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• LAT $: California lawmakers reject bill to allow their staff to unionize at the state Capitol
• California asks residents not to charge electric vehicles, days after announcing gas car ban
• California Heat Wave Update as Record Temperatures Could Cause Blackouts
• Californians asked to keep AC at 78 and nix electric vehicle charges to spare grid
• AP: California heat wave sparks fears of fires, power outages
• CG: Gov. Newsom Addressed the People Wednesday on ‘Extreme Heat’ and Wobbly Electricity Grid
• AP: CA lawmakers approve mental health care plan for homeless
• AP: California won’t bar parolee transfers to immigration agents
• AP: California won’t expand teen vaccines without parental OK
• AP: California lawmakers reject new firearms tax for 2nd year
• AP: California fails to replace concealed weapon ruling
• SFC: California moved swiftly to limit concealed weapons after SCOTUS ruling. Did it backfire?
• SDUT: Wildfire reaches 4,240 acres in Barrett Junction area; 2 hurt, at least 4 structures destroyed
• LAT $: Fire near Castaic explodes to more than 4,600 acres as 8 firefighters suffer heat-related injuries
• VCStar $: Brush fire prompts closure of Grapevine near Castaic
• CalM: Newsom’s call now: Tracking California bills passed in the 2022 legislative session
• AP: California bill to make vasectomies cheaper goes to governor
• CalM: ‘Forcing the hand’: Gavin Newsom leans into legislative agenda as first term nears end
• LAT $: California lawmakers OK buffer zones between new oil wells and homes, schools
• AP: California lawmakers OK bill to hide public worker addresses
• AP: California legislators advance plan to extend nuke plant run
• LAT $: Lawmakers approve $1.4-billion loan for PG&E to keep Diablo Canyon nuclear plant open
• AP: California stalls scaled down bail reform after year’s delay
• SacBee: Sports betting: How California casino tribes and online gambling firms are vying for your votes
• SFC: The latest S.F. failure: Thousands of units delayed for a study that never happened
• SFC: Oakland police issue public safety advisory after attempted rape, robbery
• LADN: Thousands more Kia, Hyundai vehicles stolen in Los Angeles this year because of a TikTok challenge, LAPD says
• SFC: Madison Park Academy shooting was not deliberate, Oakland police say
• AP: Pipe repair requires wide ban on LA County outdoor watering
• SDUT: Will a bill just passed in Sacramento solve the ‘mystery surcharge’ Californians pay at the gas pump?
• VOSD: Mayor Gloria Promised to Kill SANDAG’s Driving Fee. SANDAG Now Says It Won’t.
• AP: California may add wine, liquor bottles to recycling program
• CalM: ‘A perfect storm of bad’: Report finds incarceration rates highest among rural Californians
• CalM: Help paying water bills may be on way for low-income Californians
• SFC: Lyft accused of failing to protect from sexual abuse, assault in vehicles
• SDUT: Column: New state law makes it easier to kick disruptive people out of public meetings
• Big Tech, Biden WH Colluded To Silence Covid Dissenters
• Homeless Problem Is a Product of Benevolent Cruelty
• CG: From Sri Lanka to Salinas: Will California Learn Anything from Sri Lanka’s Green Apocalypse?
• NR: MLB’s Unseemly Support for Youth Gender Transitions
• Reason: Despite the Media Hype, Unionization Is Down—and for Good Reason
• OCReg: CEQA reform is as needed as it’s ever been
• NR: Why Joe Biden Gets Away with Making Offensive Statements
• SacBee: Angelique Ashby calls herself a ‘Women’s Advocate.’ A judge says she can’t use it on ballot
• SacBee: Regulators close Sacramento County’s only wildlife rehab center after staff walks out
• SFC: ‘Hella stanky’: Thousands of dead fish removed from Lake Merritt will be incinerated
• SJMN: Anonymous anti-LGBTQ, anti-BLM campaign fliers posted in Los Gatos
• SJMN: San Jose: Federal jury finds police officer liable for excessive force in fatal 2017 shooting
• SJMN: Santa Clara, 49ers settle lawsuit over Levi’s Stadium management
• FresBee: North Fresno politicians kill South Stadium housing project key for revitalization
• Help — in the form of cash — coming for beleaguered merchants of Oakdale’s Third Avenue
• FresBee: Judge issues tentative ruling against Karbassi in defamation suit over Soria mailer
• FresBee: Petty politics of north Fresno council members dooms vital downtown housing project
• Eminent domain action approved for Stanislaus County expressway. Landowners aren’t happy
• VCStar $: National Park Service purchases 45 acres in Ventura County
• LAT $: UCLA professors allegedly charged certain students extra fees. They want to hide the scheme
• LADN: Audit: Aging Infrastructure among issues facing LADWP
• LAT $: El Segundo school failed to stop bullies who started petition to end teen’s life, jury finds
• LADN: LAUSD budget grows by $1.4B due to a boost from Sacramento
• OCReg: Los Alamitos cancels council election for unchallenged seat
• OCReg: 3 Mission Viejo council members ordered removed from office
• VOC: OC Judge Removes Majority of Mission Viejo City Council Members, City Moves to Appeal
• OCReg: After winning lawyer boasts, judge tosses out OC verdict and high-profile attorney steps in for opposing side
• SBSun: San Bernardino County sheriff suspends student discipline program during state investigation
• PE: Inland Empire Pride Festival to celebrate LGBTQ community this weekend
• SBSun: Court tosses lawsuit alleging George AFB toxic exposure, health issues
• SDUT: Overdose deaths surged 33% in San Diego County last year; local authorities warn of ‘fentanyl nightmare’
• SDUT: SDSU president defends decision to defer rape allegation to San Diego police

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