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• AP: Why the AP hasn’t called control of the House yet
• FresBee: Long-time Fresno congressman wins California midterm election, a success for Democrats
• FresBee: Congressman Josh Harder wins California midterm in key clinch for House Democrats
• FoxLA: Kevin McCarthy wins GOP nomination for House speaker amid party factions
• AP: California wins leave GOP poised to seize US House control
• FresBee: In largely symbolic vote, Republicans pick California’s Kevin McCarthy to be Speaker
• CalM: To fight wage theft California gets strong assist from worker centers
• LADN: LA County supervisors require all departments to track gender equity
• Reason: Donald Trump Announces He Will Run for President in 2024
• FoxLA: Donald Trump is running for president again in 2024
• SFC: Trump’s return is ominous for California Republicans — and anyone touched by his racism
• FoxLA: Homeless man stabs child in back inside Target in downtown LA
• LADN: Two stabbed at downtown LA Target store, suspect dead
• FoxLA: Suspected stolen car leads CHP on chase across LA County
• FoxLA: Denise Richards, husband shot at during road rage incident in LA, TMZ reports
• SJMN: Redwood City officers fatally shoot man during domestic violence incident
• VCStar $: Murder charges filed in death of Simi Valley woman
• CalM: Nurse practitioner requirements are changing, allowing them to practice without physician supervision
• Homeless woman accidentally caused fire that burned Riverside thrift store, officials say
• Fed-backed Stanislaus program to help homeless proves no match for housing crisis
• Newsom asked cities to set targets for reducing homelessness. Sacramento’s goal? A 71% spike.
• SFC: Data shows one promising sign that San Francisco's homelessness crisis is improving
• SFC: Data shows one promising sign that S.F.'s homelessness crisis is improving
• LADN: Battling climate change is task of new LA County Office of Environmental Justice and Climate Health
• LAT $: Democrat Christy Smith, losing her House seat, blames party
• Trump praises ‘fantastic’ Kevin Kiley during presidential announcement speech
• FresBee: Extortion charge against Fresno City Council president reduced to misdemeanor. Trial date set
• Sen. Feinstein could be 3rd in line to succeed Biden. But she’s not interested
• BreitbartCA: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Appears to Forget Ruling Out Senate President Pro Tempore Job22
• SFC: S.F. supes rip into state, Newsom over requirement to build more housing
• AP: Weinstein attorney cross-examines accuser Siebel-Newsom
• LADN: Election 2022: Bass has huge 36,349 vote cushion over Caruso in LA mayor race
• AP: Democrat Malia Cohen wins California state controller race
• CG: San Diego City Council Passes Styrofoam Container Ban
• Reason: The ACLU Says California's Ban on COVID-19 'Misinformation' From Doctors Is Gratuitous and Unconstitutional
• Reason: California's Vaping Flavor Ban Could Be Lethal
• CalM: Another step toward agreement on California’s water
• OCReg: California’s misguided climate change priorities
• OCReg: California finally invested in the economic success of its street vendors
• CG: Gov. Newsom’s Latest Scheme Will Not Lower Energy Prices for Californians
• CG: The Sustainable Alternative to Renewables in California
• Election update: Sacramento school board incumbent falls behind newcomer backed by union
• SJMN: Caltrain’s shiny new trains are finally here. Can the agency keep them running?
• SFC: S.F. abortion rights protester accuses paramedics of kidnapping in lawsuit
• SFC: Someone is severely injured in S.F. traffic every 14 hours. This time, it was a famous...
• SFC: What research on Mayor Breed’s Tenderloin Center found about its impact
• SFC: Oakland mayor’s race: Loren Taylor leads after early results
• SJMN: Amazon eyes hundreds of Bay Area job cuts that will jolt Silicon Valley
• SJMN: Mahan’s lead grows in San Jose mayor race as ballot count reaches 90%
• FresBee: Fresno County reports almost 34,000 more votes. What does that mean for candidates, measures?
• Modesto City Schools bond measure hanging on in Stanislaus County election results update
• Update: MID doesn’t punt power prices to new board. Rates will rise 10% over next two years
• FresBee: Narrow lead grows again for McLane-area trustee in Fresno Unified school board race
• FresBee: Fresno City Council names prosecutor Andrew Janz as new city attorney
• AP: Robert Luna elected LA sheriff, beating incumbent Villanueva
• AP: Robert Luna elected LA sheriff, beating incumbent Villanueva
• LAT $: Long Beach to elect first Black mayor, Rex Richardson
• LADN: LA Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell concedes to Hugo Soto-Martinez in 13th District race
• OCReg: As uncounted votes dwindle, just one OC supervisor race may remain unsettled
• VOC: Activists Fed Up With OC Animal Shelter, Sue For Animal Abuse
• VOC: Is Orange County’s DA Hiding Evidence of Racial Bias in Prosecutions?
• VOC: Resort Ally Falls Behind in Tight Anaheim City Council Race in Election Results
• SBSun: San Bernardino County supervisors approve 213-acre Bloomington industrial park
• Yxstian Gutierrez declares victory over Jeff Hewitt in Riverside County supervisor election
• SDUT: San Diego extends street vendor crackdown to beaches, coastal zone with new council vote
• SDUT: Column: Labor takes down Democratic Latina mayor in National City and other election oddities

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