Council Supports Proposals

 

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TOP STORY 1. Council Supports Proposals      by Jeremy Villanueva, NCAA  |  photo by Aaron M. Sprecher, Associated Press "The Division III Presidents Council supported three membership-sponsored legislative proposals Wednesday in preparation for the 2022 NCAA Convention in Indianapolis.  Division III member schools with Division I sports could soon apply all Division I legislation, including Bylaw 15 (financial aid), to their Division I sports. The Presidents Council supported the proposal that would provide consistent framework to the 2% of Division III schools sponsoring a Division I sport. Currently 10 schools in the division sponsor a sport in Division I, with five of them able to offer athletics aid dating back to a waiver granted in 2004. The council also backed a proposal that specifies only competition would trigger the use of a season. If adopted, student-athletes would be provided flexibility to maximize seasons of participation. A student-athlete would only be charged with a season of eligibility if the student-athlete competes at any point during the traditional season. A proposal to use the NCAA Eligibility Center in certifying the amateur status of international student-athletes to provide more consistency and efficiency to the certification process was supported, as well." >> Gender Equity Report: "The Presidents Council heard from Kaplan, Hecker & Fink on its second gender equity report, which was released Tuesday at the Board of Governors meeting. The second phase of the review looked at the equity of all NCAA championships (except basketball). The report noted the student-athlete experiences in Division III championships were overall more equitable than other NCAA championships, but some disparities existed concerning the venues for final rounds of the tournaments." >> Constitution Committee: "The Presidents Council approved a recommendation to establish the legislative timeline for divisional constitutional provisions after the NCAA Special Convention on Nov. 15." >> Next Up: "Troy Hammond, president at North Central (Illinois), was selected as the next chair of the council while Jim Schmidt, chancellor at Wisconsin-Eau Claire, was voted in as the next vice chair." >> Continue Reading

CROSS COUNTRY 2.  Harrier Hopefuls har·​ri·​er  |  a runner on a cross-country team. It's Conference Championship Weekend for Division III cross country. Here are the longest consecutive conference winning streaks that teams are looking to extend ... or end. Cross country is not an automatic qualifier sport ... teams meet at NCAA regional qualifiers in two weeks. Men's Consecutive Winning Streaks 46 - North Central, CCIW 30 - Calvin, MIAA 22 - MIT, NEWMAC 6 - Elizabethtown, Landmark 6 - Geneseo, SUNYAC 5 - Washington and Lee, ODAC 5 - Greenville, SLIAC Women's Consecutive Winning Streaks 13 - MIT, NEWMAC 12 - Johns Hopkins, Centennial 10 - Claremont-M-S, SCIAC 9 - Geneseo, SUNYAC 6 - Hunter, CUNYAC 6 - Elizabethtown, Landmark 6 - Washington, Mo., UAA >> Championship Weekend Preview >> Championship Meet Information

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OPINION 3. Administrators Are Not The Enemy by Brian Rosenberg, President Emeritus, Macalester College "It appears at times as if the condescension of some faculty members toward the administrative staff of a college or university — a group that by definition includes everyone from the president to the most newly hired admissions officer — is nearly limitless. In a recent article in Inside Higher Ed, administrators are characterized as both autocrats and “widget makers.” The authors of another recent piece, in The Chronicle, opine that “the authority of academic administrators is only solid to the extent that they themselves are credible practitioners of the scholarly life”: that is, unless one is or has been a faculty member, one has no right to tell faculty members what they should or should not do. No nonfaculty employee at any college campus in the United States will be surprised in the least by these observations, which may be especially blunt but are by no means unusual. One of the many unexamined but implicitly acknowledged truths on these campuses is that they are — despite the rhetoric of equity and inclusivity — deeply hierarchical. Or, to cite again the same piece in The Chronicle, “Traditionally, authority in the academy has been hierarchical and related to assigned functions, the most important of which is faculty teaching.” >> Court Awareness: "Universities are built around the primacy of expertise. Everything from the organization of academic departments to the most common forms of pedagogy rests on the assumption that in order to do a job well, one needs an appropriate level of training, knowledge, and experience. Yet the definition of expertise is for many very narrow: Expertise in an academic discipline — traditionally defined through the possession of a Ph.D. or its equivalent and through the production of scholarship — is legitimate and provable. Expertise in other areas without which the university could not function is at best less important and at worst nonexistent." >> Truth: "The truth is that being a mental-health counselor or a residential-life director or a financial-aid officer — or a college president — is different from being a faculty member but not necessarily (or even typically) easier or less dependent upon the expertise that comes with training and experience. When people who hold those positions hear and read regularly — and if they read the academic press, they do read this regularly — that they are not only unimportant but actually impediments to the “real” work of the university, it makes their already challenging jobs even more difficult." >> The Final Word: "Here is an idea: The next time a student overdoses in a residence hall, call a faculty member; the next time a family pleads for more financial aid, call a faculty member; the next time an institution has to figure out a way to navigate safely through a global pandemic, call a faculty member. They are, after all, the experts." >> An Entertaining Read

