Dear John,

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• LAT $: Times Investigation: $22,000 for a trip to Australia? Pension trustees draw scrutiny over travel costs
• CG: Is Incumbent Democrat Rep. Josh Harder Deceiving Voters by Taking Corporate Campaign Contributions?
• SDUT: New actions by state insurance commissioner appear to benefit another campaign donor
• SacBee: CA insurance commissioner Lara met with industry executive
• SDUT: Shooter should 'rot in hell': Gun store owner speaks out over selling weapon to Gilroy gunman
• SacBee: Gilroy shooting happened despite strict California gun laws. What more can state lawmakers do?
• Gunman in Gilroy mass shooting bought 'assault-type rifle' legally in Nevada, police say
• AP: California town pledges to remain strong in wake of shooting
• KQED: California Has Some of the Nation's Strictest Gun Laws. Are They Working?
• AP: Gunman posted online minutes before killing 3 at festival
• FresBee: Gavin Newsom blames Trump, Republicans for 'culture of gun violence' after Gilroy shooting
• SacBee: California Lottery earns $7 billion a year. But are schools getting a fair share?
• SacBee: California Republicans and Democrats are living in opposite universes on climate change, poll finds
• CalM: Worried about wildfires, Californians ready to spend, vote to fight climate change
• SDUT: Former U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa to host fundraiser for Senate leader Mitch McConnell
• OCReg: 2020 roundup: House challengers in Orange County catch heat over Trump ties, ethical violation
• SDUT: San Diego Rep. Scott Peters nixes town hall on climate crisis
• LAT $: In a blow to the bullet train, California might shift billions to L.A., Bay Area projects
• PE: Kaiser workers begin vote to authorize a strike
• OCReg: Can't get a job, housing because of a criminal record in California? This bill might help
• LAT $: Three drugmakers settle with California over deals to keep generic medications off the market
• LADN: L.A.'s homeless could be cited for living in their vehicles, if law is reinstated
• SFC: Hundreds of homeless board a bus out of SF every year. What happens next?
• SJMN: Homeless people keep arriving at California mansion thinking it's a shelter, but it's really a prank by online trolls
• SDUT: San Diego inmate awarded more than $12M after suffering brain damage in county jail
• EdS: LA Unified's spending plan should be rejected and rewritten, says advocates' complaint
• KQED: Ghost Ship Victims Had No Notice and No Exits, Prosecutors Repeat in Closing Arguments
• SFC: Kamala Harris has narrow lead in new California poll
• Reason: Kamala Harris' New Health Care Plan, Like Her Old Health Care Plan, Is a Cynical, Muddled Mess
• SFC: Harris unveils Medicare for All plan ahead of Democratic debate
• Reason: The Dismissal of Nicholas Sandmann's Lawsuit Shows There's a Difference Between Unfair Press Coverage and Libel
• NR: The 2020 Redistricting Battle
• NR: Which Party Can We Blame for Poverty and Crime?
• FH: Is it time to Change the Great Seal of California?
• CG: California Bids Farewell to a Freedom Fighter
• NR: 100 Years of the Hoover Institution
• FH: Why California's PUC Regulates Everything
• CalM: Commentary: LinkedIn Learning policy violates library patrons' privacy
• SacBee: Siemens Mobility wins $200 million light rail manufacturing contracts for Florin facility
• SFC: SF developer to pay $1.2 million fine over unpermitted construction
• SJMN: Bay Area housing: It's even harder than you thought to buy
• FresBee: Mayor can't 'Keep Fresno Beautiful' on his own. Entire community needs to pitch in
• CalCoast: SLO police chief accused of dispersing misinformation
• VCStar $: Oxnard to mull social equity in pot businesses
• LAT $: Charges filed against suspect in San Fernando Valley shooting rampage
• LAT $: Slain LAPD Officer Juan Diaz had dreamed of serving the city he loved
• LAT $: City computers breached, data potentially stolen from 20,000 LAPD applicants
• VOC: Santana: When Sheriff's Deputies Take the Fifth
• OCReg: After 27 years, Let's Go Fishing - the first shop on the Huntington Beach Pier - could be gone by mid-November
• PE: San Bernardino city attorney, clerk allege pay cuts were punishment for advising against council decisions
• PE: Kay Ceniceros, first woman supervisor in Riverside County, dies
• SDUT: E. coli death, infections, spark claims against San Diego fair board
• VOSD: San Ysidro Teacher Who Racked Up Complaints Was Transferred Six Times, Then Promoted
• VOSD: Everything We Know About the Status of the SDSU Mission Valley Deal
• SDUT: Some San Diego area schools are getting new all-electric school buses

Sincerely,