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Budget dispute hinders state crackdown on illicit marijuana market in California -- A dispute between the governor and lawmakers over how to pay for a crackdown on the illicit marijuana market in California has resulted in the $14 million for the effort being left out of a proposed budget, officials said. Patrick McGreevy in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 6/11/18
Second commissioner resigns from California's political watchdog agency -- Commissioner Maria Audero, a Los Angeles employment law attorney, left the agency more than seven months before the conclusion of her term to assume a new role as a U.S. magistrate judge for the Central District of California. Taryn Luna in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 6/11/18
New life sought for right-to-die law -- Deborah Kratter sat in her Half Moon Bay home, explaining her decision to move to Washington state to live, and then die with life-ending medication, alongside family members when her terminal gpancreatic cancer worsens. Jessica Hice Capitol Weekly -- 6/11/18
California tried a new voting system. What we can learn from the experiment -- When Sacramento County officials announced last week that they still had more than 200,000 additional ballots to process following election night, the number stunned many political observers. Alexei Koseff in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 6/11/18
Supreme Court makes it easier for states to remove voters from the rolls if they skip an election -- The Supreme Court made it easier Monday for states to remove occasional voters from the rolls, upholding an Ohio law that drops voters who fail to cast a ballot and do not respond to several notices. David G. Savage in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 6/11/18
Once a haven for refugees, California sees admissions dwindle under Trump -- In the fall of 2016, Mohanad Al-Manasser received a call that he’d long yearned for. His mother and brother, refugees from Iraq, had been assigned to come to Northern California. Hamed Aleaziz in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 6/11/18
Study sees two countries, one neighborhood at the U.S.-Mexico border -- In an era of fortified fencing, one new proposal aims to blur the international border between San Diego and Tijuana. Sandra Dibble in the San Diego Union-Tribune$ -- 6/11/18
Did Trump spur Latinos to California’s primary polls? -- Democrats are hoping anger with the Trump administration will drive Latino voters to the polls across the country for this November’s midterm elections and blunt the Republican president’s agenda. So how did that work out in California’s primary election, in a state where Latinos are the largest demographic group? John Woolfolk in the San Jose Mercury$ -- 6/11/18
Fox: Justice Reform Movement’s Self-Inflicted Wound -- The progressive movement for criminal justice reform was wounded in the California primary and one of those wounds was self-inflicted. Joel Fox Fox & Hounds -- 6/11/18
Your internet use could change as ‘net neutrality’ ends -- Your ability to watch and use your favorite apps and services could start to change — though not right away — following the official demise Monday of Obama-era internet protections. Any changes are likely to happen slowly, as companies assess how much consumers will tolerate. Mae Anderson Associated Press -- 6/11/18
Net neutrality is officially repealed. Here’s what happens next -- Net neutrality can still be saved, but the window of opportunity just got smaller. Aja Romano Vox -- 6/11/18
Will San Francisco's Ban on Flavored Tobacco Spark a National Trend? -- Despite a multimillion dollar campaign by tobacco giant R.J. Reynolds, San Francisco will soon implement the most comprehensive restrictions on e-cigarettes in the country. The move is already sparking other cities to follow. Lesley McClurg KQED -- 6/11/18
California Policy & Politics This Morning
London Breed adds to her narrow lead over Mark Leno in San Francisco mayoral race -- San Francisco Supervisor London Breed added to her narrow lead over former state Sen. Mark Leno in the tight race to become San Francisco’s next mayor, according to the latest batch of preliminary election results released Sunday afternoon. Dominic Fracassa in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 6/11/18
California home cooks stand up for bill that would decriminalize their work -- Mariza Ruelas, a single mother, believed she had found the perfect way to support her children and be at home to raise them: She became a home cook four years ago, selling tortas, pozole and chicken-stuffed avocados out of her Stockton residence to salivating crowds. Nanette Asimov in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 6/11/18
