Dear John,

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• AP: California relishes role as liberal trendsetter, Trump foe
• LAT $: During Trump protest on Santa Monica Pier, man sprays crowd with bear repellent
• NR: Radical Climate-Change Protests Coming Soon to a City Near You?
• SFC: SF voters will weigh $600 million affordable housing bond
• SFC: Drug dealing in SF's Tenderloin more organized than it looks on the streets
• SFC: SF's public housing was crumbling. Is a multibillion-dollar plan the answer?
• SacBee: Additional PG&E shutoffs? Weather conditions increase likelihood of fire and outages
• AP: Southern California sees high fire danger amid dry winds
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• SDUT: California braces for onslaught of child sex assault lawsuits under new law
• CG: An Overview of Local and State Open Meetings Laws in California
• LAT $: After Newsom bans pot use in limos, and for hospital patients, cannabis advocates are angry
• SDUT: Dozens attend rally, march against police brutality
• LAT $: Abcarian: Devin Nunes sued a fake cow. And kept suing and suing and suing
• SJMN: For millennials, Bay Area home ownership a fading dream
• SJMN: H-1B: Uber pursues foreign workers as it lays off hundreds of employees
• FresBee: High-speed rail work could affect your freeway commute. Where, when is it scheduled?
• AP: Illegal vapes traced to California woman who was CBD pioneer
• SFC: Hillary Clinton feuds with candidate, trolls Trump before taking SF stage - SFChronicle.com
• CG: California Parents' Lawsuit to Block Racist, 'Social Justice' Agenda on Children Instruction in Santa Barbara Schools Moves Forward
• OCReg: Newsom makes a few good moves
• Our state legislators hit on some important issues with Newsom, but missed on others
• LAT $: Skelton: There's a new sheriff at utilities commission. PG&E better shape up
• NR: Small Policy Tweaks Won't Fix Facebook
• FresBee: How can we best confront the rapid spread of vaping among young people? Influencers weigh in
• FresBee: Vaping is an increasing problem among young people. Here's how we stop it
• OCReg: Latinos and the California Dream
• OCReg: California's private prison ban isn't a ban at all
• CalM: Banning not just a city's name
• SacBee: Major League Soccer confirms big announcement in Sacramento. Governor set to attend
• SacBee: SCUSD, teachers union have waged war for two years. It's time to make peace
• SFC: Artist's vision for Maya Angelou statue crushed by City Hall
• CG: How Many Laws Does San Francisco's Prop. A Violate?
• EdS: East Bay district struggles with role of tutors in student learning
• Modesto investigating city clerk's allegations against three top officials
• CalCoast: Firefighters quickly contain blaze at the Oceano Dunes
• CalCoast: Former San Luis Obispo Mayor Kenneth Schwartz dies at 94
• VCStar $: Explosion in underground vault in Ventura
• OCReg: LA police failed to investigate 4,000 serious child abuse reports in 2018 and 2019. Why?
• OCReg: Fatal beating of Kelly Thomas by Fullerton police in 2011 sparks changes in how officers treat homeless, mentally ill
• OCReg: With pumps for 32 cars, Tustin's second Costco gas station gets green light amid neighborhood outcry
• SBSun: Hackers hit San Bernardino school district with ransomware attack
• SBSun: If fire wipes out Joshua trees, other desert plants, this group has a plan
• SDUT: Nationwide transit ridership is plummeting: Can San Diego's high-speed rail proposal buck the trend?
• VOSD: Politics Report: How Not to Stop a Party Endorsement

Sincerely,