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• AP: In campaign swing, Biden focuses on incumbent Democrats
• OCReg: President Joe Biden to stump for Rep. Mike Levin in Southern California
• BreitbartCA: Biden Silent About Leftist Violence in Speech Defending Democracy…
• NR: Joe Biden: To Save Free Elections, You Have No Choice But to Vote for My Party
• LAT $: ‘Pay’ for an endorsement? L.A.’s Democratic clubs under scrutiny this election
• LADN: Feds say ex-Councilman Jose Huizar got a lifestyle of wealth from fugitive billionaire Wei Huang
• CG: California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Failed Policies are on the November Ballot
• SBSun: Ballots go through increasing scrutiny as they’re counted on Election Day
• LAT $: Annoyed by those campaign fliers cluttering your mailbox? Here’s how to make them stop
• SacBee: Sacramento city manager to earn $400,000 salary after council votes to raise his pay
• LAT $: A battle over who is the true progressive defines L.A. congressional race
• Fresno’s most famous Democrat says this California Republican ‘betrayed’ Donald Trump
• LAT $: Chabria: Newsom rejects every local homeless plan in state, demanding more ambition
• VOSD: City to Use State Funds to Aid East Village Homeless Residents
• AP: State attorneys general sue to block Albertsons' $4B payout
• VOSD: Regulators Raided Three Preschools Over Mask Complaints Earlier This Year. Now They’ve Dropped the Charges
• SFC: Plastic bags are supposed to be recyclable in California. The attorney general suspects they are not
• AP: Star high school athlete shot dead in Southern California
• LAT $: Oakland police are doubling down on a tough-on-crime plan. Some activists are skeptical
• SFC: S.F. alleged serial stalker in court: Police recount stories from victims
• LAT $: Catalytic converter theft ring that made hundreds of millions is busted, feds say
• SFC: California’s proposed flavored tobacco ban gives hookahs a pass
• California’s water cops unprepared, overwhelmed in era of climate change, megadroughts
• LAT $: Despite all the critics, California could soon rise to the world’s 4th-largest economy
• LAT $: Exploring the riddle of California’s 450-mile-long 3rd Congressional District
• CalM: Schools scramble to find teachers as California expands transitional kindergarten
• AP: After Pelosi attack, House chair wants answers from police
• CalM: Universities can’t yank financial aid from students who get private scholarships, new law says
• Measure H campaign raises $222,450 to persuade voters to approve 1% sales tax
• SFC: Elon Musk plans to fire half of Twitter’s workers Friday, report says
• SJMN: Elon Musk’s SpaceX dismantles Hyperloop prototype in California, puts up a parking Lot
• SDUT: Deputy who shared racist meme of George Floyd terminated, newly released sheriff’s records show
• Fatal shooting at checkpoint during Northern California Lava Fire spawns $20 million suit
• How the Corrupt FBI Hid the Truth About Biden Laptop
• Thousands of UC researchers, teaching assistants authorize strike across 10 campuses
• LAT $: Are the unvaccinated still a danger to the rest of us?
• Conservative Sacramento school board candidates skeptical of LGBT student protections
• SFC: A Republican firebrand is taking his third shot at office in four years. He might win
• OCReg: Don’t forgive teachers unions, school leaders for failing to reopen schools during COVID
• CG: The Empty Home Tax, Snoops and Snitches
• CG: Politicized Education Explains Steep Academic Declines and Big Achievement Gaps in California
• OCReg: Drop windfall profit tax down oil well
• No 'Amnesty' on Lockdowns Without a Reckoning
• The Walls Are Closing In on Woke Prosecutors
• 6.0-magnitude earthquake strikes off coast of California in North Pacific Ocean
• SacBee: ‘Hub of a city.’ Large apartment building opens in Sacramento neighborhood in transition
• Slammed as ‘dishonest,’ Sacramento PAC pulls attack ad targeting county supervisor candidate
• SFC: Two types of eviction in S.F. are rising. Advocates fear ‘something else going on’
• SFC: S.F. teachers stage ‘sickout’ at schools to protest missing paychecks
• LAT $: Dist. Atty. Brooke Jenkins gets a crash course in San Francisco politics
• SJMN: Richmond awarded $35 million state grant for climate, environmental justice projects
• SJMN: Judge denies motion to end corruption trial after Santa Clara County sheriff’s resignation
• FresBee: First Responders Memorial unveiled in moving tribute to Fresno’s public servants
• FresBee: Fresno officials investigating elections complaint. Registrar of Voters expects more
• VCStar $: Fundraising gap narrows in supervisor's race
• OCReg: Long Beach allocates extra $1 million for Queen Mary repairs, reopening delayed
• LADN: What exactly is a City Council vacancy? LA will seek clarification
• LAT $: Luna maintains solid lead over Villanueva in sheriff’s race, poll shows
• LADN: Antisemitism spikes in LA, but has been steadily rising for years
• LADN: Election 2022: Need an LA city and county primer for Nov. 8? Check this out
• Newsom stays on sidelines of tightening LA mayor’s race
• LAT $: Rick Caruso’s dad made two fortunes, did jail time. How he shaped his son’s ambitions
• OCReg: Bus service expected to be halted Thursday as OCTA bus mechanics, maintenance workers strike
• VOC: What Will Be Left of Westminster City Hall After the Election?
• OCReg: Billionaire weighs buying Montage Laguna Beach resort for $650 million
• Microgrid will let these Menifee homes keep lights on during outages
• Riverside joins with DoorDash to deliver food to hungry households
• SBSun: Redlands City Council candidate Mike Saifie accused of sexual harassment
• SDUT: Chula Vista park where Columbus statue once stood will be renamed for Kumeyaay Nation
• VOSD: Chula Vista Has a New Tech, Privacy Policy. What That Means.
• SDUT: Lawsuit seeks to block San Diego plan to shift infrastructure money from wealthy to poor areas
• SDUT: California Theatre owner secures decaying building with armed security team and new doors

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