Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • FRBlog: Everything That is Wrong With the State Budget, Part 3
  • FresBee: Former employee sues Treasurer Fiona Ma alleging sexual harassment, wrongful termination
  • SFC: California Treasurer Fiona Ma sued for sexual harassment by former employee
  • SacBee: Former employee sues Treasurer Fiona Ma alleging sexual harassment, wrongful termination
  • ABC7: SF family held at gunpoint during home robbery
  • SFC: S.F. deploys more foot police while battling perception city is overrun with crime
  • SJMN: You can see tax returns for all 41 recall candidates, but not Gov. Newsom’s
  • BreitbartCA: Larry Elder to Challenge Unusual Exclusion from California Recall
  • FresBee: Family members of murder victims call for Gov. Newsom’s recall
  • AP: Tax returns show Caitlyn Jenner’s income has fallen sharply
  • SDUT: Column: Newsom recall campaign reaches pivotal point and things are just getting wilder
  • AP: EXPLAINER: How California could recall its governor
  • VCStar $: Meet the three Ventura County residents vying for Newsom's seat
  • SacBee: Law enforcement unions donate to California Democrats ahead of police reform vote
  • SacBee: New California union president’s agenda at standstill after failed SEIU Local 1000 meeting
  • LADN: Homeless at Studio City Sportsmen’s Lodge ask to stay rather than move to congregate shelters
  • Gov. Newsom announces plan to tackle homelessness in CA
  • VOC: Officials Wonder if OC Will Be Ready to House 1,000 Homeless People When the Money Rolls In
  • AP: California launches largest free school lunch program in US
  • CalM: Unpaid utility bills? California will pay off $2 billion to avoid shutoffs
  • CalM: Newsom promised big on California health care. Where do his bold plans stand now?
  • FresBee: Will California start requiring masks indoors again? Gavin Newsom sidesteps the question
  • LADN: Coronavirus numbers keep climbing as LA County officials grapple with mask enforcement strategy
  • LAT $: Will anyone enforce L.A. County’s new indoor mask mandate?
  • VCStar $: Local health officials call for all to mask indoors
  • AP: Anti-plastic waste initiative approved for California ballot
  • SFC: Anti-plastic waste ballot initiative approved for 2022 ballot
  • SFC: Newsom bans sending foster youth to faraway treatment programs
  • CalM: UC tuition hike: Regents to vote on ‘forever’ increase
  • SFC: UC regents poised to approve $300M housing gift despite eviction concerns
  • SFC: UC system admits its largest, most diverse undergraduate class ever
  • AP: PG&E says its equipment possibly linked to big wildfire
  • LAT $: Firefighters achieve mixed success in containing Northern California fires
  • Reason: Biden Charges Facebook With Homicide, While His Surgeon General Recommends 'Legal and Regulatory Measures' To Suppress COVID-19 'Misinformation'
  • NR: NPR Defines Down ‘Misinformation’ as the White House Cracks Down On It
  • Reason: Judge Says 'Fuck Biden' Signs Are Obscenity and Orders Their Removal
  • BreitbartCA: Master of Misinformation: Joe Biden’s 10 Worst Lies
  • SJMN: Delta COVID surge would vault a dozen or more California counties to widespread purple tier
  • LAT $: L.A. County coronavirus spike hits alarming levels
  • OCReg: 29 women say San Pedro suspect in Kristin Smart’s death abused them
  • LAT $: Hollywood crews could be forced to vaccinate under new deal with unions
  • LAT $: Dramatic photos from NASA highlight severity of California’s drought
  • SFC: Chancellor of California Community Colleges system to join Biden administration
  • AP: California court upends part of law to protect gay seniors
  • LAT $: Caltech says it regrets drilling holes in sacred Native American petroglyph site
  • OCReg: California’s troubling path toward a ‘basic income’
  • NR: If Socialism Isn’t ‘Useful,’ Why Does Biden Rely on Socialists to Drive His Agenda?
  • SJMN: Editorial: PG&E must come clean about its role in Dixie Fire
  • CG: What California Could Have Done with the $30 Billion Lost by the EDD
  • CalM: Great LA Times malpractice exposé has odd omission
  • Huge Data Leak Shatters the Lie About Surveillance
  • LAT $: Goldberg: Why won’t a dozen California legislators reveal their vaccination status? Could it be hypocrisy?
  • AP: 3 killed in California vineyard plane crash were family
  • SacBee: Keys gets 6 more months in prison after deleting Sacramento business magazine’s videos
  • SacBee: New housing, civic center planned in Rancho Cordova. Not all residents are happy
  • SFC: Oakland and A’s return to bargaining over stadium, but no progress before key vote
  • A's fans fear losing 3rd Oakland team ahead of 'critical' meetingUpdated 3 hours ago
  • Reason: Housing-Starved San Francisco Fines Developer $1.2 Million For Building Too Many Units
  • BreitbartCA: California Bay Area Restaurants Add Fees to Address High Labor Costs, Worker Shortages
  • CG: DoorDash, Grubhub Sue San Francisco Over Recently Passed Fee Cap Limits
  • SF cracking down on illegal vendors at Fisherman's Wharf
  • FresBee: Fresno auditor releases report on 5 officer-involved shootings. He says they’re all good
  • FresBee: How will Fresno Unified spend the more than $700 million COVID funds? Here’s a look
  • Stanislaus County leaders vote to give themselves a raise. One supervisor opposes it
  • FresBee: Water returns to Central Valley town after well breaks down. But more money is needed
  • CalCoast: Santa Barbara County Jail inmate dies from suspected suicide
  • VCStar $: See protesters fight Ventura's SoCalGas compressor
  • LADN: LAPD bomb squad miscalculated explosives before South LA blast, chief says
  • LADN: Deadlines extended in LA County courts as officials work through COVID-related case backlog
  • LADN: Trial starts for man accused of crime spree including fatal shooting of a motorist in Panorama City
  • OCReg: OC Health Care Agency resumes more frequent reporting of COVID-19 data as cases rise
  • OCReg: Billionaire Bill Gross and his Laguna Beach neighbor are headed back to court
  • VOC: OC Officials Back Off on Reclaiming Public Back Bay Land from Newport Political Donor
  • OCReg: Out of 105 candidates, Huntington Beach council picks zero
  • SBSun: City Council may pursue steps to censure San Bernardino mayor
  • SBSun: Memorial service for former Rep. Jerry Lewis set at University of Redlands
  • PE: Chris Raahauge announces 2022 bid for Riverside County auditor-controller
  • PE: Proposed Val Verde School District police budget cut draws protest from Riverside County law enforcers
  • VOSD: The City Wants to Preserve SROs, But SRO Owners Hate the Plan
  • SDUT: Study says women, minorities don’t get their fair share of billions in San Diego city contracts
  • SDUT: San Diego city attorney proposes outside counsel help revise draft of police commission ordinance
  • SDUT: Mayor Gloria announces proposed housing measures for San Diego
Sincerely,

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