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• FRBlog: Is the Answer to Racism -- More Racism?
• FH: California's Debt Folly -Unnecessary spending on retiree health care is crushing the Golden State.
• AP: California sheriff: Gunman 'very intent' on killing police
• SFC: Deputy's suspected killer posted criticism of police before shooting
• SJMN: Santa Cruz deputy killing: Heroic citizen brought accused killer's rampage to an end
• SDUT: Democrats' police-reform bill would ban chokeholds, make civil suits against officers easier
• LADN: Los Angeles, Pasadena, Santa Ana police suspend use of carotid restraint - technique has been questioned after George Floyd's death
• SacBee: Chokeholds, rubber bullets and tear gas targeted in California police reform proposals
• AP: California legislative leaders back state 'sleeper hold' ban
• SacBee: Pelosi, Democrats want a national standard for police use-of-force like California's
• SacBee: What is qualified immunity? Here's how it affects lawsuits against police officers
• SacBee: Some cities may dismantle law enforcement. What happened in places that already have?
• LAT $: Eliminate school police, L.A. teachers union leaders say
• SFC: Second public official, plus 2 others, newly charged
• AP: California deal for protective masks wins federal approval
• CG: Rare Bipartisan Assembly Majority Co-Sponsor Resolution to Defer High-Speed Rail Contract
• SacBee: California has one week to pass a budget. Congress doesn't plan to help in time - if at all
• CalM: On hold: Loan repayment for Medi-Cal doctors, dentists awaits final budget plans
• SDUT: Salk Institute in uproar over email critical of George Floyd, Black Lives Matter
• AP: Windy, dry weather raises California fire danger
• CalM: Is California's last youth fire camp worth saving?
• LADN: Castaic brush fire burns 75 acres near equestrian center
• AP: California OKs movie theaters to reopen with limited seats
• Reason: California County Will Allow Outdoor Social Gatherings of 12 People-and Outdoor Protests of 100 People
• OCReg: Orange County Democratic party to candidates: Back police reform if you want us to back you
• FresBee: 'Enough is enough!' Public defender's office holds march in downtown Fresno
• SDUT: San Diego City Council increases police funding, after thousands lobbied for cuts
• SJMN: San Jose mayor rejects calls to cut funds from police in wake of George Floyd killing
• LAT $: Nearly 1,000 infected at Chuckawalla Valley State Prison in worst coronavirus outbreak to hit prison system
• CalM: Expect hybrid learning to become norm this fall
• AP: California schools chief details plan for reopening
• AP: PG&E Corp. announces plan to exit San Francisco headquarters
• SFC: PG&E will relocate to Oakland after more than 100 years in San Francisco
• VOC: Two Former Orange County Deputies Plead Guilty in Evidence Booking Scandal
• SFC: A UC regent, a sex harassment accusation and what an investigator found
• SFC: Safety measures helped avert 1.7 million coronavirus cases in CA
• SJMN: Data show Bay Area residents challenged the limits of shelter-in-place orders
• SacBee: California nursing home deaths from COVID-19 doubled last month, as state pushes more testing
• SacBee: California gunmen, self-proclaimed militia members patrol rural Black Lives Matter protests
• SDUT: As protests continue across San Diego County, a new generation of organizers is emerging
• CG: Riots Replace Lockdowns as 'Cause Du Jour'
• FH: Proposal to prohibit police unions from funding district attorney campaigns doesn't go far enough
• OCReg: What if Joe Biden chose a Republican to be his vice president?
• NR: The Protests Are a Preview of Our Turbulent Future
• CG: The Betrayal of Trust - California Globe
• NR: What Was the Point?
• OCReg: We need a separation of medicine and the state
• CalM: Commentary: It's time to end the state of emergency over COVID-19 | CalMatters
• FH: Stop California's Cops-From Looting City Hall
• OCReg: Lawmakers in denial over budget realities
• SacBee: Coronavirus updates: 2 more Sacramento County deaths; WHO warns pandemic is worsening
• SacBee: Elk Grove, Woodland police will no longer allow officers to use carotid artery hold
• SFC: Protesters demand justice in killing of Erik Salgado, Oakland man shot by CHP
• SFC: Trial underway in SF could remove fluoride from drinking water
• UPDATE: Stanislaus County will reopen gyms, other sectors despite coronavirus surge
• FresBee: Fresno's COVID-19 transmission rate still climbing. How will that affect reopening the economy?
• FresBee: Police dog bites suspect sought on weapons charges
• CalCoast: The lack of transparency of our state and San Luis Obispo governments
• VCStar $: Coronavirus: 80 new cases over weekend
• VCStar $: County replacing virus posters after protests
• OCReg: ACLU wants LA to put the brakes on scooter tracking program
• LAT $: LAPD to halt use of chokeholds; L.A. County Sheriff's Department pledges to restrict use
• OCReg: Coronavirus: No new deaths, 113 new cases reported in Orange County as of June 8
• OCReg: O.C. Chief Health Officer Dr. Nichole Quick resigns amid mask controversy, threats
• VOC: OC Peaceful Demonstrations Against Police Brutality Continue Alongside Spreading Coronavirus
• PE: Temecula to discuss how to choose new mayor after resignation
• PE: Riverside County coronavirus cases cross 9,000 mark
• PE: Riverside County sheriff's union opposes review of policing procedures
• PE: Riverside National Cemetery to restart burial, memorial services interrupted by coronavirus
• SBSun: San Bernardino County sees highest number of hospitalized coronavirus patients
• SBSun: San Bernardino police arrest 3 as part of investigation into May 31 looting
• SDUT: San Diego contractor groups to boost opportunities for African American workers on construction projects
• VOSD: Multiple San Diego County Police Agencies Are Monitoring Protests With Drones
• VOSD: SANDAG's '5 Big Moves' Plan Idles in Neutral as Coronavirus Plays Out
• SDUT: San Diego public defenders' rally joins demands for criminal justice reform

Sincerely,