FALL SPORTS 4. Undefeated, Untied There are 26 undefeated and untied field hockey, football, soccer and volleyball teams in Division III entering the weekend, according to NCAA statistics. Field Hockey (4): Johns Hopkins, Middlebury, Washington and Lee, Wilson Football (19): Birmingham-Southern, Central, Cortland, Delaware Valley, Ithaca, Lake Forest, Linfield, Mary Hardin-Baylor, Merchant Marine, Mount Union, North Central (Ill.), Saint John's, Susquehanna, Trinity (Conn.), Trinity (Texas), Union, Wesleyan (Conn.), Williams, Wisconsin-Whitewater Women's Soccer (1): Scranton Volleyball (2): Johns Hopkins, Wartburg

PREVIEW 5.  Weekend Spotlight   Jess Shapiro, Washington U. Here's a list of the games/matches/events that we are keeping an eye on this weekend. Field Hockey No. 18 Vassar (11-5) vs. No. 19 New Paltz (13-2) No. 17 Haverford (13-3) vs. Swarthmore (11-5) York, Pa. (14-3) vs. Christopher Newport (10-4) Shenandoah (13-2) vs. Lynchburg (12-5) Wilson (15-0) vs. Keystone (12-5) Football No. 18 Susquehanna (7-0) at No. 20 Johns Hopkins (6-1) No. 8 Hardin-Simmons (6-1) at Howard Payne (6-1) No. 12 Union (7-0) vs. Hobart (6-1) No. 15 Ithaca (7-0) at RPI (6-1) No. 24 Washington & Jefferson (6-1) at Grove City (6-1) Ice Hockey (M) Adrian vs. Utica UW-Stevens Point vs. Lake Forest Soccer (M) No. 23 Johns Hopkins (11-2-2) at No. 16 Franklin & Marshall (13-2-1) No. 3 Trinity, Texas (14-0-1) at Colorado College (10-3-1) No. 13 Emory (8-1-4) at No. 15 NYU (9-3-1) Concordia, Texas (9-3-3) at Mary Hardin-Baylor (11-3) Whitman (11-4) at Willamette (10-3-1) Wilmington (12-1-3) at John Carroll (9-3-4) Soccer (W) No. 3 Washington, Mo. (12-0-1) at No. 11 Case Western Reserve (12-1-1) No. 2 Johns Hopkins (13-0-2) at Franklin & Marshall (11-2-2) No. 24 Western Connecticut (15-1) at Southern Maine (11-2-3) Connecticut College (9-3-3) at Middlebury (11-3-1) Capital (8-6-2) at Otterbein (13-2) Virginia Wesleyan (10-5-1) at Bridgewater (14-1-2) Volleyball No. 4 Calvin (23-2) at No. 6 Hope (19-2) No. 11 Emory (19-3) vs. No. 14 Berry (18-2) No. 9 Juniata (21-1) vs. Scranton (23-5) Washington and Lee (21-5) at Berry (18-2) Susquehanna (20-5) at Elizabethtown (20-6) Mount Union (19-5) at Ohio Northern (18-5) Williams (12-3) at Amherst (13-3)