GOP embraces single-payer healthcare attack in California -- Republicans are seizing on Democratic demands for a single-payer health system as an attack line in California, arguing that candidates backing the issue spearheaded by Sen. Bernie Sanders are out of step with their districts. “My opponent wants socialized medicine and government-run healthcare,” Rep. Mimi Walters , a GOP incumbent and top Democratic target, told The Hill. “The district does not support it.” Peter Sullivan, Lisa Hagen The Hill -- 6/11/18
Walters: One welfare boost for the poor, another for the rich -- When we think of “welfare,” we assume it means supportive income for poor families, particularly those with children. That certainly is its meaning in Senate Bill 982, which won unanimous, bipartisan approval in the state Senate late last month. Dan Walters Calmatters -- 6/11/18
Skelton: Give California’s top-two primary some more time, and if it doesn’t get better, junk it -- Like evolving insects, politicians have adapted and learned how to strategically use California’s top-two open primary system to help them survive. But voters have not adapted and don’t seem interested in doing so. George Skelton in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 6/11/18
Diaz: In defense of California’s top-two primary -- Rare is the election where both major parties celebrate victory over a common enemy. John Diaz in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 6/11/18
Schnur: Marches didn't mean voters: Influencers weigh in on turnout in California's primary -- The most important question heading into last week’s primary election was whether Donald Trump could motivate California voters to turn out in greater numbers than usual. Dan Schnur in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 6/11/18
Calbuzz: A New Definition for California’s Political Sweet Spot -- California voters demonstrated anew last week that the state has developed a special brand of democratic epistemology – mas o menos liberalism — that has been shaped by Propositions 13 and 187; Ronald Reagan and Edmund Browns Sr. and Jr.; the Santa Barbara oil spill; Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers; the Free Speech Movement and Watts riot, not to mention the institution of Dianne Feinstein. Jerry Roberts and Phil Trounstine CalBuzz -- 6/11/18
After jogger tosses homeless man's belongings, Oakland residents reach out and a new video emerges -- Oakland residents were reaching out to help a Lake Merritt homeless man after his belongings were destroyed by a jogger Friday. A new video also emerged of another incident, apparently involving the same man, near the same homeless encampment Saturday. Dianne de Guzman in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 6/11/18
Witness to death plunge of 2 climbers on El Capitan describes horrific final moments -- Two climbers who plunged to their deaths from El Capitan were using a risky technique known as simul-climbing to increase their speed and may have neglected to attach their rope to an anchor or any safety device that could have prevented the first falling climber from pulling his partner off the cliff, said a witness and climbing experts. Peter Fimrite in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 6/11/18
Economy, Employers, Jobs, Unions, Pensions
Elon Musk's Tesla says new state rule punishes it for doing business in California -- The only large-scale car manufacturer in California argues that doing business in the state is hard enough without a fast-developing labor regulation backed by organizations that want to unionize its Fremont plant. Adam Ashton in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 6/11/18
Conditions Ripe for Drop in Gasoline Price -- The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County dropped one-tenth of a cent Sunday to $3.744, one day after dropping three-tenths of a cent. Toni McAllister Voiceofsandiego.org -- 6/11/18
Billionaire Ron Burkle Buys Bob Hope Estate for $15 Million -- Mr. Burkle “loves the Hope family,” said Frank Quintero, a spokesman for Mr. Burkle, adding that Mr. Burkle viewed his most recent Hope purchase as “a good opportunity to save the house.” An attempt to landmark the property failed in the Los Angeles City Council last year. Candace Taylor in the Wall Street Journal$ -- 6/11/18
