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• LADN: Former USC dean Marilyn Flynn will plead guilty in political corruption case involving Mark Ridley-Thomas
• LAT $: Former USC dean admits to arranging bribery payment for Mark Ridley-Thomas
• Ex-USC dean to plead guilty in Mark Ridley-Thomas corruption case
• SJMN: Newsom calls for US inquiry into DeSantis and migrant flight to Martha’s Vineyard
• SFC: Newsom challenges Abbott, DeSantis over shipping migrants. Here’s what experts say
• CG: Newsom Places Ads For New California Abortion Website in Seven Red States
• CalM: Big change for big rigs: California unveils mandate to phase out diesel trucks
• OCReg: California unveils mandate to phase out big rig, diesel trucks
• CalM: Voters push to take local redistricting from politicians
• Would Proposition 30’s wealth tax supercharge California’s fight against climate change?
• LAT $: Legal pot spawned a wave of corruption, threats and secret financial deals for politicians
• SJMN: This Bay Area city is giving $500 a month to low-income families for two years
• AP: Weekend weather concerns Northern California firefighters
• AP: California 1st with law protecting children’s online privacy
• LADN: Dr. Jill Biden on whirlwind LA visit to speak to media, raise funds and meet ex-convicts
• CG: New Poll Shows Newsom Still Ahead of Dahle in Gubernatorial Race 58% to 31%
• CG: What Ballot Initiatives Will Californians Face in the Nov. 8th Election?
• SFC: ‘Rainbow fentanyl’ was just found in the Bay Area. What is it, why are experts alarmed?
• AP: Ex-USC water polo coach gets new admissions scam trial
• CalM: Wage theft whack-a-mole: California workers win judgments against bosses but still don’t get paid
• OCReg: 13 California counties land on ‘riskiest housing markets’ list
• LAT $: Catalytic converters stolen from San Francisco police vehicles
• OCReg: 2nd smash-and-grab at Brea Mall as jewelry store robbed
• SDUT: Charges dismissed against retired admiral caught in ‘Fat Leonard’ bribery case
• OCReg: Regal movie theaters to close in Anaheim Hills, Irvine and Calabasas
• Unpacking the FBI's Double Standard for Dems
• Facebook Spied on Americans Questioning Biden's Win
• When the Bill Comes Due for Dems' Race Ideology
• NR: The Border Crisis Is a Crisis for All Americans
• SacBee: With tentative deal to avert strike, here’s latest on impact to Capitol Corridor Amtrak service
• SFC: After Breed veto, S.F. supervisors might try to pass another fourplex law
• SFC: Not just YIMBYs vs. NIMBYs: Poll breaks down S.F. housing attitudes by class, race, age
• SFC: New sexual assault accusation is made against SFUSD athletic director
• SFC: S.F. construction firms charged by D.A. for alleged insurance fraud scheme
• SJMN: Anti-Cindy Chavez group nabs domain using her full name as San Jose mayor’s race heats up
• Drugs, gangs and broken glass: How cruising ended in Modesto and where it’s headed
• Rangers reach out to homeless in Modesto parks as outreach workers provide services
• FresBee: Mayor Jerry Dyer travels to Europe in search of solutions to Fresno’s housing crisis
• CalCoast: Atascadero police chief terminated after dispute with city manager
• VCStar $: Former Oxnard PD chief to lead DA investigations unit
• VCStar $: Supervisors approve $335K-a-year contract with new county CEO
• LAT $: Dozens of Sheriff Villanueva’s donors received permits to carry guns in public
• CG: Karen Bass Faces Increased Pressure, Voter Doubt Week Before LA Mayoral Debate
• LADN: Coronavirus: L.A. County reported 1,862 more cases and 19 new deaths, Sept. 15
• VOC: OC State Legislators’ Concerns Trigger State Investigation of OC Power Authority
• OCReg: Nearly 400 hate crimes and incidents were reported in OC in 2021, a jump from 5, 10 years ago
• VOC: Do Orange County Taxpayers Really Need To Spend $50K To Rebrand John Wayne Airport’s Logo?
• SBSun: San Bernardino County declares public emergency following flooding, mudslides
• VOSD: Native Students In Valley Center Demand Action on Long-Standing Disparities
• SDUT: Santee once again approves 3,000-home development, circumventing voters
• SDUT: Oceanside city treasurer behaved poorly, but is not guilty of harassment, investigation finds
• SDUT: Games forfeited, activities canceled as fallout over Vista High locker room incident continues

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