Dear John,

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• LAT $: Two hours of terror in Orange County, with no easy answers
• AP: Suspect in deadly California rampage pleads not guilty
• OCReg: Stabbing spree deaths lead to renewed criticism of AB109, but suspect was not released early
• OCReg: Garden Grove man, stabbed to death, had told family he was 'afraid' of neighbor
• SacBee: Sacramento will release some defendants without bail in test of new California system
• AP: Officials can't say if 6 people voted legally
• LAT $: Nearly 84,000 duplicate voter records found in audit of California's 'motor voter' system
• AP: Audit finds problems with California 'motor voter' program
• SacBee: Six Californians who shouldn't have been registered voted last year due to 'DMV errors'
• LAT $: Investigation supports harassment complaints against former California Capitol employee
• CG: Bureaucrats Play, Taxpayers Pay
• LAT $: Heavily redacted texts show Mayor Garcetti's request for Bell Canyon home to be checked during Woolsey fire
• CG: California's 'Brave New World:' Gov. Newsom 'Inclined' to Back Mandatory School Vaccine Bill
• Modesto denies Straight Pride rally at Graceada. Organizer says event will go on.
• AP: California city denies permit for Straight Pride rally
• AP: Californian freed after terrorism conviction overturned
• CalM: Behind UC's 'admission by exception' side door: sports, money, diversity - and secrecy
• CG: Gov. Newsom Announces Totally Partisan Council for Post-Secondary Education, Higher Education Appointments
• SacBee: New California Alzheimer's task force led by Maria Shriver has a high-profile lineup
• AP: EPA won't approve warning labels for Roundup chemical
• AP: Lawsuit challenges California law requiring women on boards
• OCReg: Long Beach Mayor's rising political star raises questions and, for some, hope
• LAT $: California home builders are pulling back, deflating hopes for housing relief
• SJMN: Bidding wars plummet as Bay Area housing market cools
• PE: Bubble Watch: California home prices now among nation's biggest losers
• VCStar $: Simi homeless shelter and new director part ways
• LADN: Could a Reseda parking lot be used for homeless housing? Business owners are pushing back
• AP: Wealthy San Francisco suburb agrees to desegregate school
• SFC: School district in Marin County agrees to desegregate in settlement with state
• VOSD: Sacramento Report: The Bills We'll Be Watching as the Legislature Reconvenes
• CalM: Watch: How California's mental health system fails people, families
• SDUT: New fence replaces decades old border wall in San Diego
• FH: America Is Number One: Too Bad The Politicians Don't See It
• SDUT: Commentary: Backers won't stop at banning fur
• OCReg: Spending other people's money? Keep your promises.
• NR: In Missouri, a Good Guy With a Gun Stepped Up - So Can You
• FH: Did the Central Valley Blow It on High-Speed Rail?
• FH: Droughts and Not Enough Water: California's Silent Crisis
• LAT $: Opinion: Is California's draft ethnic studies curriculum anti-Semitic?
• OCReg: In finding solutions to mass shootings, don't look to government alone
• NR: Immigration Restriction Is Not Hate
• SJMN: Environment report out on new $1 billion dam proposed for Santa Clara County
• SFC: Reversing course, SF school official offers plan to preserve controversial Washington High murals
• SFC: Oakland Coliseum chief resigns over role in RingCentral naming rights deal
• SFC: Large fire breaks out at warehouse for artists in East Oakland
• FresBee: Fresno councilman's tweet about guns draws wave of backlash, including Patricia Arquette
• Modesto, which faced repaying HUD $1.94M, will only have to repay $154K
• FresBee: Something in the water? Find out which Fresno area public pools had violations, closures
• CalCoast: Three people injured in accidents at Oceano Dunes
• CalCoast: Proposed Buellton pot grows pit a vintner against weed farms
• VCStar $: Judge issues order over T.O. 'slumlord conditions'
• LADN: 'A pretty untenable plan': As LAUSD moves to combine 5 student support programs into one, advocates fear 'dilution' of foster youth services
• OCReg: In Yorba Linda, the hope is new mall will revive the old downtown
• PE: Company accused of misrepresenting energy program to pay $4 million settlement with Riverside County, others
• SBSun: Debate rages over Eastgate logistics center bound for San Bernardino airport
• SDUT: Gov. Gavin Newsom touts state health care coverage expansion at San Diego 211 center
• VOSD: Sweetwater Still Misstating Finances By Tens of Millions, County Ed Office Says
• SDUT: Democratic candidates for mayor describe plans in forum

Sincerely,