NEW -- Marianne Williamson’s ‘abusive’ treatment of 2020 campaign staff, revealed politico.com/news/2023/03/1… via Lauren Egan

The third major insulin manufacturer, Sanofi, said Thursday it will cut the list price of its most widely used insulin by 78% starting in January 2024. politico.com/newsletters/pr…

Happening Wednesday — come hang out with me, Jeremy B. White and the whole POLITICO California crew at Smics in Sacramento. RSVP here …ndgreetwithcapbauthors.splashthat.com

Tulare Lake has reappeared. For the first time since 1997, the lake is rising on thousands of acres of farmland, reclaiming the lowlands at its historic heart. latimes.com/environment/st…

“It would be nice to have a governor say the drought is over,” Gavin Newsom says, but it’s not that simple. CA is reducing # of drought restrictions down from 88 to 33.

It's nesting time for Snowy Plovers which are one of the "smallest shorebirds and they are the color of sand. They're super cute and their chicks are amazing - they are little fluffy puffballs and so tiny," says Cynthia Hartley. kclu.org/local-news/202…

Neighborhood fights Haiti gangs after vigilante killings, in the latest example of growing attempts by Haitians to fight gangs on their own (from The Associated Press) By Evens Sanon apnews.com/article/haiti-…

☕️🏘 TODAY IN CA PLAYBOOK: ->why YIMBYs see an existential threat in a possible 2024 ballot measure ->Mike Pence’s lukewarm reception in wine country ->from Feinstein to Swalwell, it was an awkward week on Capitol Hill Read it all here: politico.com/newsletters/ca… w/ Lara Korte

Exciting news! Melanie Mason & I will be co-moderating the first televised debate in the race for U.S. Senate in California It’ll air live 6p January 22 on FOX 11 Los Angeles KTVU KFI AM 640 from USC. Qualifying candidates: Adam Schiff, Steve Garvey, Katie Porter, @BarbaraLeeForCA

Never mind Republicans, Biden hadn’t sold his own party on border deal politi.co/3urrqXS via POLITICO

The amplification of this post by dozens of negative bot counts is weird and makes one thing evident: Someone is spending a bunch of money on bot farms that use obviously fake accounts to spread disinformation about San Francisco and California. Why?

Prospective jurors for Trump’s upcoming criminal trial in NYC won’t be asked if they are Republican or Democrat, but will be questioned about whether they are a member of the Proud Boys or QAnon. politi.co/3xtQEGb via POLITICO

News: Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra is weighing his exit from the Biden administration — likely after the November election — to run for California governor in 2026. w/ Dustin Gardiner Adam Cancryn politico.com/news/2024/04/0…

NEW: The judge’s order could force Eastman out of several ongoing cases, including a California lawsuit brought by MTG and Matt Gaetz. It also deprives Eastman of a key income source as he fights criminal cases in two states. politico.com/news/2024/05/0…

Why Kristi Noem’s damage-control tour is probably doomed — and it isn’t her dead dog’s fault. ow.ly/xPYG105rz9O

CANNES, France (AP) — Messi. That's the alert. apnews.com/article/cannes…

Libertarian convention devolves into fighting, obscenities on eve of Trump’s visit politi.co/44VO48t via POLITICO

Animal rights comes to ‘America’s Provence’ and farmers are worried ow.ly/v0vX105wcLr

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BREAKING: Pentagon announces that Guantanamo that three of the five 9/11 defendants, including mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, have reached a plea agreement with prosecutors.