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• OCReg: Melahat Rafiei, who was central to the FBI’s Anaheim investigation, takes plea deal
• VOC: OC Democrat Power Broker Accepts Plea Deal In Wake of Anaheim Corruption Probe
• CG: Former Top LA Democratic Fundraiser Dixon Slingerland Pleads Guilty To Embezzlement, Filing False Taxes
• LADN: LA city council approves $50M emergency fund for Bass to use at her discretion
• FoxLA: Biden to visit devastated areas of California on Thursday
• Biden to tour storm damage in Santa Cruz Co. on Thursday
• AP: Biden to tour California storm damage, see recovery efforts
• Exclusive: A Sacramento nonprofit pulled in millions to house the homeless. Did it lose its way?
• SJMN: San Mateo County could soon expand direct cash payments to some of its poorest residents
• SFC: SF Mayor Breed: Nonprofits can manage supervised drug use sites alone
• SDUT: 500 mudslides, flooded communities, broken bridges: California faces long, costly storm recovery
• CG: Silicon Valley Has 20-40 Inches of Rain, Flooding, But Clings to ‘Severe Drought’
• AP: California storms feed systems set up to capture rainwater
• LADN: Official: LA County storm recovery may cost $100 million
• We Need Answers on Biden Classified Docs
• Laptop-Denying Intel Officials Try To Rehab Images
• BreitbartCA: Hunter Biden Lived in Wilmington House with Classified Documents
• OCReg: Police investigate back-to-back shootings in Huntington Beach, two arrests made
• OCReg: Four men arrested in connection with Fountain Valley home invasion robbery
• LAT $: Man kills 2 dogs at relative’s Sun Valley home in possible break-in
• LAT $: San Francisco police arrest gallery owner who sprayed homeless woman with hose
• LAT $: Prosecutors sought 33 years to life, but Mongols biker who killed cop may be freed by March
• FresBee: Judge slashes bail for Fresno defendant accused of murdering Hoover High teen in DUI crash
• VOC: Huntington Beach Continues Fight With Sacramento Over Housing Mandates
• SJMN: ‘Nine months to a year’: Cupertino lags behind on housing plans for coming years
• LAT $: A new California housing law has done little to encourage building, report says
• SF reparations committee proposes $5M payment for Black residents
• Reason: San Francisco Sits on Carry Permit Applications As Legislators Consider New Gun Restrictions
• CalM: Gun talk in Washington, gun bills in Sacramento
• VOC: Fullerton and Orange County Might Open Temporary Homeless Shelter Without Walk-ins
• FoxLA: Third homeless person found dead in front of Sherman Oaks businesses
• SDUT: The trend continues: More falling into homelessness than becoming housed in San Diego County
• NR: Eric Adams Declares NYC Has ‘No More Room’ for Illegal Immigrants
• LAT $: California vs. Florida: A tale of two Americas
• AP: California oil regulator leaves job amid drilling fight
• OCReg: Dave Min, tool of the California prison guard union, runs for Congress
• Biden Proposal: Increase Debt by 57.8%
• NR: DeSantis: AP African-American Studies Program, as Written, Violates Florida Law
• SFC: High-speed rail to downtown S.F. is back on track — but price tag keeps going up
• SFC: Oakland’s ex-Mayor Libby Schaaf finally lays out her next moves
• SFC: Laney College journalists sue Peralta College District over public records
• SJMN: Microsoft cuts Bay Area jobs as layoffs begin for tech titan
• SFC: Court reconsiders order involving San Jose school district, Christian group
• VCStar $: Ventura Pier remains closed after damaging storms
• LADN: At Metro town hall, callers cite crime, safety and bad service on transit
• LADN: Attendance data shows growing pains for LAUSD ‘acceleration days’
• LAT $: LAPD tased Keenan Anderson 6 times in 42 seconds, bringing scrutiny to Taser policies
• LADN: LA City Council committee sends package of renter protections to full council
• OCReg: San Clemente hires new city manager with beach town experience
• VOC: Santa Ana Officials Vote to Dissolve Downtown Business District After Latino Stores’ Outcry
• LAT $: Disneyland workers laughed before disabled woman was injured on ride, lawsuit alleges
• VOC: Major OC Republican Group Lost on 96% of its Big Local Bets in Latest Election
• OCReg: Mater Dei, Diocese of Orange won’t release report on school’s athletic culture
• Riverside power lines could be buried – if panel finds federal, state dollars
• Contentious Temecula school board meeting ends abruptly
• Second vigil for slain Deputy Darnell Calhoun is held in Murrieta
• SBSun: Rialto city manager departs after 18 months
• SDUT: Frustrated with its ambulance service, San Diego explores adding second provider, triage changes
• SDUT: 500,000 gallons of raw sewage fouls San Diego Bay after broken sensor shuts down pumps
• SDUT: New wrinkle adds to delay for San Clemente railroad repairs and restoring passenger service to and from S.D.
• SDUT: San Diego to spend $77M building region’s largest composting plant to comply with state organics law
• VOSD: The Learning Curve: High Tech High’s Union (Almost) Has a Contract

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