Dear John,

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• FRBlog: When I Grow Up, I Want to Be a Democrat
• AP: California prison agency spent $12K on retirement party
• $30 an hour? Los Angeles studies new minimum wage for Uber and Lyft drivers
• SFC: Oakland's homeless vehicle dwellers exploding: up 131% to 1,430
• SFC: Newsom talks to SF homeless: Some met him when he was mayor
• AP: California earthquake alerts to become available statewide
• How a handful of vetoes disappointed Gavin Newsom's liberal California backers
• CalM: Building trades' rift widens with Newsom
• SacBee: Called 'greedy' by Gavin Newsom and others, PG&E defends mass shutoff as 'right call'
• SacBee: Update: Here's how Newsom is doing on 10 campaign promises after his first year of lawmaking
• LAT $: Southern California Edison considers power shut-offs ahead of high winds
• FH: PG&E: First Say It Did Wrong-Then Investigate
• SJMN: Three weeks in prison for Menlo Park parent
• SFC: Caltrans says it saved $233 million of your tax dollars
• SacBee: Kaiser's biggest union, representing 57,000 California workers, ratifies four-year contract
• LAT $: Los Angeles Times reaches historic agreement with its newsroom union
• CalM: CA's labor chief wants the jobs of the future - and she wants them to cut inequality
• LADN: These endangered red-legged frogs managed to survive Woolsey fire destruction, survey shows
• AP: Contractor guilty in California wildfire death labor case
• PE: State insurance chief tours Calimesa area devastated by Sandalwood fire
• LADN: Poll: Southern Californians back impeachment inquiry, worry about crime and home affordability
• CG: 'No-Rehire' Clauses In Employee Settlements Now Illegal Under California Law
• SBSun: 40% of Muslim students surveyed in California say they've been bullied at school, report finds
• AP: Officials study fire at California fuel site after quake
• SFC: State shuts down fuel-storage facility as investigators look for cause of blast
• FresBee: While conspiracy lawsuits unfold, Devin Nunes keeps collecting campaign cash - $7 million of it
• FresBee: Ousted California Republican gains fundraising advantage in rematch for House seat
• SDUT: Rep. Hunter votes against condemning Trump on Syria, saying 'You kick ass and you leave'
• SDUT: Rep. Duncan Hunter reports spending on campaign mail and legal defense, plus two bar visits and a dove hunt
• SFC: Juul to stop advertising to youth in settlement with nonprofit
• CalM: Fact check: Do Californians really cool on ballot measures as the election approaches?
• California will be first state to train doctors in how their counsel can prevent gun deaths
• LAT $: Ukraine-born man indicted with Giuliani associates has his California pot licenses probed
• AP: Sutter Health, California settle massive antitrust case
• SJMN: Steyer spends $47 million on presidential race, while Harris and Biden are burning through cash
• OCReg: Pension costs continue to drive tax hikes across California
• FH: The Blackouts Rolled Over Some Good Newsom Moves on Housing
• NR: O'Rourke's America
• OCReg: Medicare hypocrisy for all
• FH: POPs, GEOPs and MacGuffins
• LAT $: Skelton: They had months to plan for a power outage. They didn't plan enough
• FH: Don't Bank on This Dreadful Idea
• NR: Kamala Harris's Debate Performance Was Pathetic
• SacBee: Time for Sacramento Sheriff Scott Jones to stop wasting tax money and follow the law
• SacBee: Republic FC announces block party Monday to celebrate MLS soccer announcement
• SacBee: This 2,200-bed student housing project in Davis just overcame a major legal hurdle
• SacBee: This group is joining with Sacramento's homeless to clean up trash on the riverfront
• SFC: Voters like SF Mayor Breed, but undecided about her job performance
• SFC: Chinese developer suspends construction on one of SF's tallest towers
• SJMN: Authorities still looking for answers after massive East Bay fuel tank explosions, fire
• FresBee: Andy Hall sworn in as Fresno police chief
• What's needed for Valley medical school? About $25 million, feeder programs and more
• VCStar $: 'Tarzan' star's son shot dead after killing mom outside Santa Barbara
• SJMN: Loma Prieta 30 years later: Santa Cruz rises from the rubble to become a model of earthquake preparedness
• VCStar $: Term limits to appear on Oxnard ballot in March
• OCReg: Legislators say Clippers arena in Inglewood is at risk because of state agency's delays
• LADN: LA's Garcetti brings on Nick Patsaouras, former MTA chair, to help clear paths for homeless housing
• LADN: Fatal shooting in Sherman Oaks was arrest gone 'really bad,' LAPD says
• VOC: Criminal Probe Underway Into OC Fire Authority Event With Political Candidates
• OCReg: OC supes raid budget to backfill the cost of raises
• OCReg: Kennedy administrators, teachers linked to sex abuse case still employed by Anaheim UHSD
• SBSun: Cash-strapped San Bernardino now responsible for 350 acres of formerly unincorporated land
• PE: Lawsuit alleges that scam promised student admission to UC Riverside, cost his mother $66,000
• PE: CARB pact will enhance pollution studies at Riverside schools
• PE: $5 million Murrieta projects will fix California Oaks Road, half of neighborhood streets
• SDUT: Coastal Commission OKs San Diego policy wiping out parking requirements
• SDUT: City approves Alpha Project to run fourth bridge shelter

Sincerely,