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Entries for the year 2023

Friday, Dec 29 - Runner-up
Thursday, Dec 28 - No papers? No problem
Wednesday, Dec 27 - Looming threat
Tuesday, Dec 26 - Year in Review
Friday, Dec 22 - Wade in the water
Tuesday, Dec 12 - Sewer-to-cup
Monday, Dec 11 - Girding for war
Friday, Dec 08 - Hunter gatherer (of unpaid taxes)
Thursday, Dec 07 - Lap of Luxury
Wednesday, Dec 06 - Going local
Tuesday, Dec 05 - Sword of Damocles
Monday, Dec 04 - Checklist
Friday, Dec 01 - Shouting Match
Thursday, Nov 30 - Fight Night
Wednesday, Nov 29 - Leading the way
Tuesday, Nov 28 - Early Retirement
Monday, Nov 27 - The Odd Couple
Friday, Nov 24 - Trusting the bots
Wednesday, Nov 22 - Rank and file
Tuesday, Nov 21 - PG&E skates by
Monday, Nov 20 - Medi-Cal access expands
Friday, Nov 17 - Favored candidate
Thursday, Nov 16 - Biding time
Wednesday, Nov 15 - APEC effect: gridlock, economic woes
Tuesday, Nov 14 (Untitled)
Monday, Nov 13 - Driverless Miss Daisy
Friday, Nov 10 - Fading forests
Thursday, Nov 09 - APEC prep
Wednesday, Nov 08 - Drought-free
Tuesday, Nov 07 - Guilty
Monday, Nov 06 - 5 years later
Friday, Nov 03 - Neck and neck
Thursday, Nov 02 - Spring forward, Fall back
Wednesday, Nov 01 - PG&E rate hike.. again
Tuesday, Oct 31 - Feinstein's replacement
Monday, Oct 30 - Pressing the flesh
Friday, Oct 27 - Rising emissions
Thursday, Oct 26 - Speaker Mike Johnson
Wednesday, Oct 25 - Flyin' high
Tuesday, Oct 24 - Strike pay
Monday, Oct 23 - Rebuked
Friday, Oct 20 - Weapons ban shot down
Thursday, Oct 19 - No dice
Wednesday, Oct 18 - Heating up
Tuesday, Oct 17 - Mute button
Monday, Oct 16 - Fallen Heroes
Friday, Oct 13 - Warpath
Thursday, Oct 12 - Battling gerrymandering
Wednesday, Oct 11 - Head in the sand
Tuesday, Oct 10 - Curve Ball
Monday, Oct 09 - Edging out the competition
Friday, Oct 06 - Census results
Thursday, Oct 05 - Backlash
Wednesday, Oct 04 - Sworn In
Tuesday, Oct 03 - Introducing Sen. Laphonza Butler
Monday, Oct 02 - Dearly Departed
Friday, Sep 29 - Harsh reality
Thursday, Sep 28 - GOP Debate Night
Wednesday, Sep 27 - Single subject rule
Tuesday, Sep 26 - Bathroom neutrality
Monday, Sep 25 - Writers' strike resolves; actors still protest
Friday, Sep 22 - Atmospheric river incoming
Thursday, Sep 21 - de León reemerges
Wednesday, Sep 20 - Well wishes
Tuesday, Sep 19 - Judge halts child privacy bill
Monday, Sep 18 - State salmon industry's death knell?
Friday, Sep 15 - State demands historic constitutional convention
Thursday, Sep 14 - SB2 approval invokes backlash
Wednesday, Sep 13 - State Senate Approves SB2
Tuesday, Sep 12 - More bills heading to Newsom
Monday, Sep 11 - Poll: Reparations opposed
Friday, Sep 08 - Psychedelics decriminalization bill heads to Newsom
Thursday, Sep 07 - Water conservation rules reworked
Wednesday, Sep 06 - Another day, another variant
Tuesday, Sep 05 - Digital driver's license pilot program
Friday, Sep 01 - Insurancegate
Thursday, Aug 31 - Cruel and Unusual Punishment
Wednesday, Aug 30 - The California Mortgage Relief Program
Tuesday, Aug 29 - State senate: New president pro tem
Monday, Aug 28 - Inflation Reduction Act
Friday, Aug 25 - The Mug Shot
Thursday, Aug 24 - GOP debate
Wednesday, Aug 23 - SB 598
Tuesday, Aug 22 - Aftermath
Monday, Aug 21 - It Ain't Over Yet
Friday, Aug 18 - Hurricane Hilary
Thursday, Aug 17 - Firearm amendment pushes through
Wednesday, Aug 16 - Feinstein sues
Tuesday, Aug 15 - Indictment #4
Monday, Aug 14 - History lesson
Friday, Aug 11 - Devastation.
