Dear John,

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• OCReg: Unraveling the mystery behind one LADWP worker's $313,865 in overtime pay
• SFC: Developer fails to lure homeless residents away from encampment with cash
• SFC: Ninth Circuit Court says it's OK for feds to favor non-sanctuary cities in funding
• AP: California governor signs wildfire bill to pay victims
• CalM: California's new wildfire plan: 5 things to know
• LAT $: San Francisco law restricts restaurants from offering customers disposable foodware
• AP: California governor taps new top utilities regulator
• AP: Materials used to search journalist's home remain under seal
• PE: Thousands protest immigrant detention centers at 'Lights for Liberty' vigils in Southern California
• SDUT: ICE arrests 20 in San Diego as part of a week long operation
• SDUT: Rep. Scott Peters to visit Texas-Mexico border, meet with migrants and Border Patrol agents
• FresBee: Costa joins Hispanic caucus members to denounce immigration raids
• FresBee: Republicans think they can knock off this California Democrat, but they don't have a candidate
• AP: California governor criticizes increase in fracking permits
• SDUT: Column: Vice President Pence broke the 'no photos' ban for an unusual guest
• OCReg: Fullerton police release video of officer shooting 17-year-old girl
• SacBee: 85,000 Kaiser workers ready strike in 7 states; health giant cites progress in contract talks
• PE: Ridgecrest aftershock prognosis: They won't stop for years, and another strong one is possible
• LAT $: Chevron spills 800,000 gallons of oil and water in Kern County canyon
• SacBee: California's $15 an hour minimum wage is coming, but when?
• SacBee: New California law protects nurses who blow the whistle about poor patient care
• LAT $: Jalapeño farmer wins $23.3 million in heated dispute with Sriracha maker
• CalCoast: Off-roading will continue at Oceano Dunes, for now
• FH: Exemptions Could Doom Dynamex Bill
• OCReg: Despite booming revenues, California struggles with debts
• FH: A Journey Into the Past
• CG: Presidential Tax Transparency and Accountability Act May Have Some Benefits
• FH: The Redistricting Commission-Political Virgins Wanted
• OCReg: Perpetual tax hikes and why we can't get from here to there
• OCReg: Since when is putting students before bureaucratic and union interests breaking news?
• SJMN: Lake Tahoe fills to the top as massive winter snows melt
• SacBee: Rat infestation in downtown Sacramento hits CalEPA building
• SacBee: Invasive oriental fruit flies found in Sacramento, may trigger new quarantine, officials say
• SFC: SF prosecutors fight bid to free suspect over shoddy police work
• SFC: Oakland City Council passes new policy on warrant-less searches
• FresBee: Fresno school trustee under fire again. This time, blackface and cheerleaders are involved
• The water park is coming, so are the jobs. Work under way at Manteca's Great Wolf Lodge
• CalCoast: Los Osos man returns chief's missing gun
• VCStar $: Yuba City set to hire Santa Paula city manager
• VCStar $: County staffer charged with conflict of interest
• AP: 9 more women file lawsuits against UCLA gynecologist
• LADN: Mayor Garcetti, Lucy Jones push LA neighborhoods to adopt city disaster preparedness program
• LADN: Metro's Orange Line was a hit - but doesn't guarantee support for another Valley bus plan
• OCReg: Buena Park's 150-bed homeless shelter breaks ground, will serve all of north Orange County
• OCReg: Westminster City Hall saga: Acrimony, voting restrictions and recall bids for all
• OCReg: Laguna Hills moves ahead with plan for permanent monument honoring Camp Pendleton's Darkhorse Battalion
• PE: Firing of Notre Dame High principal - allegedly for being gay - spurs turmoil at Riverside campus
• SDUT: North and East County officials signal support for high-speed commuter rail in exchange for long-promised freeway improvements
• SDUT: City Attorney agrees to three-year deal in La Mesa, leaves Encinitas

Sincerely,