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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

• Breaking News: Newsom vs. Schwarzenegger on Partisan Gerrymander of CA House Lines
• CG: California’s Redistricting Commission is Already ‘Gerrymandered’
• OCReg: California redistricting would be ‘triggered’ by Texas, Newsom says
• California's Democratic legislative leaders appear ready to follow Newsom's lead on redistricting
• California GOP Rep. Kevin Kiley aims to end the national redistricting war with legislation
• LAT $: Bonta says millions spent, but billions saved, in California’s legal war with Trump
• SacBee: Gavin Newsom just signed 26 new bills into California law. Here’s what they do
• LAT $: Wealthy first-time candidate Cloobeck drops $1.4 million on TV ads in the California governor’s race
• CalM: With Kamala Harris out, who will emerge as frontrunner in California governor’s race?
• CG: Gubernatorial Candidate Steve Hilton Will File Legal Action to Stop Newsom-Bonta Redistricting Power Grab
• CalM: ‘A piece of freedom’: How San Quentin prisoners brought world-class art inside its walls
• SFC: Man pleads guilty to $500K EBT card fraud scheme in California
• SDUT: Longtime San Diego-area public official named to state Fair Political Practices Commission
• SJMN: Scientists solve mystery of what’s killing billions of starfish off California and the West Coast
• Gifford Fire burns over 72,000 acres in California
• SFC: California wildfires: Gifford Fire reaches 72,000 acres, threatening hundreds of structures
• CalM: California wine industry torn on Trump tariffs
• LAT $: UPS to pay nearly $2 million to settle lawsuit over hazardous waste sent to local landfills
• CalM: 2,300 California ‘Dreamers’ are about to lose their health care coverage
• OCReg: Jon Coupal: Will Gavin Newsom ‘hoist with his own petard’?
• NR: Gerrymander for Me, but Not for Thee
• CG: San Francisco Mayor Lurie’s $350,000 PR Spin
• SFC: Novato city workers set to strike, impacting public services
• Lurie spends big bucks on private consultants to bolster public image
• CG: SF County Sheriff Miyamoto and His Official Endorsement of Bianco for Governor
• SJMN: San Mateo County navigates immigrant fears as it attempts to improve water issues
• SacBee: California’s Central Valley is fertile ground for agtech experimentation
• FresBee: Changes coming to Fresno Unified’s DEI department. Here’s what we know
• FresBee: Fearing ICE raids, Fresno families prepare for if a loved one is detained
• LAT $: UCLA will negotiate with Trump over $339 million in medical and science grant freezes
• OCReg: Anaheim Union Superintendent Michael Matsuda set to welcome back students for last time
• VOC: Orange County Leaders Stand By Protections for Special Transportation Tax Spending
• VOC: Who Gets a Free Ticket to the Orange County Fair?
• LAT $: Rosa fire burns 1,200 acres in Riverside County, prompting evacuation orders
• Norco prison will close in 2026, state officials say
• SDUT: Pacific Beach neighborhood group sues to block controversial Chalcifica ADU mega-project
• SDUT: San Diego’s downtown operations building is on the market
• SDUT: Judge approves partial settlement requiring sweeping ADA reforms in San Diego County jails