Dear John,

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• AP: Student opens fire in California high school, killing 2
• AP: California school shooting suspect described as quiet, smart
• LADN: At a vigil in a Santa Clarita park, Saugus High students mourn friends, and reflect on a terrifying morning
• LADN: Terrified Saugus High School students 'just sprinted and prayed for our lives'
• LAT $: A 16-second spasm of violence leaves 2 dead at Saugus High School
• SacBee: Caltrans paid $640,000 to print 30 million pages. Then it destroyed most of the documents
• SDUT: San Diego's personal income up 5.7 percent and is higher than U.S. increase
• SDUT: San Diego County reports 3 cases of tuberculosis, with possible exposures at jails and a homeless shelter
• SFC: Man detained by BART for eating sandwich says he'll sue
• CG: Joe Biden Swings Through Los Angeles To Solidify His Union And Immigrant Base
• CalM: No-shows, endorsement spats and drag queens: What's on tap at this weekend's Democratic convention
• FH: Unsustainable California
• CG: If California is So Totally Awesome, Why Are So Many Residents Leaving?
• PE: Leaving California: These places will pay you to move there
• CalM: How does California ever survive? | CalMatters
• AP: 5 suspects arrested in Halloween Airbnb party shooting
• SacBee: Public-funded Oroville Dam advertising called 'propaganda.' Here's how much it cost
• CG: Inland Empire Assembly Race Faces A Tight 2020 Battle
• CalM: How California got tough on guns
• SJMN: 16,000 California K-12 students had shootings at their schools since Sandy Hook
• Reason: California Sued Over Law Requiring Corporations To Adopt Woman Quotas
• AP: California to overhaul insurance plan after wildfires
• VCStar $: Fire season not over; more Santa Anas expected
• SacBee: Ranch Fire reaches 100 percent containment as crews continue to mop up, Cal Fire says
• SFC: Grad student publicly accuses UC regent of groping her
• SacBee: California voters to get added access in 14 languages for 2020 elections, court rules
• AP: Documents reveal sexual abuse at California women's prisons
• FresBee: More drought coming? Most of California once again 'abnormally dry,' monitor shows
• SFC: And we wait. 81% of California abnormally dry as seasonal rains fail to materialize
• 'Explain how things got this bad': California congressman wants PG&E oversight hearing
• SDUT: Power shutoffs during fires pose safety risk for gated communities, Encinitas fire chief says
• SacBee: Sutter Health to pay $30 million to settle secret kickback lawsuit; whistleblower to get slice
• SacBee: We revealed California jails are in crisis. Gavin Newsom is calling for more oversight
• SDUT: Editorial: $1 billion-plus a day in debt service? Unreal
• FH: The High Cost of Environmentalism
• LAT $: Opinion: Free college tuition won't work, no matter what progressive Democrats tell you
• FH: Let Us Keep on Truckin' Says Lawsuit; Remove the AB 5 Roadblock
• NR: A Defining Statement of Modern Conservatism
• SDUT: Editorial: California Energy Commission should use common sense on state solar mandate
• OCReg: Backyarding: from Cape Town to California
• OCReg: Social media surveillance a threat to liberty
• AP: 3 in melee with white supremacists plead to lesser charges
• SacBee: Anti-fascist protesters take deals in California Capitol clash with white nationalists
• Reason: San Francisco Activists Are Trying to Stop Business Owner From Converting His Arcade Repair Shop Into a Normal Arcade
• SFC: FBI: Hate crimes rose 58% in SF as nationwide numbers leveled off
• SFC: Supervisor Vallie Brown finally concedes: 'He ran a strong campaign'
• SFC: Oakland council OKs plan for tax to pay for homeless services, parks
• SJMN: Google antitrust probe by states to dramatically expand: report
• FresBee: Should Fresno weed shops hire those convicted of drug crimes? New law says yes
• Stanislaus County has three contested judgeships on March ballot. How rare is that?
• 'Jaws of life' among items stolen in $30,000 theft from Stanislaus County fire district
• New approach to treat those in mental health crisis comes to Stanislaus County
• CalCoast: California Men's Colony sewage spill contaminates Chorro Creek
• CalCoast: Arroyo Grande Council votes to raise mayor's pay 97 percent
• VCStar $: Experts say this is why Ventura County's economy is faltering
• FH: LA City Budget Situation Reflects a Sad Reality of Today's Politics
• VOC: Angels and Anaheim to Hammer Out New Stadium Deal Before New Year
• OCReg: Active landslide shuts down section of popular beach trail in San Clemente
• OCReg: San Clemente's forum on the 241 extension: Three takeaways
• OCReg: Henry 'Hank' Wedaa, stalwart Yorba Linda councilman, dies at 95
• OCReg: Veteran prosecutors at center of Orange County jailhouse informant scandal resign
• SBSun: Fontana residents, Southern California Edison officials clash over recent power outages
• SDUT: Student petition over "abysmal conditions" in SDSU housing gains 500 signatures
• SDUT: Forget fireworks. SeaWorld wants to test 500 drones for a new nighttime light show in San Diego
• VOSD: DA Announces Online Tool, Task Force to Address School Abuse Complaints

Sincerely,