But censured trustee Terry Slatic has made more of them
• Modesto charter school would help vulnerable students. Why are districts opposed?
• Sheriff releases video in deputies' fatal shooting of west Modesto kidnapping suspect
• VCStar $: Neal Andrews, longtime Ventura councilman, dies
• FH: A Close LA City Council Race
• LADN: Councilman wants LA River, from Canoga Park to Reseda, patrolled by the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority rangers
• LADN: Los Angeles approves Sherman Oaks homeless housing for seniors
• SBSun: Gold Line foothill extension receives $126 million - enough to complete the line to Pomona
• LAT $: L.A. County sheriff's detective sentenced for assaulting girl in a case he investigated
• OCReg: Santa Ana Unified temporarily fills superintendent post
• VOC: Rancho La Paz Seniors to Rely on Owner-Funded Subsidies
• OCReg: Fullerton council lets rent hike moratorium die, but gets some help for mobile home park residents
• SBSun: Crash in San Bernardino knocks over county fire department ambulance
• PE: Private files for 770 Riverside County adult protective services clients stolen from car
• PE: Possible outbreak of deadly bacteria closes access to Santa Ana River in Jurupa Valley
• SDUT: State Sen. Ben Hueso formally announces run for San Diego County supervisor
• SDUT: Oceanside creates downtown improvement district
• SDUT: Use of sheriff's buses to take children to surf camp draws community concern

Sincerely,