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House Democrats keep up gun control push as they return from recess -- Several California members picked up right where they left off Tuesday morning, pushing the issue of gun control as soon as the House was gaveled into session after the holiday break. Protestors followed suit, and police arrested several people Tuesday. Sarah D. Wire in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/5/16

California ballot measure numbers change twice in 28 hours -- Who knew that assigning a proposition number to California’s first advisory ballot measure in 34 years could be so complicated? Jim Miller in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 7/5/16

Opponents sue to stop California's vaccination law -- The new law, which took effect Friday, bars parents from citing religion or other personal beliefs as reasons to not vaccinate their kids. Soumya Karlamangla in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/5/16

Former Westminster planning commissioner charged with soliciting $15,000 bribe -- A former member of Westminster’s planning commission was arraigned Tuesday on charges of soliciting and receiving a $15,000 bribe in exchange for helping a business owner get a liquor license, according to federal officials. Anh Do in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/5/16

Spike in Brea water investments from less than $400,000 to $39 million scrutinized -- The increased investment in stock and water rights largely coincided with a period when former City Manager Tim O’Donnell served as a paid board member with both the nonprofit water company, California Domestic Water Co., and its for-profit subsidiary. Teri Sforza in the Orange County Register -- 7/5/16

Veteran award for assemblywoman's boyfriend riles Republicans -- The San Diego County Republican Party’s relationship with Nathan Fletcher is complicated. Jilted lover might be the most accurate description. Jeremy B. White in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 7/5/16

California's economy is bigger than all but five nations, World Bank data says -- New data from the World Bank show that California's economy was equivalent to the sixth largest in the world last year. The World Bank's annual rankings of countries' gross domestic products, released on Friday, confirm an analysis published last month by the California Department of Finance. Associated Press -- 7/5/16

Gig work isn’t changing job landscape, San Francisco economist finds -- Uber, Lyft, Postmates and other digital platforms aren’t transforming the workforce as much as we might think. That is one of the takeaways from a new report by the city’s chief economist that analyzes trends in San Francisco’s gig economy from 2000 to 2014. It is the first time the city has studied the prevalence of its alternative workforce. Emily Green in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 7/5/16

Lansner: Look out, Lone Star state: California closing the jobs gap -- Let’s not find cheer in other people’s financial headaches, even if there’s a chilly business climate in California’s economic archrival, Texas. The steep dive in global energy prices is taking a toll in Texas as the California economy runs in high gear. Jonathan Lansner in the Orange County Register -- 7/5/16

Fox: CA Small Biz Rating Gets an F, PAGA Lawsuits Don’t Help -- ’m tempted to start with that old saw: “Stop me if you’ve heard this one before,” but I know you would stop me because you have heard this before –California is not friendly to small business. Joel Fox Fox & Hounds -- 7/5/16

City workers destroy 'Holy Grail' for earthquake scientists — without even knowing it -- Pulled apart so that it no longer aligned, the humble curb wasn’t much to look at. But for earthquake scientists, it was a kind of Holy Grail, perfectly illustrating the seismic forces at work underneath this Bay Area neighborhood. Rong-Gong Lin II in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/5/16

Cloning great schools is latest in long line of L.A. reform plans -- The latest reformers intent on improving Los Angeles schools are confident that they have it right. The trick, they say, is not to get shoehorned by theories or politics. Instead, simply find a good school and make another one just like it. Howard Blume in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/5/16

California wildfires burn more than 50,000 acres as crews make gains on containment -- A series of wildfires continued to burn throughout California on Tuesday as flames charred more than 50,000 acres and occupied the efforts of nearly 3,000 firefighters, authorities said. Sarah Parvini in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/5/16

TSA and American Airlines to launch new checkpoints to cut wait times up to 30% -- The Transportation Security Administration has teamed up with American Airlines to test out new security checkpoint lines in Los Angeles and three other airports with the hope of cutting wait times by 30%. Hugo Martin in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/5/16

Court ruling in child-porn case stirs privacy fears -- A court decision last month that permitted federal prosecutors to use evidence obtained through government hacking in a child pornography case has stirred fears about privacy. Sean Sposito in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 7/5/16

Clock ticking on Telletopia's bid to bring local TV to internet -- For Gary Koerper and Michael Librizzi, the San Diego entrepreneurs behind the yet-to-launch Telletopia service, the end is in sight. That’s not necessarily a good thing. Jennifer Van Grove in the San Diego Union-Tribune$ -- 7/5/16