TRANSACTIONS 6.  Comings and Goings   CARTHAGE - Cale Brown named assistant track and field coach CHATHAM - Trevor Beerman named assistant baseball coach HAMLINE - Vaughn Tackmann named head women's track and field coach NICHOLS - Kassi Abbott named assistant women's ice hockey coach NORTH CENTRAL (Ill.) - Chrissi Ekhomu named assistant women's basketball coach PLATTSBURGH STATE - Leanne Corso named assistant women's basketball coach POTSDAM - Mike Kuruc named assistant women's ice hockey coach SUSQUEHANNA - David Kitchen named head strength and conditioning coach TRANSYLVANIA - Clarissa Johnson named head cheerleading coach

1 THING 7.  Best Play You'll See Today   High school defensive end Wakeem Page of Cathedral Prep (Pa.) last Friday made one of the most unbelievable plays you'll ever see. Channeling his inner Troy Polamalu, Page timed the snap perfectly to intercept a backfield pitch, returning it for an easy score. Seriously, how do you do that? - courtesy of Axios

King Named Campbell Finalist

 

written by STEVE ULRICH your must-read briefing on what's driving the day in NCAA Division III   Donate to D3Playbook Won't you please consider making a gift to D3Playbook. Your gift will help us offset the costs of operating the newsletter and enable us to continue to provide the quality you have come to expect. My heartfelt thanks to those who have already generously contributed. Please join them today.   >> Welcome to Thursday.  >> Today's Word Count: 1,097 >> More Numbers: 1,755 subscribers, 2,947 twitter followers >> Thanks for reading D3Playbook. Share us with a friend today. Let them know what they're missing.   I'd like D3Playbook in my inbox, please TOP STORY 1. King Named Campbell Finalist "The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame announced today the finalists for the 2021 William V. Campbell Trophy®, college football's premier scholar-athlete award that annually recognizes an individual as the absolute best in the nation for his combined academic success, football performance and exemplary leadership. The 13 finalists will each receive an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship as a member of the 2021 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class Presented by Fidelity Investments. Selected from an impressive list of 176 semifinalists nationwide from among all NCAA divisions and the NAIA, the 13 finalists includes: Joshua King, LB - U.S. Merchant Marine Academy [NY] (3.73 GPA - Marine Engineering) Submitted by their schools, which are limited to one nominee each, candidates for the Campbell Trophy® must be a senior or graduate student in their final year of playing eligibility, have a GPA of at least 3.2 on a 4.0 scale, have outstanding football ability as a first team player or significant contributor and have demonstrated strong leadership and citizenship. Maintaining an outstanding 3.73 GPA, King will graduate in June 2022 with a degree in marine engineering and shipyard management. He has earned high honors on the Dean's List every trimester of college.   This season, King is second on the Mariners with 44 tackles and third on the team with 5.5 tackles for loss while also adding 2.5 sacks and a forced fumble. The team captain has guided USMMA to a 7-0 start and the top spot in the NEWMAC standings. >> Read More A MESSAGE FROM BLUEFRAME TECHNOLOGY   Did you know BlueFrame Technology has advanced integrations with top automated cameras like the Hudl Focus? Showcase your teams and student-athletes with BlueFrame’s full streaming service priced perfectly for D3 budgets….or use their Production Truck software to stream with your current provider. Step up your game this year and STREAM LIKE A PRO with BlueFrame. Learn more today! FOOTBALL 2. History-Making Matchup by Jeff Day, Minneapolis Star-Tribune "It's just a two-mile journey down Snelling Ave. from Hamline to Macalester, but on Saturday night in St. Paul that short distance will bridge a historic gap for collegiate athletics in Minnesota. When Hamline head football coach Chip Taylor takes the sideline across from Macalester interim head coach KiJuan Ware, it will mark the first time in the over 100-year history of the MIAC that two Black head coaches have faced each other, in any sport. It draws attention to two career coaches who never want the focus on themselves. "It will be something that I won't think about it on Saturday night," Taylor said. "But maybe 10, 15 years, you go, 'Wow that was a big deal.' " >> Situational Awareness: "Taylor took over as head coach of Hamline in 2016 and said diverse representation in the university's