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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.
THE HEADLINES
- CG: California Reparations Bill Passed in Assembly Judiciary Committee
- LAT $: Despite progress, Los Angeles is nation’s smoggiest city for 25th time in 26 years
- SJMN: How an Antioch councilmember became an FBI informant, driving latest corruption indictment
- LAT $: New taxes will soon dwarf the billions spent on homelessness in last decade. Who’s watching over it?
- SDUT: A controversial safe parking lot for homeless residents gets final green light
- SFC: California city risks losing only homeless shelter over $1 funding dispute
- LAT $: State Bar of California admits it used AI to develop exam questions, triggering new furor
- SacBee: Social media warning label bill moves forward in California legislature
- OCReg: Rep. Robert Garcia travels to El Salvador to advocate for Kilmar Abrego Garcia
- Dems Get Almost Everything Wrong in Abrego Garcia Case
- LAT $: Insurer of last resort kept growing. Then L.A. fire victims paid the price
- SacBee: State workers raise $15K for billboard blaming worsening traffic on Gavin Newsom
- California high-speed rail project under full evaluation
- OCReg: New California GOP Chair Corrin Rankin targets Orange County districts for 2026
- OCReg: Millions raised early as 2026 House races take shape in Orange County
- CalM: A Fox News host? A sheriff? Is there a Republican who can finally win statewide in California again?
- SFC: Garofoli: Steve Hilton — like most California Republicans — has a MAGA problem
- LAT $: Independent study charter schools are a soft spot in California’s vaccine laws, data show
- SDUT: San Diego judge blocks Trump administration anti-money laundering affecting border businesses
- AP: Ex-OpenAI workers ask California and Delaware AGs to block for-profit conversion of ChatGPT maker
- AP: EPA chief demands that Mexico stop Tijuana sewage from flowing into California
- CalM: Given its failures, can California manage a transition to a carbon-free future?
- CG: One Year After Fatal Mountain Lion Attack, Partisan Democrats Inflict More Harm on Brooks Family
- OCReg: Rebuilding requires reimagining environmentalism
- OCReg: California put the wealthy on welfare—and you’re paying for it
- CG: Greenberg: Can Oakland Survive Barbara Lee?
- SacBee: Sacramento County employees threaten strike as union negotiates wages, safety
- Fresno Co. moves forward with copper wire ordinance despite concerns
- CalCoast: SLO County agency mistakenly sends check to board member
- CalCoast: Atascadero seeking 37% sewer rate increase
- CalCoast: City of Morro Bay moving ahead with hiring an in-house attorney
- VCStar $: Angst rises in Ventura County over Social Security cuts
- LAT $: Measure A oversight panels set five-year goals with metrics to evaluate their success
- LAT $: Chainsaw wielding man accused of felling Downtown L.A. trees is in custody, police say
- OCReg: Federal appeals rejects taking second look at Huntington Beach’s housing lawsuit
- AP: Jury convicts a California judge of second-degree murder in his wife’s shooting death
- San Bernardino council member seeks $2 million in damages from City Hall
- Alvord schools hire new superintendent from the Corona-Norco district
- SDUT: San Diego OKs sweeping plan to make streets safer and residents less car-dependent
- SDUT: Crime in San Diego dips by 1% in 2024 amid spikes in larceny, drug offenses
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