Dear John,

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• SacBee: California state workers are giving up a raise. New contract reflects pension debt concerns
• FH: Potemkin Pension Accounting
• AP: California Assembly OKs medical cannabis on K-12 campuses
• SFC: PG&E wants to gradually add $30 per month to the average residential bill
• FresBee: Fresno CA looking at cheaper option for energy than PG&E
• CalCoast: Undocumented farm worker arrested for Paso Robles murder
• CG: Criminal Diversion Program for Primary Parents May Violate Constitutional Rights
• SDUT: Democrat Nancy Casady to challenge Rep. Scott Peters in 2020 primary
• SFC: Ernie Konnyu's congressional run ends almost as soon as it started
• PE: Rep. Paul Cook considering run for San Bernardino County supervisor
• CG: California Veterinarian Ted Howze Challenging Rep. Josh Harder
• FresBee: This downtown Fresno restaurant is closing. Here's how rent and homelessness play a role
• LADN: With 'Topanga Apartments,' the northwest San Fernando Valley could get its first homeless housing project
• SacBee: Sacramento to vote on large homeless shelters as mayor makes key change to Meadowview plan
• California Assemblywoman Gonzalez Says A Deal Is Likely For Truckers in Dynamex Bill - capradio.org
• CG: SB 276 Will Violate the Doctor-Patient Relationship by Eliminating Medical Exemptions
• LAT $: 10 years on, the Station fire remains burned into the minds of locals and fire officials
• SDUT: Southern California grocery union gives supermarkets Sept. 9 deadline in hopes of averting a strike
• SJMN: Bay Area bridge toll losses fall dramatic 75 percent
• AP: California court eases secrecy on police officer records
• LADN: LAPD releases video of Boyle Heights hit-and-run that left bicyclist injured
• SFC: Calif. Supreme Court: Police can alert prosecutors about officer's backgrounds
• PE: Corona Costco shooting: 'I begged and told him not to shoot,' says man whose son was killed by LAPD officer
• AP: Family of man killed by off-duty officer wants prosecution
• AP: California orders halt to oil spill flowing since 2003
• AP: California Senate OKs bill targeting hospital giant Kaiser
• KPBS: New Yorkers Want To Live In San Diego, San Diegans Want To Live In Phoenix
• SDUT: E-Verify is intended to detect workers without legal status. How do immigrants get around it?
• SacBee: Should migrant kids be held longer than three weeks? California sues over family detention
• SBSun: Inland state lawmakers oppose facility for undocumented immigrant children
• NR: Business Roundtable Pretends to Redefine What a Corporation Does
• OCReg: PAGA fixes are needed to foster growth
• OCReg: All Americans must reject dehumanizing rhetoric
• OCReg: When California pensions get bigger than big
• FH: Faulty Business Model, Other Factors Contribute to Recycling Company Failure
• FH: Maybe California Should Buy Nevada
• CalM: Commission created when Hiram Johnson was governor needs to be brought into the new century | CalMatters
• OCReg: Planning reform, private sector innovation key to fixing housing market
• LAT $: Microplastics are found in Lake Tahoe's waters for first time ever
• SacBee: Apartment construction delays put Sacramento State students in hotel rooms for weeks
• SacBee: SMUD invested $72M to renovate its headquarters, and give Thiebaud's mural a new shine
• KQED: 1,300 More Students To Be Affected by OUSD School Closure Plans
• CG: In Jeff Adachi Case, a Tale of Two Different Autopsies
• SFC: Nearly 40 years in the works, Mission Bay plan finally realized
• SFC: KFOG radio finally gives up on rock, switches to sports talk
• SJMN: Santa Clara County women ready to roar in 2020
• SJMN: Stanford sells big Palo Alto building
• How will Stanislaus County stop the revolving door at district attorney's office?
• Turlock city manager abruptly resigns after closed-session job review
• AP: 7 escape injury in fiery plane crash at California airport
• CalCoast: Chuck Liddell settles lawsuit over mold in an Atascadero home
• OCReg: Former Los Angeles church chairman charged with stealing over $11 million in church funds
• LAT $: Three design teams propose La Brea Tar Pits revamp. The mammoth's future? Uncertain
• LAT $: Mourning and questions after USC freshman killed walking on 110 Freeway days before classes began
• LADN: Burbank, Van Nuys airport noise task force set to tackle complaints, but some residents are skeptical
• LAT $: Downtown L.A. bar hiring new security after forced removal of transgender women
• VOC: County Contracts Are Going Dark Under New Policy
• OCReg: Former Fullerton police officer accused of video recording up high school student's skirt faces criminal charges
• SBSun: Cash-strapped San Bernardino approves 3.5% pay raises for police, city manager
• PE: Riverside County departments spent $105 million on overtime, report says
• SDUT: San Diego Unified touts health and wellness on first day of school
• VOSD: County Officials Hope 'Crisis Units' Can Fill Mental Health Void
• VOSD: Long-Delayed Skydiving Facility-Turned-Homeless Center Could Open Soon

Sincerely,