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• Riverside County sheriff’s deputy killed; suspect dead after pursuit
• FoxLA: Riverside Co. deputy fatally shot in Jurupa Valley, suspect killed following pursuit on 15 Freeway
• SBSun: Condolences pour in following fatal shooting of Riverside County deputy
• FoxLA: Accused Riverside Co. deputy killer convicted of 3rd strike but judge let him back on streets, Sheriff says
• LAT $: Gunman who killed Riverside County deputy should have been jailed on ‘three strikes,’ sheriff says
• Dem Rep. Katie Porter under fire for treatment of veteran fellow as former staffer decries culture of fear
• Dem Rep. Katie Porter accused of demoting aide who 'gave me COVID'
• FoxLA: CA Rep. Porter denies firing staffer for catching COVID after text messages surface, go viral
• Reason: California Congresswoman Katie Porter Blamed, Punished a Staffer For Allegedly Giving Her COVID-19
• SFC: Fast food industry group sues to stop landmark worker protection law
• SacBee: California restaurant group sues state labor department to stop fast-food council
• AP: Think those bags are recyclable? California says think again
• LAT $: Final California inflation relief payments are coming, with debit cards being sent by Jan. 14
• SFC: Teacher hassled over MAGA hat can sue principal, court says
• CG: San Diego State University Journalism School Promoting Online Internship for Minorities Only
• LADN: ‘Santa Monica is not safe’ sign on Third Street Promenade tells a complex story
• SDUT: Southwest plans a return to normal operations Friday as San Diego airport gears up for busy holiday weekend
• AP: California closing out the year with heavy rain, Sierra snow
• LAT $: Storm brings fresh powder to Mammoth Mountain, with some of the nation’s deepest snow
• FresBee: Connie Conway, first woman sent to US House from San Joaquin Valley, finishes 6-month term
• LAT $: State’s top insurance regulator faces new accusation of favoring insurers over ratepayers
• CG: New Law Expanding Scope of Illegal Street Racing Starts January 1st
• OCReg: Coronavirus: Orange County reported 3,269 more cases in the past week; death toll reaches 7,674
• LADN: With Rose Parade, other gatherings looming, LA County officials urge COVID vigilance
• SJMN: Admissions scandal mastermind ‘feeling shame’ ahead of sentencing
• SFC: Biden to withdraw rule allowing refusal of reproductive, transgender care
• OCReg: Why firms pick up stakes from our costly state
• BreitbartCA: Biden’s Top 25 Worst Moments of 2022
• SFC: Her parents didn’t want her to grow up in a San Francisco SRO. Here’s how they escaped
• 3 SF ERs have the highest number of unhoused patients across CA
• SFC: S.F. police arrest man suspected in fatal Richmond District shooting
• LAT $: Berkeley city manager failed to reveal past investigation of police chief pick, officials say
• SFC: Berkeley blindsided by 2017 harassment claim against police chief candidate
• SJMN: East Bay woman with rare disease who faced deportation allowed to stay in U.S. permanently
• FresBee: Shuttered Radisson in downtown Fresno can’t offer ‘a safe environment,’ mayor says
• CalCoast: SLO County District 2 supervisor race recount canceled
• CG: LA City Council Lurches Even Further Left With Democratic Socialists of America Members
• LADN: LA Controller Mejia backs predecessor’s decision to suspend Ridley-Thomas’ pay
• VOC: How Does Anaheim Move Forward in Wake of FBI Probe?
• OCReg: Irvine to stick with Orange County Power Authority — for now
• VOC: Irvine Leaders Stick With Embattled Green Power Agency, Commit to Cleaning It Up
• OCReg: Charges dropped against Irvine bioscience company founder in alleged $3.5 million kickback scheme
• SDUT: Storm causes ‘no notable movement’ so far at San Clemente railroad slide spot
• SBSun: Jesse Armendarez sworn in as San Bernardino County supervisor
• Inland Empire blood supplies low as donors busy with holidays stay away
• SDUT: Scripps ransomware settlement letters arriving in mailboxes

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