Outside Yosemite, Rural Town Grapples with Homelessness -- If you mention homelessness to anyone in the mountain town of Mariposa near Yosemite National Park, you’ll hear the same name over and over again. Walter. Alice Daniel KQED -- 7/5/16

Outdoor enthusiasts get to roam Tejon Ranch — for a price -- Standing on a grassy hilltop in the historic Tejon Ranch, Mike Campeau pointed to the horizon to outline the borders of the state’s largest contiguous stretch of private land. Hugo Martin in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/5/16

AP Fact Check: Clinton email claims collapse under FBI probe -- The agency's yearlong investigation found that she did not, as she claimed, turn over all her work-related messages for release. It found that her private email server did carry classified emails, also contrary to her past statements. And it made clear that Clinton used many devices to send and receive email despite her statements that she set up her email system so that she only needed to carry one. Stephen Braun and Jack Gillum Associated Press -- 7/5/16

Analysis Cleared but no clean bill of health: Email issue to linger with Clinton until election day -- For months, Hillary Clinton’s foes — Republican and Democrat alike — hung their hopes on the prospect she would be indicted for using an unsecured home server to handle her emails as secretary of State. Mark Z. Barabak in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/5/16

Newspaper Owned by Donald Trump’s Son-in-Law Criticizes Deleted Tweet -- In a piece on the New York Observer website entitled “An Open Letter to Jared Kushner, From One of Your Jewish Employees,” arts and entertainment writer Dana Schwartz wrote that she was harassed by anti-Semites on Twitter after writing about a controversial image Trump’s campaign tweeted and then deleted over the weekend. Will Drabold TIME -- 7/5/16

California Policy & Politics This Morning   

How online poker could become legal in California -- A deal that would allow Californians to play legal online poker games for cash has gained powerful support for the first time ever, but significant hurdles remain. Sandy Mazza in the Los Angeles Daily News$ -- 7/5/16

California Drug Price Plan Is Criticized by Patient Advocates -- A California initiative meant to lower skyrocketing prescription drug prices faces opposition from not only drug makers but also some patient advocacy groups. Andrew Pollack in the New York Times$ -- 7/5/16

Where do Southern California Republican elected officials, candidates stand on Donald Trump? -- For California’s Republican officials and candidates, Trump’s candidacy poses a challenge —- the state is home to large minority and immigrant populations, but his appeals to working class populism resonate with many voters, especially the farther inland one goes. Beau Yarbrough in the Los Angeles Daily News$ -- 7/5/16

Walters: California State Bar overhaul caught up in cross-Capitol conflict -- Somehow, you knew it was too good to be true. Dan Walters in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 7/5/16

In rural north state, more seniors depend on government for daily meals -- Five days a week, Marshall and his 13-year-old chocolate lab, Lucas, wait in their trailer six miles outside Greenville, population 1,129, for a Plumas County employee named Art Davis to bring lunch. For dozens of seniors scattered around this breathtakingly beautiful yet impoverished mountain valley, the small plastic tray Davis delivers holds the only nutritious meal they’ll get all day. Jocelyn Wiener in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 7/5/16

Northeast Fresno water issues confound city, state investigators -- Hundreds of homes in northeast Fresno have discolored water – and, in some cases, excessive levels of toxic lead – coming from their faucets. And while homeowners clamor for answers about why and what to do about it, those answers are in painfully short supply. Tim Sheehan in the Fresno Bee -- 7/5/16

Have Beverly Hills 'greenshirts' run a homeless man out of town? -- George Saville slept on a cot in a downtown homeless shelter. In the morning, he would catch the bus to Beverly Hills. Gale Holland in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/5/16

Nancy Pelosi’s high-security shoe-shopping trip -- They’re still buzzing up in the Wine Country over House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi’s VIP ride — complete with flashing lights — to a swank St. Helena shoe boutique. Matier & Ross in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 7/5/16

Oakland council pins big hopes on tiny houses for needy families -- For years, artists, techies and homeless people in Oakland have tried to build their own nontraditional dwellings in the city’s industrial pockets — but without proper permits and utilities, most don’t last. Rachel Swan in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 7/5/16

End Citizens United aggressively seeks campaign finance reform -- In one of his earliest moments of raw candor during the presidential campaign, Donald Trump said that when big donors like him give politicians money, they “do whatever the hell you want them to do.” Joe Garofoli in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 7/5/16