leadership could not be ignored when it came to getting hired. For Ware, who became interim head coach at Macalester in June, his journey to this position was born of an endless determination to achieve a dream." >> Worth Noting: "One of the challenges for conferences and member institutions is finding a way to celebrate these monumental moments — like Taylor and Ware facing off — while also acknowledging the shortcomings that created the moment." >> Quotable: "You have to be qualified. And to take it a step further, you have to have people in position to hire you," Taylor said. "Representation, I think, matters. We have a Black female president [Fayneese Miller] and I have a Hispanic AD [Jason Verdugo]. Those are unique people in positions that when guys like myself or coach Ware are qualified for a job, then we can get those opportunities." >> Of Note: The (Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic) conference is looking at success it had in increasing female coaching hires as a model. When it came to balancing gender hires, the conference rose from 38.1% female head coaches in 2013-2014 to 47.2% in 2020-2021, according to the University of Minnesota's Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport." >> Continue Reading HIGHLIGHTS 3.  About Last Night Volleyball: Denison (19-5) ended Wittenberg's 14-year run as regular-season NCAC champions with a five-set triumph against the Tigers (17-7). Lucy Anderson had 18 kills and 10 blocks for the Big Red. Top-ranked Johns Hopkins made history by winning its 61st consecutive match with a three-set triumph against Washington College. The old Division III record for longest unbeaten streak was 60 set by Central (1998-2000).   Soccer (W): No. 3 Christopher Newport (13-0-1) took its first blemish of the season as Mary Washington (4-7-2) battled the Captains to a 1-1 draw. CNU outshot UMW, 36-12, but Allison Nork made 14 saves for the Eagles.   Soccer (M): Jonah Dias scored his second goal of the match in the 109' to give Rutgers-Newark (12-4-3) a 3-2 overtime win at No. 5 Montclair State (16-2-1).    Field Hockey: Bailey Prete scored the game-winning goal late in the second period as No. 8 Bowdoin (12-3) downed No. 3 Tufts (12-3), 3-1. HONORS 4.  Players of the Week   Cross Country Men: Bram Mansbach, Hamilton Women: Zoe Tomko, King's Field Hockey Offense: Lauren Curley, Babson Defense: Hannah Roth, Haverford Soccer Women: Sara Bane, Randolph Men: Chase Rider, Pitt-Bradford Volleyball Heidi Westra, Calvin RANKINGS 5.   Regional Rankings (in order) The second weekly regional rankings were released Wednesday. Here are the top two teams in each sport for each region. Field Hockey I. Babson, U. of New England II. Middlebury, Tufts III. New Paltz, Cortland IV. Rowan, Kean V. Johns Hopkins, Susquehanna VI. Washington and Lee, Christopher Newport >> Complete List Soccer (W) I. Wesleyan, Hamilton II. MIT, Brandeis III. William Smith, RIT IV. Misericordia, TCNJ V. Scranton, Johns Hopkins VI. Christopher Newport, Centre VII.Case Western Reserve, Carnegie Mellon VIII. Washington (Mo.), Chicago IX. Loras, St. Catherine X. Trinity (Texas), Southwestern >> Complete List Soccer (M) I. Amherst, Tufts II. MIT, Coast Guard III. Cortland, Rochester IV. Montclair State, NYU V. Messiah, Johns Hopkins VI. Washington and Lee, Emory VII. Ohio Wesleyan, Otterbein VIII. Chicago, Washington (Mo.) IX. St.Olaf, Gustavus Adolphus X. Trinity (Texas), Mary Hardin-Baylor >> Complete List Volleyball (W) I. Wesleyan, Tufts II. MIT, Springfield III. RIT, Cortland IV. NYU, Stevens V. Johns Hopkins, Juniata VI. Emory, Berry VII. Calvin, Hope VIII. UW-Eau Claire, UW-Whitewater IX. Wartburg, Northwestern X. Claremont-M-S, Trinity (Texas) >> Complete List TRANSACTIONS 6.  Comings and Goings   DELAWARE VALLEY - Benjamin E. Rusiloski named president NORTH CENTRAL (Ill.) - Brittany James named assistant director of athletics for health care; director of sports medicine. Tracy Stephen named associate athletic trainer. Zach Cook named associate head men's and women's wrestling coach PLATTSBURGH STATE - Adam Jaquish named assistant men's basketball coach SUSQUEHANNA - Jim Findlay named associate director of athletics for facilities 1 THING 7.  Top 10 Halloween Costumes 10 most popular Halloween costumes this year, via Google's fun FrightGeist tracker (tip of the cape to USA Today): Witch Rabbit Dinosaur Spider-Man Cruella de Vil Fairy Harley Quinn Cowboy Clown Chucky Full list.  Thanks for starting your day with us. What did you think of today's newsletter? 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Board of Governors Recap