Thursday, Aug 10 - COVID resurgence
Wednesday, Aug 09 - Hunger pangs
Tuesday, Aug 08 - That's awkward
Monday, Aug 07 - Robert Rivas, Assembly Speaker
Friday, Aug 04 - Third time's the charm?
Thursday, Aug 03 - Gloves off
Wednesday, Aug 02 - Trump Indicted
Tuesday, Aug 01 - Ducktown Graft
Monday, Jul 31 - Barred from practice
Friday, Jul 28 - COVID resurgence
Thursday, Jul 27 - Culture war
Wednesday, Jul 26 - Covered California price hike
Tuesday, Jul 25 - Jam the Legislature
Monday, Jul 24 - Party registration shift
Friday, Jul 21 - Blackout
Thursday, Jul 20 - Feinstein family's financial fiasco
Wednesday, Jul 19 - Speed trap
Tuesday, Jul 18 - Labor law nullification rejected
Monday, Jul 17 - Mental health services overhaul
Friday, Jul 14 - Lake Tahoe's Micro-problem
Thursday, Jul 13 - Water levels
Wednesday, Jul 12 - Journalism Competition and Preservation Act
Tuesday, Jul 11 - Feeling hot, hot, hot.
Monday, Jul 10 - Legislative union still out of reach
Friday, Jul 07 - State wants Feds to investigate DeSantis migrant scandal
Thursday, Jul 06 - 9th Circuit Divided
Wednesday, Jul 05 - DWP commissioner gets the boot
Monday, Jul 03 - Newsom hands Biden campaign assist
Friday, Jun 30 - Reparations proposal hits Capitol
Thursday, Jun 29 - Divesting pensions from fossil fuels
Wednesday, Jun 28 - Heat Wave
Tuesday, Jun 27 - Budget brass tacks
Monday, Jun 26 - Disaster-proofing the state
Friday, Jun 23 - Titan debris field found
Thursday, Jun 22 - Another climate change threat
Wednesday, Jun 21 - Regulating AI's Future
Tuesday, Jun 20 - Biden's Bay Area Campaign
Monday, Jun 19 - Biden hits the Bay
Friday, Jun 16 - Securing migrant visas
Thursday, Jun 15 - Texas enters migrant-based political skirmish
Wednesday, Jun 14 - Secession spitballing resurfaces
Tuesday, Jun 13 - Warming Waters
Monday, Jun 12 - Indictment Unsealed: Espionage Act
Friday, Jun 09 - The Indictment
Thursday, Jun 08 - Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Wednesday, Jun 07 - Reservoirs roar back
Tuesday, Jun 06 - DeSantis Beef Heats Up
Monday, Jun 05 - Remaking CalWORKs
Friday, Jun 02 - Bipartisan Twister
Thursday, Jun 01 - Debt Concessions Rile Dems
Wednesday, May 31 - Preserving Mono Lake
Tuesday, May 23 - 9th Circuit reverses immigration law ruling
Monday, May 22 - Return of El Nino
Friday, May 19 - Hiring undocumented students
Thursday, May 18 - Tainted water for children
Wednesday, May 17 - Fighting fentanyl
Tuesday, May 16 - 9th Circuit Reinstates COVID Lawsuit
Monday, May 15 - Gender parity
Friday, May 12 - Ta ta, Title 42
Thursday, May 11 - Feinstein returns?
Wednesday, May 10 - Trump's liability
Tuesday, May 09 - Water threats
Monday, May 08 - Reparations vote
Friday, May 05 - Shifting Snowpack
Thursday, May 04 - Health insurance skirmish
Wednesday, May 03 - Hate Crime Hotline
Tuesday, May 02 - Reparations estimate
Monday, May 01 - Weather change
Friday, Apr 28 - Unprecedented flood threat
Thursday, Apr 27 - Diesel truck ban
Wednesday, Apr 26 - Newsom pledges support
Tuesday, Apr 25 - Gun-control law in jeopardy
Monday, Apr 24 - Big Melt begins
Friday, Apr 21 - 100%
Thursday, Apr 20 - R&D funding bid
Wednesday, Apr 19 - Pay bump proposal
Tuesday, Apr 18 - Due date
Monday, Apr 17 - Return of El Nino?
