POLICY + POLITICS

Signatures roll in for tough-on-crime ballot measure to reform California’s Proposition 47, The Los Angeles Times

Can California curb retail theft without changing Prop. 47? Assembly Democrats unveil their plan, The Los Angeles Times

Newsom has approved three California prison closures but resists pressure to shutter more, The Los Angeles Times

Congressman in Prop. 47 overhaul initiative violated campaign finance law, former FEC chair says, The Los Angeles Times

State senators respond to fentanyl and retail theft crises with new legislation, The Los Angeles Times

Democratic lawmakers introduce legislation to target organized retail theft, online resellers, The Los Angeles Times

San Francisco Mayor London Breed backs GOP initiative to stiffen penalties for retail theft, The Los Angeles Times

California bill paves way for psychedelic therapy after failure to legalize ‘magic mushrooms’, The Los Angeles Times

Newsom suggests ways to crack down on property crime without dismantling Proposition 47, The Los Angeles Times

California lawmakers want to curb retail theft, but say it’s not as easy as it sounds, The Los Angeles Times

How a decades-old law led to death doulas’ lawsuit against California’s funeral bureau, The Los Angeles Times

ELECTIONS + ELECTION FINANCE

California lawmakers can’t take lobbyist donations — unless they’re running for Congress, The Los Angeles Times

Rep. Grace Napolitano’s retirement sets up battle for coveted San Gabriel Valley seat, The Los Angeles Times

INVESTIGATIONS

The Long Campaign to Turn Birth Control Into Abortion, Reveal / from The Center for Investigative Reporting

Inside the alleged ‘cult’ that has been quietly operating in NY for decades, The New York Post

PAST REPORTING

Weird Winter Put Bay Area Beekeepers to the Test, The New York Times

Half Moon Bay Immigrant Community Reels From Mass Shooting of Farmworkers, The New York Times

‘Only in America’: California Grapples With a Mounting Toll of Gun Violence, The New York Times

This man’s imprisonment shows why California’s ‘special circumstances’ rule must change, reformers say, The Los Angeles Times

Labor pool shortage hits public pools. Here’s why California needs lifeguards, The Los Angeles Times

Is California ready for ‘human composting’ as an alternative to casket burial, cremation? The Los Angeles Times

Newsom signs nation’s most sweeping law to phase out single-use plastics and packaging waste, The Los Angeles Times

Californians brace for increased healthcare premiums if federal subsidies expire, The Los Angeles Times

One more round: California lawmakers try again to extend bar hours to 4 a.m., The Los Angeles Times

San Francisco voters recall progressive D.A. Boudin. Crime and homelessness at issue, The Los Angeles Times

Essential California: A closer look at the great California escape, The Los Angeles Times

Blind thinkers, scientists, and artists showing us the way, California Magazine

A Lifeguard Season Like No Other, The East Hampton Star

Restaurateurs, Used to Saying 'Yes,' Find Themselves Saying 'No', The East Hampton Star

Officials Rattled Over Census Response Rate, The East Hampton Star

BOOK REVIEWS

A Love Letter to Horses, The East Hampton Star

A Poet Discovers Her Past, The East Hampton Star

CULTURE

If American Horror Films Reflect Our Collective Fears, What Monsters Will This Generation See Emerge? Inside Edition