The One-Name Email, a Silicon Valley Status Symbol, Is Wreaking Havoc -- In Silicon Valley, first-name-only email addresses have long been the ultimate status symbol, indicating a techie was an early hire at a new company. Now that startups are growing, the one-namers are wreaking havoc—and the competition to snag them is fierce. Georgia Wells in the Wall Street Journal$ -- 6/11/18
Goodbye to net neutrality. Hello to an even-bigger AT&T? -- Two pivotal developments this week could dramatically expand the power and footprint of major telecom companies, altering how Americans access everything from political news to “Game of Thrones” on the Internet. Tony Romm in the Washington Post$ -- 6/11/18
Immigration, Border, Deportation
Hundreds protest outside at Otay Mesa Detention Center calling for release of asylum seekers -- Protesters and immigrants’ rights organizers gathered outside of the Otay Mesa Detention Center on Sunday morning to demand the release of asylum seekers fleeing gang violence and state repression in their home countries. Joshua Emerson Smith in the San Diego Union-Tribune$ -- 6/11/18
Fear drives forced labor underground along U.S.-Mexico border -- Fear of tightened border patrols and tough new immigration laws is driving victims of human trafficking into hiding in the Rio Grande Valley at the southern tip of the U.S. border with Mexico, according to a Thomson Reuters Foundation investigation. Ellen Wulfhorst Reuters -- 6/11/18
POTUS 45
Drama Re-energizes Trump, While Tired Aides Eye the Exits -- Several aides are said to be considering leaving their jobs, as the mood in the White House is one of numbness and resignation that the president is growing more emboldened to act on instinct alone. Maggie Haberman and Katie Rogers in the New York Times$ -- 6/11/18
Meet the guys who tape Trump's papers back together -- Solomon Lartey spent the first five months of the Trump administration working in the Old Executive Office Building, standing over a desk with scraps of paper spread out in front of him. Annie Karni Politico -- 6/11/18
-- Sunday Updates
Cox country wants to make California great again -- Last year, Mike Adams begrudgingly spent $45,000 drafting plans for two new bathrooms at his Ramona restaurant in order to secure the government permits necessary for the project. “It’s ridiculous,” said the 65-year-old Adams. “In Texas you pay a $100 permit fee and you go build what you got to build. It’s just a whole different environment.” Joshua Emerson Smith in the San Diego Union-Tribune$ -- 6/10/18
How anti-Trump activists shaped Democratic wins in California -- The most significant endorsement that Democrat Mike Levin received en route to a runoff spot in a California House district that his party would love to flip didn’t come from a big-name politician, he said. It came from grassroots activists who held 67 demonstrations in front of retiring GOP Rep. Darrell Issa’s office during the past year. Joe Garofoli in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 6/10/18
Charter Schools Regroup After Big California Election Loss -- Charter school supporters are deciding where to direct their considerable resources after pouring money into the California governor primary to support a longtime ally who failed to move on to November's election. Sally Ho Associated Press -- 6/10/18
Supreme Court asked to shield Sonoma County deputy who killed a 13-year-old carrying a pellet gun -- It was an October afternoon when 13-year-old Andy Lopez, wearing shorts and a blue sweatshirt, walked down a sidewalk in Santa Rosa, California, loosely carrying at his side a plastic pellet gun that resembled an assault rifle. David G. Savage in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 6/10/18
Encampments take root in South L.A. Here's why clearing them out is so difficult -- When the tent caught fire, flames blew through an iron fence into an employee parking lot and quickly enveloped two cars. Rumors swirled that one homeless person had torched another’s tent, but Los Angeles firefighters found no leads to investigate. New tents quickly appeared along the fence at 38th and Hill streets, where Amy Willens’ Infiniti Q50 was destroyed that March day. Doug Smith in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 6/10/18
How Garcetti picked his police chief: interviews, homework and plenty of advice -- Last Monday morning, Los Angeles civic leaders were in suspense. Mayor Eric Garcetti had said he would probably announce his pick for police chief that day. Text messages and phone calls flew between people who were usually in the know. “Have you heard?” “Still no word?” There was a reason no one had heard. The mayor had not yet made up his mind. David Zahniser, Richard Winton, Cindy Chang in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 6/10/18