Dear John,

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• SDUT: Rep. Duncan Hunter announces he'll resign from Congress after the holidays
• LAT $: Rep. Duncan Hunter announces he'll resign from Congress after the holidays
• PE: Rep. Duncan Hunter, who pleaded guilty to campaign finance fraud, to resign after holidays
• SJMN: PG&E settles wildfire and Ghost Ship fire claims for $13.5 billion
• NYT: PG&E Reaches $13.5 Billion Deal With Wildfire Victims - The New York Times
• PG&E California wildfire settlement: Utility agrees to $13.5 billion deal with victims - The Washington Post
• AP: PG&E says it has reached $13.5 billion wildfire settlement
• SFC: PG&E announces $13.5 billion settlement in Wine Country fires, Camp Fire, Ghost Ship fire
• SLTrib: PG&E makes deal to pay California wildfire victims. What it means for utility's future
• SDUT: PG&E says it has reached $13.5 billion wildfire settlement
• LAT $: PG&E reaches $13.5-billion settlement with California wildfire victims
• LAT $: Caltrans investigations find waste and wrongdoing in state transportation programs
• SFC: California race will be early indicator of GOP's chances to re-flip House
• OC Republican challenges sitting GOP lawmaker as party tension rises
• LADN: Mayor Garcetti ditches SUV for an electric Chevy Bolt
• OCReg: State horse racing board wants more drugs banned, test results made public
• SacBee: California's minimum wage is going up again in January
• SacBee: Gun control isn't stopping Californians from owning firearms, new study says
• SJMN: Road trash in California: Why are other states cleaner?
• FresBee: How low can they go? Gas prices continue to fall in Fresno, Valley
• SJMN: Here's how one of California's wealthiest counties went broke
• SFC: Kamala Harris' campaign exposed her California weakness. Trump can help her
• PE: True to form, lawmakers ignore dark pension clouds
• NR: The Absurd Crusade against the Salvation Army
• OCReg: The Golden State is stuck in the gray zone
• SacBee: Man gets 27 years in prison for $3.4M fraud scheme involving San Juan Unified students
• SFC: Gentrification watchdog accused of violations in multimillion-dollar SF home flip
• SJMN: Meet the candidates running for a San Jose City Council seat in March
• SJMN: Monte Sereno buzzes over news that Los Gatos council member could become its manager
• FresBee: Jerry Dyer: Questions about alleged '80s relationship with underage girl are 'political smear'
• FresBee: Fresno City Hall has lost power for a second time in week. Unclear when it'll be back
• FresBee: Witness claims Fresno County deputy accused in sergeant's death said 'he didn't do it.'
• FresBee: With Jeff Tedford stepping down, will the Bulldogs' fundraising momentum go with him?
• VCStar $: Funding scant for $16.5B in transit upgrades
• LADN: How a Ronald Reagan-era Stealth fighter made its way to the legendary president's Simi Valley museum
• LAT $: Taxpayers should foot the bill for 'clean money' campaigns, L.A. council members say
• LAT $: Desperate to build more homeless housing, L.A. County seeks help from the private sector
• LADN: Los Angeles committee takes step forward in banning flavored tobacco products
• LAT $: Dist. Atty. Jackie Lacey cuts ties with group that had role in Trump event
• OCReg: 6 candidates to appear on March ballot for 2 Orange County supervisor seats
• OCReg: Santa Ana Elks win $7.3 million in lawsuit involving old Saddleback Inn
• OCReg: Anaheim puts 5-year 'local hire' workforce agreement in place for large city projects
• OCReg: Residents oppose east-west connection between 241 Toll Road and 5 Freeway through Rancho Mission Viejo
• OCReg: OC sheriff's officials selective in punishing deputies who mishandled evidence over two-year period
• PE: New board president at embattled Rialto water district promises accountability, transparency
• PE: Bernie Sanders, Xavier Becerra urge FAA to study impacts of planned logistics center at San Bernardino airport
• PE: San Jacinto schools Superintendent Diane Perez resigns
• SDUT: Forty candidates battling for seven open seats in San Diego next year
• SDUT: City moves forward North Park bikeway, removing nearly 450 parking spots
• SDUT: State lifts boil-water alert in Poway, deems water safe to drink
• SDUT: Agencies request $5 million to make emergency repairs to Del Mar bluff

Sincerely,