Dear John,

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• OCReg: California's government credit score gets upgraded by another Wall Street firm
• FH: The 2019 California Legislative Session in Review
• SBSun: These three suicide-prevention bills are now law in California
• CalM: From more sleep to less lunch stress, what 'Governor Dad' did this year for CA kids
• FresBee: Fresno needs new jobs. It now has a great shot at getting more thanks to Gov. Newsom
• CG: Fresno Bee Alters Website Following California Globe Article
• PE: Veto means county leaders can keep drawing districts in Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino counties
• SFC: Gavin Newsom vetoes bill to allow ranked-choice voting throughout California
• SFC: Gov. Newsom vetoes bill prohibiting fines defendants couldn't afford
• SBSun: 'Everything's gone;' Residents of Calimesa mobile home park burned by Sandalwood fire return
• SFC: Did Pleasant Hill quake trigger Crockett explosion? It's a possibility
• AP: Authorities seek cause for California fuel fire
• SBSun: No more tater tots? California schools put healthier lunches to the test
• SFC: Lowell High School student pushes plan to lower voting age
• AP: California will pay $12M for roads damaged in dam crisis
• Millions spent at California prison with contaminated water 7 months after inmate's death
• SDUT: Sen. Brian Jones favored in final vote, but falls short of Republican endorsement
• GOP wants to knock off Josh Harder, but the California Democrat has more cash than anyone else
• SFC: Banning cars on SF's Market Street, once a radical idea, approved unanimously
• SFC: Jerry Brown touted California's 'own damn satellite.' It may be named for him
• SDUT: Rep. Duncan Hunter, avid user of vaping products, says anti-vape crackdown 'massively overblown'
• VCStar $: County supervisors to consider vaping flavor ban
• SDUT: San Diego County to ban sale of flavored smoking products in unincorporated areas
• AP: Felicity Huffman starts serving prison time in college scam
• SacBee: Free cannabis for ill Californians and 7 other laws Newsom signed to regulate marijuana
• AP: Conservationists seek protection of California Joshua trees
• SJMN: Kamala Harris and Tom Steyer try to stand out on impeachment in crowded Democratic debate
• CapWkly: Update, Capitol Weekly tracking poll: the Warren surge
• Did Tom Steyer buy his way into the Democratic debate? How he worked his way to the stage
• NR: Don't Make Facebook the Ministry of Truth
• FH: Prioritize Spending Newsom Warns with Vetoes
• OCReg: California continues leftward trend with Newsom's legislative actions
• SDUT: Editorial: California middle, high school students are going to get later start times? Workers should, too.
• FH: California's Inconvenient Imported Oil Dilemma
• NR: Don't Run a Government Like a Business
• CapWkly: CA120: A deep dive into voter registration
• OCReg: Housing, human dignity and a 'state of emergency'
• SDUT: Editorial: No, PG&E, planned power outages can't become the norm in California
• CalM: Amador County builds community college pipeline for mental health workers
• SacBee: FBI investigating whether Sacramento pot businesses paid bribes to public officials
• SacBee: Indicted Ukrainian gained solid foothold in Sacramento pot world. Mayor wants new audit
• SacBee: Exclusive: Sacramento expected to be announced as 29th Major League Soccer team Monday
• SFC: SF created as many low-wage jobs as high-paying tech gigs
• SJMN: Milpitas approves just cause eviction protections, rent review board
• SFC: SF's dueling plans for mental health fix
• SJMN: Santa Clara County union workers to vote on county's latest contract offer
• Modesto's mayor now facing four opponents in November 2020 election
• FresBee: Fresno leaders say homelessness can't be solved by more housing
• CalCoast: Judge orders SLO prosecutors to provide records, again
• CalCoast: Cunningham wants to keep Diablo Canyon open, use revenue to pay fire victims
• VCStar $: CLU President Kimball to step down
• VCStar $: Ventura OKs $200 million-plus water plan
• LADN: As fears of rent hikes and evictions loom, LA leaders OK emergency effort to 'hear our cries for help'
• LAT $: Homeless housing project in Chatsworth is approved
• VOC: More Than Half of Money Spent on Angel Stadium Went to Projects Benefiting Angels, Not Maintenance
• VOC: OC Fairgrounds CEO Kathy Kramer to Leave Post
• OCReg: Former Irvine police officer accused of theft over overtime claims
• OCReg: Anaheim UHSD agrees to pay Kennedy sex abuse victims $7.9 million
• PE: Moreno Valley school leaders again blasted by parents at session on bullying
• SBSun: Will 350 acres of unincorporated land be annexed into San Bernardino this week?
• PE: Joshua trees should be protected by state endangered species act, group says
• SDUT: San Diego County pauses on partnering with cities on community choice energy
• SDUT: San Diego OKs $1.25M payout to bicyclist injured by cracked sidewalk
• SDUT: City leaders 'urge' Macy's to reconsider Horton Plaza lawsuit

Sincerely,