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• LAT $: For Oaxacans in L.A., city councilmembers racist remarks cut deep
• LAT $: In Nury Martinez’s district, Angelenos react with disgust to news of racist recording
• OCReg: Nury Martinez’s racist slams add a new scandal to corruption-riddled LA City Hall
• LAT $: The fall of Nury Martinez: A blunt talker undone by her words
• LAT $: Racist comments. Corruption. City Hall in chaos. Welcome to L.A. politics 2022
• LAT $: Political futures in jeopardy amid mounting calls for L.A. City Council members to resign
• CG: When Will CA’s Elected Leaders Call for Resignations of LA Council Members over Racist Discussion?
• CG: Calls for Resignation Continues To Build For LA City Council Members Caught Making Racist Comments
• SJMN: Civil rights, religious leaders join calls for Los Angeles officials involved in racist recording to resign
• California lawmakers call for resignations after LA City Council racist comments
• CG: California Pastor Chastises Gov. Newsom for Bible Verse on Abortion Billboards
• AP: Supreme Court to hear case that could raise price of pork
• LAT $: Ron Herrera resigns as L.A. Labor Federation head amid furor, sources say
• CG: Nury Martinez Resigns As LA City Council President Following Audio of Racist Comments
• Nury Martinez resigns as LA City Council president following backlash over racist comments
• CalM: California is a hotspot for catalytic converter theft. Will new laws make a difference?
• Suspect killed after being shot by LAPD officer in Wilmington
• AP: California man charged in family’s kidnapping, slaying
• Woman reports being kidnapped from office, raped at Stanford University, officials say
• San Bernardino, Oakland, Los Angeles rank ‘most dangerous’ cities in state
• OCReg: One of the men accused in deadly Southern California robbery and shooting spree in July is ordered to stand trial
• CG: CA Sen. Shannon Grove Schools Gov. Newsom on Democrats’ High Gas/Oil Costs
• SDUT: San Diego County unveils ‘welcome center’ for immigrants and refugees in National City
• SJMN: Airbnb moves to further limit party houses during Halloween weekend
• SDUT: ‘Not surprising’: Test scores show San Diego Unified student achievement was hit hard during COVID
• VOSD: The Pandemic Erased Five Years of San Diego Test Score Gains
• SFC: Cal State universities are trying to lure more applicants. Here’s why
• SDUT: Supervisors to consider plan to compel schools to teach students about dangers of fentanyl
• VOSD: What Happened After the City Cracked Down On Homeless Camps
• Homeless man breaks into Venice restaurant for second time in a week; this time through skylight
• VOSD: Fletcher Says City Budgets Need to Prioritize Homelessness
• OCReg: Gascón recall committee to sue LA County over invalidation of petition signatures
• AP: California governor’s wife among accusers at Weinstein trial
• SFC: UC Hastings’ name change is potential $1.7 billion lawsuit. Will it hold up in court?
• CalM: Congenital syphilis rates soar across California as public health funding dwindles
• LAT $: Is it apathy or anxiety? What’s keeping some young Californians from voting
• LAT $: Gavin Newsom ‘wants to be president.’ Republican Brian Dahle just wants California voters to know his name
• LAT $: Your guide to the California U.S. Senate election: Alex Padilla vs. Mark P. Meuser
• CalM: What would Shirley Weber do next as California secretary of state?
• SJMN: New limits recommended for building homes in high-risk wildfire areas in California
• OCReg: Federal judge denies Mongols motorcycle club’s request for new trial
• Reason: PayPal Says It Won't Fine Users $2,500 for Misinformation, but It Will Fine Them for 'Intolerance'
• CalM: What you need to know about voter fraud in California
• For Good of LA, Cedillo, de León & Martinez Must Resign
• CalM: Who’s to blame for California’s high gas prices?
• CG: This Time, Everything Really Is Racist…and Corrupt…and Head-Spinningly Awful
• OCReg: For the good of L.A., Councilmembers Cedillo, de León and Martinez need to resign
• SFC: The Chronicle endorses eliminating the Board of Equalization entirely
• I Won't Go to War With Russia for Randi Weingarten
• CA's Green Bureaucracy Gets the Smackdown It Deserves
• SJMN: Residents in Marin County town divided over cow controversy
• SFC: S.F. starts a plan to deal with 7 feet in sea-level rise. It could reshape the shoreline
• SFC: How high mortgage rates are changing Bay Area’s housing market
• SJMN: Court rules district discriminated against former San Jose school district superintendent on the basis of gender
• SJMN: Star witness affirms pay-to-play for gun permits at Santa Clara County sheriff corruption trial
• FresBee: From cash to controversy, here’s breakdown of some of Fresno Unified’s biggest races
• Will election end turnover in Ceres? Meet the candidates vying for three spots
• State expects toxic waste facility in Stanislaus County to pay $430,000 in penalties
• School safety, bond measure among issues in Modesto school board campaigns
• CalCoast: Morro Bay Police Chief Jody Cox retiring
• CalCoast: Thief steals car from SLO repair shop, arrested
• VCStar $: Port Hueneme City Council candidates talk issues
• VCStar $: 5 candidates in race for Simi Valley mayor seat
• AP: Billionaire Caruso on spending binge to sway LA mayor’s race
• LAT $: After nearly 200 years, the Tongva community has land in Los Angeles County
• OCReg: OCTA maintenance workers vote to authorize strike as soon as next week
• VOC: County Supervisors Get a New $400 Million Headquarters, Residents Monitoring Public Meetings Remotely Get Glitches
• OCReg: Laguna Beach voters to decide Measure Q, creating public vote on some development
• VOC: Irvine Set To Remove Great Park Spending Limits in New Development Deal
• LAT $: Disneyland resort tickets, parking prices are rising again
• OCReg: Irvine leaders to consider agreement with All American Asphalt for plan to relocate
• As warehouses multiply, Inland Empire cities like Colton say ‘enough’
• SBSun: What voters need to know about San Bernardino County’s secession measure
• SBSun: Highly paid Ontario-Montclair superintendent vying for community college chancellor post
• Native American mascots could be dropped at two Riverside schools
• Here’s who’s running for Hemet City Council on Nov. 8
• Here’s who’s running for San Jacinto City Council on Nov. 8
• SDUT: San Diego residents had fast-growing incomes in the U.S. the past few years
• SDUT: San Diego OKs new deals with private trash haulers that are expected to raise rates
• VOSD: Why Assessor Candidates Flipped on Abortion, Coastal Height Limit

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