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• SacBee: New California law wants to help minority state workers get promoted. Here’s how it works
• AP: California agencies float Colorado River water cuts proposal
• CalM: California offers to reduce imports of Colorado River water
• Homeless camps in Santa Ana River bottom banned in Riverside
• Long Beach residents upset over growing homeless crisis, blame Metro for dumping dozens in downtown
• LADN: Homeless parolee arrested on suspicion of assaulting Studio City homeowner
• Reason: California CARE Court Won't Help the Homeless
• CG: California Republican Leaders Pledge to Bring Back ‘The California Promise’
• VCStar $: Culture war propels Pastor Rob McCoy to national stage
• LAT $: California gas prices hit record highs, with OPEC+ move sparking worsening economic threat
• SJMN: California gas rebates coming this month. How much will you get?
• CalM: Health care workers union is using ballot measures to remedy low wages amid a workforce shortage
• SDUT: In San Diego battle over ban on union-friendly pacts, both sides have $1M to spend on campaigns
• CG: Calif. Veteran-Owned Small Biz Losing State Contract to Chinese Conglomerate
• OCReg: Dueling sports betting measures in ‘uphill climb’ ahead of Election Day, poll finds
• LAT $: Voters support Newsom’s mental health plan and back mandatory kindergarten, poll shows
• SDUT: State declares emergency as work begins to stabilize railroad tracks; Amtrak, Metrolink remain unavailable
• CalM: How can California workers transition to green energy jobs?
• OCReg: Newport Beach carjacking and barricade suspect identified as a 26-year-old Costa Mesa man
• West LA landlord, gardener shot in broad daylight; Neighbors credited with saving victim's life
• AP: Police: California serial killer ‘on a mission’ in slayings
• SFC: Serial killers like Stockton’s are notoriously tough to catch. Here’s how it could happen
• AP: ‘Our worst fears’: Kidnapped baby, parents, uncle found dead
• OCReg: Garden Grove police arrest 31, cite 823 for street racing, street takeovers
• AP: Inmates die after being attacked in California prison yards
• CG: Controversy Continues In OC House Race Over Communist Sympathizer Flyers
• LADN: Mike Garcia fights to keep his seat in Congress while Christy Smith seeks a winning message
• AP: Former Uber security chief guilty of data breach coverup
• AP: Resident sues wood products company over California wildfire
• LAT $: As Salton Sea faces ecological collapse, a plan to save it with ocean water is rejected
• SDUT: Woman arrested after dozens of Encinitas City Council candidate’s signs defaced
• SJMN: Facebook aided genocide in 2017 and fails to stop hate speech around the world: reports
• NR: California’s Tyrannical Covid ‘Misinformation’ Law
• OCReg: Yom Kippur is a time for atonement
• OCReg: Only tax cut would reduce gas prices
• SacBee: Group begins recall against Sacramento Councilman Loloee, says he doesn’t live in district
• AP: San Francisco mayor pledges again a crackdown on drug sales
• SFC: No glass on S.F. Muni bus shelters? It could shift battle against vandals
• SJMN: Big tech campus starts to take shape in downtown San Jose
• Modesto council candidates well-respected. How do the two differ on issues?
• FresBee: Tower District thrift store wants to buy its building. Now it has $1.5M in state funds
• FresBee: MacKenzie Scott just gave Fresno Unified schools $20 million. ‘Nothing short of a miracle’
• Stanislaus deputy put on leave after domestic violence arrest
• CalCoast: SLO County agency awards Justin winery grant, conflict of interest alleged
• VCStar $: Oxnard to decide future of vacant District 6 seat
• OCReg: LAX improvements racing along on road to 2028 Olympics
• LAT $: 4 Los Angeles County beaches remain under high bacteria warning
• OCReg: 2022 Election: Ballots go out Monday to 1.8 million OC voters
• OCReg: Santa Ana voters to decide on lifetime term limits for mayor, City Council
• VOC: OC Sidewalk Vendors Struggle With Costly, Confusing County, City Permits Meant To Help
• SBSun: San Bernardino County officials tout successes in 2022 State of the County
• SBSun: What Rancho Cucamonga, Fontana voters need to know for San Bernardino County supervisor election
• SDUT: San Diego spending up to $3M to weigh if city-owned utility better than SDG&E
• SDUT: Mission Hills High School principal placed on leave
• SDUT: Grant money secured by San Diego surged during the last fiscal year, from $142M to $229M
• VOSD: San Diego Unified Is Asking Voters for More Money. Here’s What They’ve Done with the Last Three Bond Measures.
• VOSD: Abortion Rights Proposition Is Heating Up North County Politics

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