Economy, Employers, Jobs, Unions, Pensions      

California pensions take above-average tax bite -- California pension funds take a bigger share of tax revenue than the national state average, a research website shows. Why the growing costs are outpacing the norm is not completely clear. Ed Mendel Calpensions.com -- 7/5/16

Four L.A. start-ups hunting for online video stars raise a combined $56 million -- In the eyes of start-up investors, MTV’s “True Life,” HGTV’s “Rehab Addict” and Comedy Central's “Roast” specials are so yesterday. Paresh Dave in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/5/16

Education 

Dual enrollment programs attracting more students in California high schools -- Emma Centeno stood on the stage last month during her Santa Ana College graduation, proudly holding up her associate of arts degree to cheering friends and family. Fermin Leal EdSource -- 7/5/16

Cannabis 

What you need to know about the risks of marijuana -- Is marijuana an addictive gateway drug that lowers IQs, triggers psychotic episodes and makes roads less safe? Or is it a miracle plant that can ease pain or provide a pleasant buzz with health risks on par with forgetting to floss? Clashing portrayals of cannabis have endured through decades of research and a gradual easing of public resistance to the drug’s use. Brooke Edwards Staggs in the Los Angeles Daily News$ -- 7/5/16

Oakland marijuana exhibit aims for debate on provocative plant -- Set against the backdrop of a California ballot measure this year asking voters to legalize marijuana’s recreational use, the exhibition features artwork, political documents and posters, scientific displays, and interactive and multimedia exhibits all meant to provoke questions and conversations about the provocative plant. Kristin J. Bender Associated Press -- 7/5/16

Health 

The debate over marijuana legalization and kids -- The pending ballot battle over a proposal to legalize recreational marijuana in California raises a crucial question: would the change expose more children to pot or protect youth from access to the drug by tightening regulations? Lisa Renner California Health Report -- 7/5/16

Also . . . 

For survivors of San Bernardino terrorist attack, it's a daily struggle against memory -- Tracie Thompson focused hard on a row of shopping carts as she approached the supermarket, her brain struggling to stave off a memory, when the crack of a gunshot echoed in the distance. Sarah Parvini in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/5/16

Samosas, sambusas and pizza: How Californians end their Ramadan fasts -- Ramadan, the Islamic month of fasting, ends Tuesday evening. Those who participate in the fast say it has been particularly arduous this year because it has occurred during the season with the longest days, including the summer solstice. Daniela Gerson in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/5/16

Bosnian Muslims in Southern California may not fit the stereotype but they feel the prejudice -- Their light skin and hair, along with European features, means many have managed to avoid the lingering stares. But they have heard full-throated derogatory comments about their faith made by people who have no idea they are Muslim. Sarah Parvini in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/5/16

CHP officers shoot and kill driver in Fullerton during street racing investigation -- Less than an hour before they fatally shot a 19-year-old driver in Fullerton on Sunday, two undercover California Highway Patrol officers watched one pickup truck after another pull into the parking lot of the Santa Fe Springs swap meet. James Queally in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/5/16

Fire, screams, then a ladder to the rescue in Locke -- Douglas Hsia, proprietor of Locke Country Store, was working in his eclectic shop when the fire broke out. Hsia stepped outside and saw the two upstairs apartments were burning. Loretta Kalb and Jessica Hice in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 7/5/16

California State Archives now in the cloud -- California residents can now enjoy access to state historical records from the comfort of their homes thanks to a partnership between the California State Archives and tech giant Google. Anshu Siripurapu in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 7/5/16

Beltway 

Donald Trump breaks a record, and it's not a good one -- Gallup reports that Trump is more disliked than any general election candidate in the last 60 years. Even Barry Goldwater at his lowest point was not viewed as negatively as Trump is now. Evan Halper in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/5/16

Trump’s anti-trade rhetoric rattles the campaign message of Clinton and unions -- Three dozen union workers gathered outside city hall here on Thursday to rally against the global free-trade deals they believe have harmed Americans like them. Their candidate was Katie McGinty, the Democrats’ nominee for Senate in Pennsylvania. But their spiritual leader was Republican Donald Trump. David Nakamura and David Weigel in the Washington Post$ -- 7/5/16

Clinton-related State Dept. records delays are mounting up -- Just five months before the presidential election, the State Department is under fire in courtrooms over its delays in turning over government files related to Hillary Clinton's tenure as secretary of state. Stephen Braun Associated Press -- 7/5/16