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Saturday, April 5, 2025

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THE HEADLINES

  • NR: Trump Shocks California with Pick for U.S. Attorney in L.A.
  • Chris Shoults jumps in special election to replace Bill Essayli in Assembly
  • SacBee: New audit calls for CapRadio to return grant money over inflated revenue reports
  • LAT $: Los Angeles homeless chief to resign after the county guts her agency
  • CG: White House Responds to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Plan to Trade Internationally, Be Excluded From Retaliatory Tariffs
  • SJMN: Sheng Thao considered using Oakland’s funds for consultant owed money by campaign, new docs suggest
  • OCReg: As Steve Hilton mulls a run for California governor, he’s promoting his book — and criticizing Democrats
  • Interview: Xavier Becerra talks California's affordability problem, transparency, Democratic Party
  • CG: California School Administrators Willfully Indoctrinate Themselves With Pride Summit
  • Will Rollins, who twice lost to Rep. Ken Calvert, won’t run in 2026
  • Ceres Mayor Javier Lopez to challenge Rep. Adam Gray for congressional seat
  • SFC: California’s cannabis capital is ‘dead in the water.’ Can it become the next great wine region?
  • SacBee: UC Davis to review violence at protest against right-wing group, chancellor says
  • SDUT: San Diego judge blocks Texas company from selling rebranded ‘ghost gun’ machine in California
  • LAT $: Tired of apartments with no fridges? California bill would require landlords to supply them
  • SFC: California law firm where Usha Vance worked leads 500 firms to warn of ‘grave threat’ from Trump
  • LAT $: Supreme Court OKs Trump’s cuts to teacher training grants in California
  • SFC: ‘Reckless’: Trump’s order forces national parks to stay open despite staff shortages
  • SDUT: California sues to block Trump effort to shutter federal agencies, including key museum funder
  • OCReg: Turning San Quentin into Norway isn’t the worst idea
  • OCReg: Fairness in girls’ sports deserves more than political posturing
  • SacBee: Sacramento leaders say mail theft is at ‘epidemic proportions.’ Here’s why
  • SacBee: Sacramento has annual housing goals. Did the city meet its 2024 mark?
  • ‘Outrageous betrayal’: Lurie’s rezoning plan riles some west-side supporters
  • SJMN: Ex-Santa Clara Vice Mayor Anthony Becker sentenced to 40 days of jail work program in 49ers perjury case
  • SFC: This Silicon Valley city has the highest coastal flood risk in California
  • Ceres mobile home park to get power back after months without, settlement says
  • Video during traffic stop results in backlash. Stanislaus Sheriff’s Office comments
  • CalCoast: San Luis Obispo proposed residential development moves frorward
  • VCStar $: Citizens' group keeps up fight over Camarillo Costco
  • VCStar $: Thousand Oaks eyes 300-unit mixed-use housing project
  • LA County announces mammoth $4 billion tentative settlement covering 6,800 sexual abuse claims
  • LAT $: Palmdale lieutenant to challenge Sheriff Robert Luna in 2026 primary
  • LAT $: L.A. Unified schools burned in Palisades fire hit milestone in their $600 million rebuild
  • LAT $: In unprecedented payout, L.A. County will settle sex abuse claims for $4 billion
  • OCReg: In open letter to Angels owner, Anaheim mayor outlines starting points for stadium negotiations
  • OCReg: Two OC supervisors want to ask DOJ to reassess potential prison time for Andrew Do
  • Budget cuts coming to Cal State San Bernardino, Cal Poly Pomona
  • SDUT: SANDAG moves into new, pricier downtown HQ
  • SDUT: San Diego to take a $40 million hit in federal funding for public health

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FlashReport Editors
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