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Sunday, February 9, 2025

Dear John,


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  • FRBlog: My Sixth Rule of Politics
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  • LAT $: After critics blast move to pay L.A. wildfire recovery czar $500,000, he’ll do it for free
  • LAT $: Donations topped $650 million, and the question looms: How to best use it for fire recovery?
  • SDUT: San Diego is getting new detox beds for homeless residents as California eyes loosening Housing First rules
  • Her job is to remove homeless people from SF’s parks. Her methods are extraordinary
  • OCReg: Southern California braces for strongest storm so far this winter
  • SDUT: El Cajon to again consider controversial immigration resolution
  • LAT $: Cal Fire’s updated fire-hazard maps will double the area of locally managed land that must comply with safety codes
  • LAT $: Could balloon-like water tanks help fight L.A.’s fires? A new concept is touted as a solution
  • SFC: California reservoirs gained billions of gallons of water in recent storms. Charts show where
  • LAT $: Insurance commissioner: Wildfire victims should be paid, without itemizing lost contents
  • OCReg: Former Placentia Mayor Rhonda Shader running for California’s 34th Senate District
  • OCReg: Buena Park High staff member placed on leave following racially-charged social media posts
  • FresBee: Fresno teacher questions students’ immigration status and insults Mexicans during class
  • SFC: ‘Death upon death’: Defendant in killing tied to cult-like ‘Zizian’ group dictates 1,500-word letter over jail phone
  • SJMN: Beleaguered Cal State University’s $17 million artificial intelligence initiative defended, attacked
  • LAT $: Two transgender athletes navigate teen life on front lines of raging national debate
  • OCReg: Susan Shelley: California’s fake market in renewables
  • NR: Stand Athwart the Progressive Leviathan
  • SacBee: Sacramento’s winners and losers under Donald Trump’s new tariff policies
  • SacBee: Sacramento advocates in dispute with major real estate company over homeless aid events
  • SFC: He was elected to City Council just two years ago. Now he’s Oakland’s interim mayor
  • CG: Back In Court: The Continued Fall Of Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao
  • SFC: Oakland’s new representative in Congress is adjusting to a new normal: Absolute chaos
  • SJMN: Why is Loren Taylor taking on former Rep. Barbara Lee in the Oakland mayoral race?
  • SFC: Bay Area bridge tolls are rising, going up to $11.50 by 2030. Here’s what they’ll pay for
  • LAT $: Barabak: In San Francisco, a political tremor — the rise of Democratic moderation
  • SJMN: SJSU forged strong downtown San Jose ties with Charlie Faas guidance
  • Modesto has another march against mass deportations, this time on Crows Landing Road
  • FresBee: Central California cities are pursuing sanctuary policies. Here’s what that means
  • VCStar $: Anxiety high in county's vulnerable agriculture industry
  • OCReg: CalOptima rescinds support of senior health center because of fraud concerns with ‘affiliate’
  • VOC: Former Irvine Councilwoman Abandons Campaign Amid Residency Questions
  • OCReg: Coastal Commission rejects Newport Harbor proposal to try reconfigured mooring field
  • Riverside city attorney accuses 2 council members of bullying, harassment
  • SDUT: Dozens of kids have been seriously injured in county custody, but oversight will require a legal fight
  • SDUT: ‘Church is a place of sanctuary’: San Diego faith leaders fear arrests in places of worship
  • SDUT: San Diego research institutions try to navigate federal funding chaos. ‘They don’t know what to do.’

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FlashReport Editors
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