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Wednesday, August 2, 2023

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  • OCReg: Trump charged by Justice Department for efforts to overturn 2020 presidential election loss
  • LAT $: Trump indicted over efforts to overturn the 2020 election
  • OCReg: Trump indictment makes clear ‘Co-Conspirator 2’ is ex-Chapman Law dean John Eastman
  • CalM: Some of California’s best-paid public employees say they’re ready to strike. Here’s why
  • CG: Three Years Later, Gov. Newsom Clings to Emergency COVID Powers – For the ‘Next Emergency’
  • VOC: Anaheim Investigators: Special Interests, Elected Officials Obstructed Corruption Probe
  • OCReg: Small-town tyranny in Anaheim, through the plight of one wee gas station
  • CG: ‘Potential Political Conspiracy’ and ‘Influence Peddling’ In Anaheim According to New Report
  • VOC: Was an Anaheim City Hall-Funded Nonprofit Used as a Political Data Mining Operation?
  • AP: Politicians urge Taylor Swift to postpone LA concerts in solidarity with striking hotel workers
  • Mega Millions jackpot climbs to $1.25 billion after no winner Tuesday
  • Trump to headline CAGOP convention in September
  • California county under investigation for possibly violating state voting rights laws
  • CG: California Set To Criminalize Passionate Parents At School Board Meetings
  • FoxLA: WGA Strike: Producers want to meet with Hollywood writers to resume negotiations
  • LAT $: E-bike programs and other green transit efforts are sprouting throughout the state. Will they catch on?
  • FoxLA: Man dies after being stabbed by homeless man near Santa Monica Pier, police say
  • SFC: Man dies of drug overdose on BART train
  • AP: Police officer shot and wounded; suspect also hit in Los Angeles suburb of Whittier
  • CalM: Medical cannabis paved the way for legalization in California. Now patients feel left behind
  • CG: California – Smaller Than Texas by 2050?
  • FoxLA: You need to make this much to be 'wealthy' in California, survey says
  • SJMN: Marin County evicts homeless campers amid crime spike
  • VOC: Fullerton Looks to Enforce Anti-RV Camping Law After Judge Says Otherwise
  • AP: Progress made against massive California-Nevada wildfire but flames may burn iconic Joshua trees
  • Has California made progress on Capitol annex construction? Here’s where the project stands
  • CG: Gov. Newsom Selects Anti-Trust Lawyer Tai Milder As First Division of Petroleum Market Oversight Director
  • OCReg: California hotel owners pull back, cut openings by half
  • LAT $: Should California require buffer zones around new oil wells? Voters may be asked twice
  • AP: California firm to pay $1 million for selling devices to thwart diesel truck smog controls
  • LAT $: Barabak: A Democratic and Republican battled for Congress. They became unlikely friends
  • Biden Family Business Model Confirmed
  • OCReg: Doug McIntyre: We’re all living in Art Bell’s world
  • Defenders of Biden’s Corrupt Phone Calls Are Ridiculous
  • OCReg: Rent control is back on the ballot. It’s an economically foolish and counterproductive policy.
  • NR: This Trump Indictment Shouldn’t Stand
  • OCReg: Marc Joffe: A practical case against censorship
  • CalM: Anaheim joins long list of corruption-plagued cities in Southern California
  • SacBee: El Dorado County names July American Christian Heritage Month. Not all residents are happy
  • New Sacramento ordinance allows city manager to select safe ground sites without council approval
  • Fire concerns on fully-engulfed SF construction site raised months ago
  • SFC: Opinion: Why corruption so easily festers in San Francisco City Hall
  • SFC: Bay Area county sued over jailing people who can’t afford bail
  • SJMN: San Jose “entertainment district” plans dissolve
  • SJMN: ACLU, justice groups sue Santa Clara County court alleging unfair jailings
  • CalCoast: Partners accuse SLO developer of fraud, breach of contract
  • VCStar $: Ventura College president announces retirement in 2024
  • FoxLA: Los Angeles County community under quarantine due to invasive Tau fruit fly
  • LAT $: Jackie Goldberg, George McKenna, LAUSD ‘pillars,’ will not seek school board reelection
  • OCReg: Newport Beach streets have flooded twice this week — what gives?
  • VOC: Is OC’s Top Prosecutor Too Tame With Insider Lawlessness Across Local City Halls?
  • VOC: Santa Ana City Council Deadlocks on Setting Police Union-Backed Recall Election Date
  • LAT $: Dehydration, emaciation: 3 convicted of abusing severely disabled adults at Riverside facility
  • SDUT: Michael Smolens: Outgoing SANDAG chief cites transportation progress ‘despite a dysfunctional board’
  • SDUT: San Diego appoints first Latina city clerk, longtime city employee Diana Fuentes
  • SDUT: San Diego approves 35 percent hike in city computer costs in new three-year pact with Microsoft, Dell
  • SDUT: To resolve $110 million in Borrego Health debt, state regulators agree to accept $20 million

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