Dear John,

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• SDUT: Insurance commissioner halts campaign fundraising to rein in contributions from firms he regulates
• AP: Insurance regulator apologizes for taking industry donations
• CG: A Drug Epidemic Disguised as a Housing Crisis
• SJMN: Oakland, San Francisco rank 2nd, 4th worst cities in the U.S. to drive
• LAT $: Gang crimes jump in San Diego
• It's no longer a crime to refuse to help a cop after Gavin Newsom signed this law
• OCReg: 18-year-old woman fatally shot in Santa Ana called an unintended victim; $50,000 reward offered as family mourns
• LAT $: Trader Joe's suspect in 2018 shootout will stand trial for murder of store manager
• CG: California Legislature Attempting to Unionize Ride-share Companies
• SJMN: Bill to allow homeless students to park on college campuses overnight dead for year
• CG: Ban on Smoking on State Beaches and in State Parks Up for Approval
• CalM: California at odds over whether to make insurers cover infertility treatments
• FH: California following New York's Energy Policies Will Lead to Blackouts
• LAT $: California Assembly advances crackdown on vaccine exemptions, but governor wants to change the bill
• SFC: Judge says man may sue Calif. DMV over 'offensive' license plate
• SacBee: Hedge funds fight over wreckage of PG&E. How much will California wildfire victims get paid?
• LAT $: All missing passengers aboard Conception presumed dead
• SDUT: Editorial: Deadly California boat fire needs thorough investigation
• SFC: 'I can't breathe': Audio of the final harrowing moments aboard the Conception
• AP: Burning boat takes clues of fatal fire down to watery grave
• LAT $: Two men accused of setting blaze at Eagle Rock homeless encampment that grew into brush fire
• SFC: Two homes for elderly and formerly homeless plan to close amid rising costs
• SacBee: California to pay $1.9 million to settle lawsuit tied to prison ice-pick slaying
• CG: Bill to Create Statewide Database of Land Available for Development Goes Before the Assembly
• SDUT: San Diego home building continues to plummet. Biggest drop in SoCal.
• VOSD: How San Diego's Housing Shortage Became So Dire
• SBSun: Inland Empire wages lowest among big U.S. counties, L.A., O.C. middle of the pack
• SBSun: California Consumer Privacy Act will impact businesses that collect and receive personal data
• SDUT: Legal, economics experts join Justice Department in seeking reversal of monopoly ruling against Qualcomm
• LAT $: USC officials discussed how much wealthy parents could donate when their children applied, records show
• AP: NTSB: Tesla on Autopilot when it hit California firetruck
• Reason: Young Americans Prefer Socialism Because They Are Ignorant of the Past: Camille Paglia
• Bernie Sanders leads presidential campaigns staffing up in California
• OCReg: Why you're right to oppose homeless housing in your neighborhood
• NR: How to Spot a Serious Gun-Crime Proposal
• OCReg: The dangerous bipartisan enthusiasm for drug price controls
• FH: 2020 Election Fireworks will be provided by Ballot Propositions
• OCReg: Lawmakers threaten state's gig economy
• OCReg: Legislative inaction could be disastrous for news industry
• FH: New DNA tool helps identify murder victims and elusive killers and rapists
• VOC: Santana: Angels-Anaheim Negotiations Enter Final Stretch
• CalM: An urgent plea to Sacramento: Don't bail out PG&E
• FH: Is California the Center of the World?
• SacBee: Sacramento may get its first Airbnb-style 'hotel' near downtown tourist venues
• SacBee: UC Davis shuts down student-run marching band. Investigation found binge drinking, harassment
• SacBee: Wildfire near Cool in El Dorado County forces evacuations; two firefighters injured
• SFC: SF D.A. candidate pitches tough-on-crime approach
• SFC: Concord weapons station has fraught history, but development concept has promise
• SFC: Bill for proposed Oakland A's stadium heads to governor
• SJMN: Google widens Sunnyvale holdings with big property purchase
• FresBee: Fresno is a city of 530,000 people. Why do so few of them live downtown?
• FresBee: Terance Frazier filed a claim for damages against Fresno. Then the council gave him $700K
• CalCoast: SLO Mayor Heidi Harmon misinterprets LA Times article
• LADN: LA County DA's Office to pay $300,000 to prosecutor sexually harassed by supervisor
• LADN: In an era of campus active shooters, LAUSD to require two lockdown drills per year at every school
• LADN: Q&A: John Lee, LA's newest city councilman, talks about his priorities
• LADN: Demolition is underway at Sportsmen's Lodge in Studio City
• OCReg: Court squabble, investigations factor into upcoming special election in Santa Ana
• OCReg: Beach bummer: More than 500 injured by stingrays over holiday weekend along Orange County coast
• OCReg: Santa Ana's first councilwoman, Pat McGuigan, dies
• LAT $: A new push for Anaheim and Orange County to officially designate 'Little Arabia'
• OCReg: Dog days are doomed as enforcement ramps up at 'unofficial dog beach' at mouth of the Santa Ana River
• SBSun: Crews tackle 3 small lightning-caused fires in the Big Bear area
• SBSun: Grape harvest in Fontana occurs under gaze of curious commuters
• SBSun: Redlands agrees to settle federal discrimination charges
• PE: Riverside Mayor Rusty Bailey announces he won't run for reelection
• SDUT: San Diego's police oversight board seeks more transparency

Sincerely,