 

written by STEVE ULRICH your must-read briefing on what's driving the day in NCAA Division III   Donate to D3Playbook Won't you please consider making a gift to D3Playbook. Your gift will help us offset the costs of operating the newsletter and enable us to continue to provide the quality you have come to expect. My heartfelt thanks to those who have already generously contributed. Please join them today.   >> Good Wednesday morning ... Braves 1, Astros 0 >> Today's Word Count: 1,096 >> Thanks for reading D3Playbook. Share us with a friend today. Let them know what they're missing. >> Conference Scheduling: Would you like assistance with conference scheduling? After 2020-21, I'd bet the answer is YES. Give us a chance to show what we can provide for you and your membership. After all, it's 26 years of experience working for YOU.   Send D3Playbook to my inbox, please. TOP STORY 1. Board of Governors Recap by Michelle Brutlag Hosick, NCAA "The NCAA Board of Governors at its quarterly meeting Tuesday discussed two important issues shaping college sports: the work of the Constitution Committee and the independent gender equity review of NCAA championships. The board also named a new vice chair.  The Constitution Committee provided an update on its work, with initial concepts of a new NCAA constitution expected to be delivered to member schools and conferences by Nov. 8. A Special Convention will be held virtually Nov. 15 and will provide members an opportunity to share feedback. Board of Governors chair Jack DeGioia, president at Georgetown, and NCAA President Mark Emmert recently outlined a timeline of events required for the Association to transform its governance. A new constitution is the first step in the process and will provide divisions the flexibility they need to act on the second step, which will require that each division review and update its rules to ensure that changes are consistent with the principles agreed upon in the new constitution. The board received the second report from Kaplan, Hecker & Fink's independent gender equity review. The first report focused on men's and women's basketball, while the second covers equity at all remaining NCAA championships." >> What They're Saying: "It's important all member schools and conferences understand the two steps required to bring the transformational change the Board of Governors envisioned when it initially called for next month's Special Convention," DeGioia said. "A new constitution, the critical first step, should provide greater autonomy for each division to update their rules in the second step to better support the needs of student-athletes." >> Of Note: "The (gender equity) report identified important recommendations, which we will prioritize and sequence so they can be implemented for impactful change. These changes may require altering budgets and business models while evaluating the balance between resources devoted to championships that produce revenue and resources for those that do not." - NCAA Board of Governors statement >> Read More ENROLLMENT 2. Numbers Still Falling by Emma Whitford, Inside Higher Ed  |  photo: Kristina Serafini, Tribune-Review "The post-pandemic enrollment rebound everyone wished for has not come to pass. College and university enrollments are still on the decline for most institutions, early data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center show. Undergraduate enrollment across the board fell by 3.2 percent this fall, echoing last fall’s 3.4 percent decline. Since fall 2019, undergraduate enrollments have dropped by 6.5 percent. The top-line findings paint a bleak picture for higher education’s recovery. "Students still have not returned to college at the rate they left, and it will likely take years of work to bring them back into the fold," said Doug Shapiro, vice president of research and executive director of the research center. >> Point: "A closer look at the data shows a more varied picture. Wealthy and prestigious institutions -- public and private -- have nearly recovered whatever enrollments they lost last fall. In fact, selective