Dear John,

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• AP: Trump says he will do 'something' about homelessness
• LAT $: Is Trump trying to make this historic Hawthorne building a homeless shelter? Locals are 'baffled'
• SFC: Trump warns homelessness is 'destroying' SF, pays brief Bay Area visit
• CG: How the Homeless Epidemic is Destroying Communities
• LAT $: Trump says California cities 'destroying themselves' with homelessness
• CG: The Back Story of California's Homeless Surge
• SDUT: White House report urges deregulation to reduce homelessness
• LAT $: Trump tells donors in Beverly Hills: 'We'll never be a socialist country'
• SFC: Scott McNealy has long been one of Trump's few friends in Silicon Valley
• LADN: Trump's California visit is closing these LA and Beverly Hills streets
• CG: President Trump Set to Revoke California's Authority to Set its Own Auto Emissions Standards
• CalM: Is CA about to weaponize electric car rebates in its emissions battle against Trump?
• AP: Federal plan to end state mileage standards draws criticism
• LAT $: Democratic donor Ed Buck arrested and charged with operating drug house
• LADN: Democratic figure Ed Buck accused of running drug house in West Hollywood apartment after recent meth overdose
• AP: California Democratic donor charged with running drug house
• SJMN: San Jose set to become largest U.S. city to enact natural gas ban
• OCReg: As fall meet approaches, another horse dies at Santa Anita
• SFC: California urges Trump administration to withdraw proposal on religious-based hiring
• SFC: Majority of people convicted of serious crimes in SF are rearrested
• CG: RECAP: AB 32 Will Shut Down The Private Prison Industry In California
• SacBee: Trump administration threatens jail time for California officials over river project
• FresBee: Bullet train board votes on proposed Valley to San Jose route, amid backlash
• OCReg: Educators will get another shot at writing state ethnic studies curriculum
• SacBee: A bobble on vaccines tarnished Gavin Newsom's first legislative year, Capitol experts say
• CalM: Citing 'financial risk,' UC pledges to divest from fossil fuels
• AP: California GOP congressman won't seek re-election
• SBSun: Rep. Paul Cook announces he'll run for 1st District San Bernardino County Supervisor
• PE: Containment of Bautista fire near Mountain Center grows to 90%
• SacBee: Amid sexual harassment investigation, GOP leaders ask California lawmaker to retire
• Reason: E-Cigarette Restrictions Raise a Question: Can Governors Unilaterally Ban Products They Don't Like?
• OCReg: Woman pleads guilty in helping wealthy Chinese visitors give birth to American babies
• AP: Democrats raise political influence issue in antitrust probe
• AP: New parent charged in admissions scam, linked to $400K bribe
• FH: The Campaign Road Eventually Goes Through California Featuring Sen. Kamala Harris and Others
• OCReg: California lawmakers will gag the gig economy with Assembly Bill 5
• FH: Criticism of Big Tech Indicates A Political Shift
• FH: Facing a Serious Problem, Sacramento Again Turns to Formula
• Reason: Why Is the Media So Negative?
• CalM: Newsom bucks his party on water
• SDUT: Editorial: Here's how Trump can help California with homelessness
• AP: Suit seeks to block gondola linking Lake Tahoe ski resorts
• SacBee: Downtown Sacramento's 'hole in the ground' has a new developer hired by CalPERS
• SJMN: Contra Costa to halt court fees that hurt the poor
• SFC: Protesters shut down commission meeting over SF mental health policies
• SFC: Central Subway tab likely to grow by $55M as work, testing stretch into 2021
• SFC: SF to require renewable electricity sources for commercial buildings
• SJMN: Barack Obama Boulevard in Milpitas? City considers renaming Dixon Landing Road to honor president
• SJMN: Milpitas adopts rent review program, tenants say it's not enough
• Stanislaus seniors are forced out by crushing rents. Is rent control the answer?
• CalCoast: Chamber chair challenges Hill in SLO County District 3 race
• CalCoast: SLO City councilwoman accused of conflict of interest
• LAT $: Fatal shooting by officer at 24 Hour Fitness violated LAPD policy, Police Commission rules
• LAT $: L.A. County to pay $3 million after shots fired by deputies at charging dog mistakenly kill teen
• LADN: LA leaders to vote on $62 million in homeless housing money for nearly 600 units in the San Fernando Valley
• OCReg: Civilian Orange County jailer says deputies directed him to forge logs on security checks
• VOC: OC Supervisors Back Off Uncertified Voting Machine Vendor
• VOC: How Voting in OC Will Change in 2020
• PE: An ICE agent appears at Riverside courthouse, raising questions about enforcement vs. justice
• SBSun: San Bernardino County Supervisor Dawn Rowe plans to seek full term in 2020
• SBSun: Letter restricting political speech at Redlands Market Night was premature, city says
• SDUT: San Diego City Council takes the leap into community choice energy
• SDUT: San Diego mayor vetoing controversial proposal to require developers to build more low-income housing
• SDUT: Sexual assault lawsuit against Kevin Beiser is secretly settled
• VOSD: A Brief History of Pure Water's Pure Drama
• SDUT: The 16 sitting presidents to visit San Diego

Sincerely,