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Saturday, April 15, 2023

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  • OCReg: Political consultant Melahat Rafiei pleads guilty to attempted wire fraud
  • CA's Cautionary Clean Energy
  • LADN: Teachers’ union criticizes LAUSD contract offer that includes 19% raise
  • Gang members charged in fatal I-880 shooting of 5-year-old: DA
  • OCReg: Boy, 14, arrested in Irvine gunpoint robbery
  • Riverside police capture alleged ‘snake burglar’ following monthslong search
  • FoxLA: Frustrated after multiple thefts, LA business owner closes doors
  • OCReg: 2 men charged in Dodger Stadium attack after Elton John concert
  • SJMN: Former Sen. Barbara Boxer to Feinstein: “I would call the people who love me … and make a decision”
  • FoxLA: LA City Council to ban RVs being parked on Venice streets from 2-6 a.m.
  • SFC: S.F.’s $607M plan to reduce number of homeless people on the streets
  • SDUT: Gloria’s proposed budget includes millions more for homelessness, street paving
  • CalM: Cal State undergraduate workers seek union representation
  • SDUT: Local school districts are suing social media companies, saying they’ve hurt kids’ mental health. Will the suits succeed?
  • SFC: California child care providers are waiting on millions from state
  • SBSun: Two bills would put a buffer between warehouses and homes. One is much better, activists say
  • CG: Income Based Electric Rate System Proposed by California Energy Companies
  • AP: Wet winter gives way to colorful ‘Superbloom’ in US West
  • AP: What might cuts to dwindling Colorado River mean for states?
  • SDUT: Feds charge ‘El Chapo’ sons with massive fentanyl operation that leads to the San Diego border
  • SFC: Biden elevates judge – and sets new record for Latina judicial nominations
  • OCReg: Gavin Newsom’s vanity tour is quite audacious for such a failure of a leader
  • OCReg: Sacramento tries to turn another ‘temporary’ fee into a permanent one
  • OCReg: A political battle is cooking in my California kitchen
  • NR: A Trans-Led Shakedown in the Arts
  • SacBee: Roseville police reveal new details of shootout at Mahany Park where hostage was killed
  • TIMELINE: Court docs show events leading to fatal stabbing of Bob Lee
  • SFC: S.F. adds one of the largest drug treatment facilities in years
  • 40% of APD force likely involved in texting scandal: Public defender
  • Santa Clara city councilman indicted for lying about leaking report
  • SFC: Santa Clara official indicted on felony perjury charge related to 49ers probe
  • FresBee: DA Smittcamp won’t prosecute Fresno threat case, reigniting claims of political bias
  • FresBee: Who will take over management of Fresno’s Tower Theatre? A new company with familiar names
  • Citing unknowns, Modesto won’t give pandemic pay to retirees. Why does expert say pay is OK?
  • CalCoast: Four takeaways from the Paso Robles school board race
  • VCStar $: Ojai Valley district to shake mandatory water cuts
  • LAT $: Valley voters shrugged at election to replace Nury Martinez. Will June be any better?
  • LAT $: LAUSD to pay $15 million to parents of boy who died during PE class
  • LADN: LA City Councilman McOsker seeks to address city staffing gaps
  • LAT $: DA will not prosecute deputy who killed Anthony Weber, 16 years old and possibly unarmed
  • LADN: Beneath DTLA, ghost trains take final testing of LA Metro Regional Connector
  • OCReg: The world’s biggest water recycling facility gets bigger in OC
  • SDUT: Mayor gets initial OK to solicit bids for redevelopment of San Diego’s Civic Center
  • VOSD: VOSD Podcast: Gorgeous and Troubling
  • SDUT: Column: Fletcher’s influence on selecting next county CAO lingers

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