Friday, Apr 14 - Shock treatment
Thursday, Apr 13 - Feinstein resigns from committee
Wednesday, Apr 12 - Resignation call
Tuesday, Apr 11 - Extended absence
Monday, Apr 10 - Mosquito season
Friday, Apr 07 - Transparency concerns
Thursday, Apr 06 - Snowpack Flood Risk
Wednesday, Apr 05 - Arraignment
Tuesday, Apr 04 - Federal aid approved
Monday, Apr 03 - Protocol
Friday, Mar 31 - Trump Indicted
Thursday, Mar 30 - Psychiatric holds bill advances
Wednesday, Mar 29 - Federal assistance request
Tuesday, Mar 28 - Oil oversight bill
Monday, Mar 27 - Tackling the Housing Crisis
Friday, Mar 24 - Megadrought quenched
Thursday, Mar 23 - Chaotic weather continues
Wednesday, Mar 22 - Weather returns
Tuesday, Mar 21 - Handgun bill blocked
Monday, Mar 20 - More wet weather...
Friday, Mar 17 - Waterlogged
Thursday, Mar 16 - Black Out
Wednesday, Mar 15 - Storms wreak havoc
Tuesday, Mar 14 - Inclement weather continues
Monday, Mar 13 - Rain, rain, go away
Friday, Mar 10 - Record Breaker
Thursday, Mar 09 - Atmospheric river continues
Wednesday, Mar 08 - Another atmospheric river
Tuesday, Mar 07 - Foregoing State of State
Monday, Mar 06 - Atmospheric river flows on
Friday, Mar 03 - Drought nearly over
Thursday, Mar 02 - States of emergency
Wednesday, Mar 01 - Cold smoke
Tuesday, Feb 28 - Covid SOE Lifted
Monday, Feb 27 - COVID Origins
Friday, Feb 24 - Baby, it's cold outside
Thursday, Feb 23 - Oil oversight
Wednesday, Feb 22 - Let it snow
Tuesday, Feb 21 - Who's next?
Monday, Feb 20 - Due Process
Friday, Feb 17 - Newsom's water worries
Thursday, Feb 16 - Paid jury duty
Wednesday, Feb 15 - Farewell, Feinstein
Tuesday, Feb 14 - Tick tock, TikTok
Monday, Feb 13 - Nixing Natural Gas
Friday, Feb 10 - Heavy Vehicle Tax
Thursday, Feb 09 - Unemployment Fraud Impact
Wednesday, Feb 08 - SOTU 2023
Tuesday, Feb 07 - Newsom demands FERC probe
Monday, Feb 06 - More water woes
Friday, Feb 03 - Pelosi endorses Schiff
Thursday, Feb 02 - Snowpack packed
Wednesday, Feb 01 - Gas price resurgence
Tuesday, Jan 31 - Snowpack faces emerging risk
Monday, Jan 30 - Lawmakers want cannabis industry scrutinized
Friday, Jan 27 - Drought dissipates
Thursday, Jan 26 - DA Contemplates Death Penalty
Wednesday, Jan 25 - McCarthy Strikes Back
Tuesday, Jan 24 - Bloodshed Continues
Monday, Jan 23 - Bloody New Year
Friday, Jan 20 - Damage tour
Thursday, Jan 19 - Stress test
Wednesday, Jan 18 - Battle of Attrition
Tuesday, Jan 17 - End of an Era
Friday, Jan 13 - Monterey in the crosshairs
Thursday, Jan 12 - Water, water everywhere
Wednesday, Jan 11 - Death and destruction
Tuesday, Jan 10 - POTUS46 declares emergency for state
Monday, Jan 09 - Helping hand
Friday, Jan 06 - Brief Respite
Thursday, Jan 05 - Bomb Cyclone Wreaks Havoc
Wednesday, Jan 04 - Bomb Cyclone Begins Pummeling State
Tuesday, Jan 03 - Worse Storms Expected
 
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