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The FlashReport Main Page has been updated with all of the big stories in California...The FlashReport Blog is constantly updated with over 24 different correspondents penning items of interest to those who follow California politics and policy.

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• FRBlog: The Dangers of Lawfare: A Threat to Democracy – A Local Example
• FRBlog: DEI – Meet Your Grandfather, Jim Crow
• Bogotá and Paris? CA insurance commissioner attendance record in question after 5-star hotel, taxpayer-funded trips abroad
• CG: European Vacations for CA Insurance Commish Ricardo Lara as Insurance Carriers Were Pulling Out of California
• SFC: Exclusive: Embattled S.F. official fostered ‘culture of intimidation and fear,’ former staffers say
• LAT $: L.A. mayor’s text messages provide vivid window into early fire response
• CG: California High-Speed Rail Needs $7 Billion for Bakersfield to Merced by 2026
• California high-speed rail project needs $7 billion by next summer
• CalM: Will this bill be the end of California’s housing vs environment wars?
• CalM: California Democratic lawmaker exaggerated his record as a police officer
• SacBee: Rallying CA state workers have a message for Gavin Newsom on return-to-office
• SFC: Maria Shriver reflects on the ‘brutal’ end of her marriage to Arnold Schwarzenegger
• LAT $: Lawsuit alleges DWP power lines played role in Palisades fire
• LAT $: Their homes survived the fire. Will a cleanup operation across the street pose new danger?
• LAT $: Communities are rebuilding after L.A. fires despite lack of soil testing for toxic substances
• CalM: Sue or hold back? The University of California does both as it faces Trump’s wrath
• OCReg: OC Register lawsuit v. OpenAI, Microsoft to proceed after judge turns back motions
• LAT $: Tom Girardi underling faces discipline charges over $53-million payout kept secret from clients
• SFC: Bay Area businesses join ‘anti-woke’ marketplace backed by Donald Trump Jr.
• CalM: California food banks brace for funding cuts, and not only from the Trump administration
• OCReg: After reckless spending spree, Mayor Karen Bass asks for a state bailout
• CG: State of California & Los Angeles Budget Deficits: How Can Either Pay For the LA Olympics?
• OCReg: UC’s diversity statement rule was Orwellian
• OCReg: Rep. Dave Min’s next town hall should invite everybody
• CalM: The real crisis in California schools is low achievement, not cultural conflicts
• SacBee: Is Kevin McCarty meeting his promises on homelessness as Sacramento mayor?
• SacBee: How will the A’s and MLB reshape West Sacramento life beyond the field?
• Marysville police officer, gunman killed in Yuba County shootout during drug operation
• Proposed solar farm in Sacramento County sparks debate over environment; moves forward
• SJMN: Chevron funds to potentially pay off millions in Richmond pension debt
• SJMN: Judge orders VTA employees back to work, service to resume Friday
• SFC: Tech company reportedly laying off nearly 1,000 workers, including 240 in California
• FresBee: Farm’s labor violations caused Madera crash that killed 7 workers last year, feds say
• A professional soccer team, and a stadium, are definitely coming to Modesto, city says
• $8.1M in budget cuts force Stanislaus State to make course & staff reductions
• VCStar $: Fillmore gets $1.49M in funding for homeless efforts
• LAT $: LASD to retest 4,000 DNA samples after using faulty test kits for 8 months
• OCReg: OC Board of Supervisors holds annual forum on Sheriff’s Department cooperation with ICE
• VOC: Just How Fast Are OC Fire Authority’s First Responders?
• VOC: Laguna Beach Keeps Homeless Shelter, Potential Service Cuts Loom
• Rialto Unified school fight sparks calls for change as community gathers
• Due to cost, bid canceled to extend A (Gold) Line light-rail to Claremont, Montclair
• SDUT: New fire maps show swaths of San Diego County with ‘very high’ fire hazard
• SDUT: Settlement reached in lawsuit that challenged housing project in fire-prone South County
• SDUT: San Diego Unified OKs ambitious plans to build more affordable employee housing

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