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- Goldstein Investigates: Trailers Meant To Shelter Homeless Residents Sitting Unused In Parking Lots
- LADN: LA officials urge $20 billion in state funding for homeless crisis
- SDUT: Attorney demands Oceanside stop closing homeless encampments
- SFC: San Francisco set to approve reparations task force
- AP: Virus cases plunge and LA, San Francisco come back to life
- LADN: LA County reports no new coronavirus deaths again, although reporting lags contribute
- Pandemic Led To 30% Increase In Deaths For Workers In Certain High-Risk Industries, Study Shows
- KQED: Fresno County Is Diverting COVID Vaccine Due to Low Demand. Why Don’t People Want It?
- OCReg: CVS and Walgreens have wasted more COVID vaccine doses than most state agencies combined
- AP: Prince Harry, Jennifer Lopez make voices heard at Vax Live
- CBS SAC: Woman Suing BLM For Using Fake, Racist Messages She Says She Didn't Send
- LADN: LAUSD staff scraps plan to extend 2021-22 school year by two weeks
- CG: Powerful Teachers Unions Dictating Terms of Reopening to CDC, School Districts
- PE: Menifee Democrat plans to run against Inland Rep. Ken Calvert in 2022
- SFC: Marin County water district to consider more drought restrictions this week
- CG: Illegal Marijuana Cultivation Creating Enormous Problems for California’s Rural Communities
- Three Major Progressive Proposals Just Stalled In California’s Legislature
- AP: Bid to end ‘spousal rape’ distinction stalls in California
- SacBee: Plan to save California money could take health care away from most vulnerable patients
- CG: Roughly 20% of Electric Vehicle Owners in California Replaced Cars with Gas Ones, New Study Shows
- OCReg: Fists and spit fly during clash outside fundraiser for Orange County DA Todd Spitzer
- VOC: Political Campaigning Happened at DA’s Office During Victims’ Event, Says County Supervisor Who Attended
- AP: New solar plant for California desert gains federal approval
- NR: Caitlyn Jenner Is Right About Transgender Athletes
- Caitlyn Jenner heads out to Starbucks ahead of Hannity interview
- Reason: Libertarian Jeff Hewitt Jumps Into California Governor Recall Race
- SacBee: California state worker union backs Newsom anti-recall effort in sign of labor’s support
- LAT $: Orange County professor on leave after berating student who calls police ‘heroes’
- AP: Death penalty overturned for California mom who killed 4
- AP: Death draws attention to police putting suspects face down
- SacBee: Kamala Harris’ Senate successor is hanging out with AOC. Why experts say that’s a smart move
- AP: California senator seeks expansion of land, water protection
- BreitbartCA: Cult of Woke Takes Over CIAIs this the wokest video of all time?
- BreitbartCA: SF Chronicle: Disneyland’s Snow White Kissing Scene Problematic
- LAT $: Here’s what UC says about the chances of being plucked from massive waitlists
- SFC: Bay Area Democrats want to pass climate change laws. Can they deliver?
- AP: Marine inspector general suspended amid tank sinking probe
- LAT $: Kevin Merida named L.A. Times executive editor
- LAT $: California Republicans take donations from mogul after sex scandal
- NR: Biden Believes in Science — So Long as the Teachers’ Unions Approve
- Study: Lockdowns Cost Jobs, Don't Appear to Save Lives
- WashTimes: Biden, Dems Are Hollowing Out the Soul of America
- OCReg: AB 1316 is the latest effort to undermine charter schools
- NR: University of North Carolina Disgraces Itself with Latest Faculty Hire
- OCReg: Biden’s tax plan would punish U.S. jobs creation
- OCReg: Pending bill opens door to CalPERS corruption
- NR: Republicans Are Being Lured into an Infrastructure Trap
- SFC: In one county on California’s North Coast, COVID is surging
- SacBee: Sacramento County eyes new health director from California social services agency
- SFC: San Francisco’s pandemic exodus looks like it’s almost over
- LAT $: Former Bay Area students charged in Italian police officer’s slaying await their fate
- SJMN: Oakland: Youth-led march honors man who died in police custody
- SFC: Livermore official who made ‘ghetto’ remarks on housing keeps job
- SJMN: Four Contra Costa prosecutors criticize DA’s delay in charging sheriff’s deputy in 2018 killing, claim no ‘meaningful’ investigation was done in two years
- SJMN: Santa Clara data center property is bought, expansion eyed
- FresBee: Fresno County’s April COVID deaths lowest of 2021, but still higher than year ago
- Marie Gallo, leading light for Modesto arts and part of winemaking family, dies at 86
- FresBee: Two home invasions rattle central Fresno residents. Police have one suspect in custody
- FresBee: Fresno foster youth nonprofit faces lawsuit. CEO accused of unethical conduct, favoritism
- CalCoast: COVID-19 cases plummeting in San Luis Obispo County
- CalCoast: Pismo Beach drops plan to purchase homes to create parking
- VCStar $: A study of Ventura fire makes recommendations; they're not cheap
- LAT $: Two women in U-Haul held at gunpoint, handcuffed during traffic stop sue LAPD
- OCReg: County attorneys argue Vanessa Bryant has no basis to sue over sharing of photos from the Kobe Bryant crash scene
- VOC: Irvine to Fight Lawsuit Compelling Voting Districts, Setting Up Years-Long Legal Battle
- OCReg: Costa Mesa council will consider 1,057-unit One Metro West project Tuesday
- VOC: Orange County’s Vaccine Strategy Could Soon Shift To Smaller Clinics
- SBSun: San Bernardino County opens new coronavirus vaccine sites, no appointments needed
- SBSun: 500,000 in San Bernardino County are vaccinated against COVID-19
- PE: Riverside County residents receive 1.5 million doses of vaccine
- PE: You have until Aug. 2 to get your unclaimed Riverside County property tax refund
- AP: San Diego County backcountry wildfire is 55% contained
- SDUT: No signs of relief in Scripps ransomware shutdown
- VOSD: San Diego Held Back Materials Sought by Congress on Facial Recognition
- VOSD: Volunteers of America Southwest Accused of Double-Billing, Fraud and Conflicts
- VOSD: SDG&E Walks Back Claim it Delivers 45 Percent Renewable Energy
- SDUT: Tentative ruling is setback for North River Farms opponents
- SDUT: San Diego County to again consider short-term rent cap, limiting evictions
- SDUT: San Diego County considers waiving restaurant fees to offset pandemic losses
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