institutions saw enrollment gains this fall. Highly selective private, nonprofit institutions saw an 11.7 percent increase in freshman enrollments this fall, compared with an 8.7 percent decline last fall." >> Counterpoint: Public four-year enrollment has fallen 2.3 percent this year compared to 0.8 a year ago. >> Worth Noting: “A lot of those freshmen who didn’t show up last year -- they haven’t come back yet,” Shapiro said. “The longer students are away from school, the harder and harder it becomes for them to come back. It may well be that a majority of them might not ever make it back, and that’s very much a concern.” >> Continue Reading SOCCER (W) 3.  Jersey Devils  United Soccer Coaches / D3soccer.com 1/1. TCNJ, 14-0-1 2/2. Johns Hopkins, 12-0-2 3/4. Washington, Mo., 13-0-1 4/3. Christopher Newport, 13-0 5/5. William Smith, 13-1-1 6/6. Misericordia, 14-1 7/7. McDaniel, 14-1 8/9. MIT, 16-1-1 9/13. Loras, 15-0-1 10/8. Messiah, 12-2-1 12/10. Chicago, 12-1-2 >> USC Poll  |  D3soccer Poll >> Also Unbeaten: Scranton (13-0), Puget Sound (14-0-2), Hanover (12-0-3) >> Flipside: There are 12 teams without a win and five without a result >> Non-Conference Records: NESCAC (43-4-5, 875), UAA (65-8-6, 861), Michigan (47-20-1, 699), Centennial (44-19-7, 664), WIAC (54-27-9, 650) SOCCER (M) 4.   W&L, Messiah Share Top Spot  United Soccer Coaches / D3soccer.com 1/2. Washington and Lee, 12-0-2 2/1. Messiah, 13-0-2 3/4. Trinity (Texas), 14-0-1 4/5. Tufts, 10-1-2 5/7. Montclair State, 16-1-1 6/RV. MIT, 13-2-1 7/11. Washington, Mo., 9-2-1 8/15. Otterbein, 12-0-3 9/16. Cortland, 14-2-1 10/18. St. Olaf, 14-1-1 10/6. Amherst, 11-2-1 13/8. Emory, 8-1-4 18/9. Calvin, 14-2-2 14/10. Chicago, 10-4-1 >> USC Poll  |  D3soccer Poll   >> Winless: There are seven winless programs in Division III and four without a win or draw  >> Non-Conference Records: NESCAC (48-11-1, 808), UAA (47-15-11, 719), NEWMAC (48-20-5, 692), Centennial (43-18-9, 679), MAC Commonwealth (48-25-11, 637) VOLLEYBALL (W) 5.   Hop Tops  AVCA Johns Hopkins, 25-0 Trinity, Texas, 26-2 Claremont-M-S, 22-1 Calvin, 24-2 Wartburg, 24-0 Hope, 20-3 Colorado College, 24-3 Wisconsin-Whitewater, 23-1 Juniata, 23-1 Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 25-3 >> Four To Go: Johns Hopkins and Wartburg are two of the remaining four unbeatens in NCAA women's volleyball along with Louisville and Texas. >> Still Searching: There are eight winless programs in Division III >> Non-Conference Records: NEWMAC (120-37, 764), SCAC (84-30, 737), WIAC (122-44, 735), NESCAC (85-34, 714), SAA (44-22, 667)   >> Complete Poll FIELD HOCKEY 6.   NESCAC Places Five in Top 10     Middlebury, 14-0 Johns Hopkins, 15-0 Tufts, 12-2 Babson, 15-1 Kean, 16-1 Rowan, 12-2 Amherst, 11-3 Bowdoin, 11-3 Messiah, 13-2 Williams, 11-3 >> Also Perfect: Washington and Lee (13-0), Wilson (15-0) >> Looking for #1: There are six teams without a win this fall. >> Non-Conference Records: NESCAC (47-5, 904), NJAC (52-16, 765), Centennial (47-24, 662), C2C (24-14, 632), Liberty (46-27, 630) >> Complete Poll TRANSACTIONS 7.  Comings and Goings   BABSON - Jim Gaudet named assistant men's ice hockey coach BETHANY - Cody Bergman named assistant men's lacrosse coach KING'S - Tommy Green named assistant men's ice hockey coach MAINE-FARMINGTON - Nate Carson named interim head women's basketball coach ROSE-HULMAN - Ayanna Tweedy named athletic director ST. JOSEPH'S (Brooklyn) - Daniel Cerquera named head athletic trainer UNION - Abi Jackson stepped down as head women's lacrosse coach URSINUS - Corey Shaffer named associate head men's lacrosse coach 1 THING 8.  La Nina Winter Looms Data: NOAA; Map: Kavya Beheraj/Axios A second consecutive year of La Niña conditions favors a drier-than-average winter for much of the Southwest. Foreshadowing: The ongoing atmospheric river event is delivering far less rain to Los Angeles and San Diego compared to San Francisco, Axios' Andrew Freedman reports.   Thanks for starting your day with us. What did you think of today's newsletter?  Please invite your friends to sign up for D3Playbook

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