Old mattresses are seen before they’re crushed by a baler at the Blue Marble Materials recycling center in San Leandro, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017. The Bye Bye Mattress program kicked off in Jan. 2016 to help rid landfills, streets and waterways of discarded mattresses. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)
Old mattresses are seen before they're crushed by a baler at the Bye Bye Mattress warehouse and drop-off center in San Leandro, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017. The program kicked off in Jan. 2016 to help rid landfills, streets and waterways of discarded mattresses. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)

In summary

A mattress recycling audit, net neutrality lawsuits, Pat Bates’ challenger Marggie Castellanos runs an ad, school bonds on the November 2018 ballot, Proposition 10 in a minute, Dianne Feinstein, union and the Legislature.

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