Your daily look at late-breaking California news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
1. STORMS
Flood risk persists in Northern California although heaviest rains have moved on; Southern California gets new round of rain.
2. STATE BUDGET
Gov. Brown sees urgent need for spending cuts; Legislative leaders see surplus with room to comfortably increase expenditures.
3. POLICE SHOOTING
San Diego DA finds El Cajon officer was justified in shooting man who pointed what appeared to be a weapon but was an e-cigarette.
4. BACKPAGE.COM
Backpage.com operators to face new pimping charges, days after the website stopped advertising escort services.
5. TRANSIT SEXUAL HARASSMENT
Los Angeles County Metro to launch around-the-clock counseling hotline to assist transit passengers who have been sexually harassed.
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