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• Gavin Newsom changes his story on Baja trip after whale-watching junket disclosed
• AP: California lawmakers pass protections for pregnant women in prisons and ban on legacy admissions
• CG: Senate Passes Bill to Give Home Loan Down Payments to Illegal Immigrants
• CG: Former Fox News Host Steve Hilton Reportedly Mulling Over a Run For CA Governor
• SFC: Sex work has gotten so rampant again in S.F.’s Mission District, residents are suing the city
• OCReg: Feds file new indictment in Trump Jan. 6 case, keeping charges intact but narrowing allegations
• SDUT: ‘Hope for the next generation’: Supervisors to support reparations for Black Californians
• SacBee: Police blocked journalists from getting close to Sacramento homeless sweep. Was it legal?
• SDUT: County supervisors pause safe parking lot, keep pushing for camping ban
• LAT $: Embattled manager of California water agency defends record, says complaints are unfounded
• SJMN: Bay Area housing market so wild that ‘murder house’ sells for $2.1 million
• LAT $: ‘A hugely flawed system.’ Teachers flag safety problems for kids on film sets
• AP: Disbarred celebrity lawyer Tom Girardi found guilty of stealing millions from his clients
• OCReg: Invasive fruit flies eradicated from 9 California counties
• LAT $: Disney’s new mega-neighborhood is taking shape in the California desert. Some locals are dubious
• Apple AirTag stolen mail sting leads to arrest of Riverside man, Santa Maria woman
• LAT $: Los Angeles cracks down on copper wire thefts, warns of more arrests
• OCReg: 2 men, in a Rolls Royce and a Ferrari, targeted by robbers at Fashion Island in Newport Beach
• CG: BIG Water Decision This Week: Over 350,000 Acre-Feet of Stored Surface Water is at Stake
• LAT $: The six fire-, flood- and storm-prone cities where billionaires love to buy homes
• OCReg: Stolen justice: Prison break bill puts victims’ rights on death row
• CalM: With 28 months to go, will Newsom now pay more attention to his day job?
• Marysville mayor sucker punched; Police chief, councilman chase, tackle suspect
• SacBee: Why Sacramento council decision could lead to building’s demolition in favor of Shake Shack
• LAT $: UC Berkeley’s new chancellor plans to ‘question the status quo’ as he takes over
• In San Francisco’s broken school system, even hiring a teacher requires state permission
• London Breed comes out against ally Scott Wiener’s controversial AI safety bill
• SJMN: Santa Clara County gun permit scandal: Chief prosecution witness sentenced
• SJMN: Councilmember vows to block plan to use San Jose tiny homes for jail diversion
• Fresno ordinance addressing private property trespassing
• Modesto Junior College president reveals plans to elevate education. See what he said
• Will Modesto police issue a study on bias toward Black residents? Chief is hesitant
• CalCoast: Oceano sexual assault victim wins latest battle in suit against school district
• VCStar $: Fair revenue data still being verified, officials say
• OCReg: Lawsuit seeks to block veterans cemetery in Anaheim Hills
• OCReg: Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do needs to go
• VOC: Cypress City Councilwoman Sues Colleagues, Alleging Harassment After Voting Rights Lawsuit
• VOC: Calls Grow For OC Supervisor Andrew Do to Resign After FBI Raids
• OCReg: Some supervisors call Andrew Do’s proximity to Viet America Society controversy a distraction
• IE water district computer hacked, preventing customers from making phone payments
• SDUT: Your guide to Measure G, San Diego County’s half-cent transportation sales tax increase
• SDUT: San Diego County takes stand against social media companies
• SDUT: Michael Smolens: Developers, Del Mar and other cities await ‘builder’s remedy’ ruling on affordable housing
• SDUT: SDPD officer killed in fiery crash following pursuit was ‘one of a kind’

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