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- AP: New head of largest state worker union won’t back Newsom
- LAT $: New head of largest state workers union won’t back Newsom’s effort to fend off recall
- SacBee: Longtime SEIU Local 1000 president Yvonne Walker ousted by ‘outsider’ in union election
- Reason: California Dems May Put All Their Eggs in the Newsom Basket
- SacBee: Gavin Newsom would benefit from an earlier recall election, Democrats say. Can it be done?
- FresBee: More good news for Gavin Newsom in latest California poll — he’d defeat a recall today
- SFC: Newsom stays strong in latest recall poll as state rebounds
- CG: ‘Scheme Concocted’ to Bail out Newsom and Padilla with AB 1495 for Two Senate Elections In November
- LADN: ‘It’s OK to be mad’: L.A.-area people killed by police mourned 1 year after George Floyd’s murder
- SFC: S.F., Oakland remember George Floyd with paint, political pressure
- SFC: Bay Area cities push for ambitious police reform in wake of Floyd’s death
- UPDATE: Teen fatally shot by Sheriff’s Deputy identified as Oakdale resident
- LADN: LA Council approves plan for spending $56.6 million diverted from LAPD
- SacBee: Caltrans overpaid thousands of workers $1.5 million and didn’t recoup the money, audit says
- LAT $: No. 2 executive at California bullet train agency out after long investigation
- AP: Top California rail official out in another project shakeup
- After Dem Bailout, CA Reveals Surplus
- SacBee: Is Newsom trying to be Robin Hood? What his budget means for wealth inequality in California
- LAT $: ‘Breakthrough’ infections are rare, and just 2% result in COVID-19 deaths, CDC says
- AP: San Diego gives vaccines to Mexican workers at border plants
- CalM: A dozen counties criticized OptumServe for vaccine clinic problems, documents show
- AP: Schools try pep-rally tactics to get students vaccinated
- CG: Assembly Bill To Indefinitely Extend Community College Baccalaureate Program Faces Vote
- SFC: Legislators propose to cap out-of-state students at UC campuses
- CG: Assemblyman Kiley Challenges Gov. Newsom’s Grandiose Jobs Report
- SDUT: Chula Vista decides Christopher Columbus statue has no place in local park
- OCReg: More vehicles shot on Orange and Riverside county freeways
- OCReg: Alleged gang members arrested in Garden Grove hotel homicide
- FresBee: Bass Lake water level is dropping, per PG&E. How the utility says it’ll impact your summer
- SFC: Masks likely when S.F. schools return full time; start times will be staggered
- FresBee: Fresno anti-mask activist fights latest restraining order against him. How judge ruled
- AP: California and US agree to allow big offshore wind farms
- CalM: College credit for playing video games? At some California campuses, it’s happening
- VOSD: CSU San Marcos Tried to Fire a Professor for Misconduct – Then His Union Intervened
- OCReg: Southwest Airlines flight attendant bloodied, loses teeth in assault by rowdy passenger on California flight
- SJMN: Though ‘saved’ from dismantling, Palo Alto’s last mobile home park still a work in progress
- FresBee: Fresno officials want local control of mobile home parks. Here’s what that means for residents
- LAT $: Tag, the Cox campaign bear, is now the subject of an animal-rights lawsuit
- BreitbartCA: Exclusive: Joint Special Operations Command Personnel Encouraged to Attend Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Conference
- NR: What Did Congress Expect When It Made Unemployment Worth $15.45 an Hour?
- OCReg: Legislature should pull UBI plan from state budget
- NR: The Lab-Theory Cover-Up: When Truth Serves Prejudice
- OCReg: Even with Kardashian flair, civil forfeiture remains ugly
- CalM: Why it’s not easy to build affordable housing in California
- OCReg: Fast-track bill for college athletes to make money
- Will Media Get Away With U-Turning on Lab Leak Theory?
- SacBee: Accused of bilking district, Sacramento-area school board member may lose leadership post
- SJMN: 'Town Sweep:' new group demands Oakland crack down on homeless camps
- SFC: Breed says she will veto free fare Muni program, after it was approved by S.F. supes
- SFC: It took 20 years, but affordable downtown housing is finally coming to Livermore
- SJMN: ‘The gold standard’: San Jose approves Google’s downtown village and campus in historic vote
- SJMN: Santa Clara County opts in to Laura's Law amid sizable public support
- FresBee: Fresno’s vacant buildings are a ‘nightmare’ for firefighters. Owners could face big fines
- FresBee: Vaccinated employees crucial for Fresno-area businesses with California tiers expiring
- CalCoast: SLO issues boil water notice to 100 households
- CalCoast: Controversy over blue line flag honoring slain SLO police officer
- VCStar $: County could climb to yellow tier next week
- VCStar $: Fired commander's records illegally disclosed, appeals court finds
- LAT $: Man killed, another injured in Lynwood shooting
- LAT $: LAPD shootings remained near historic low in 2020, but are up in 2021
- VOC: Santana: Will Politicians Expand Public Comment Building on COVID Virtual Capabilities?
- OCReg: Family members mourn loss of 6-year-old shooting victim Aiden Leos at vigil in Orange
- OCReg: Irvine activists try to get City Council’s attention on multiple issues
- OCReg: Orange County supervisors approve settlement in inmate death
- SBSun: San Bernardino County coronavirus cases best yet, but not enough for yellow tier
- SDUT: San Diego’s coronavirus numbers hit new lows
- SDUT: San Diego City Council approves new electric and gas franchise agreement with SDG&E
- SDUT: Pandemic recovery millions could help San Diego County restaurants, first responders, military
- SDUT: San Diego council approves Mission Valley’s first Home Depot despite traffic concerns
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