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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

• Absolute Power Creates Hubris
• *Breaking News* California Supreme Court Rejects GOP Bid to Delay Redistricting Play
• Hours before major vote, cost of California redistricting special election is still not public
• CalM: ‘Moral conflict’ drives Democratic doubts about Gavin Newsom’s redistricting plan
• SFC: ‘When they go low … we go lower?’ North Bay official rails against California redistricting maps
• LAT $: Why many voters in deep-red Northern California are fuming about Newsom’s maps
• CG: Bed Bath & Beyond is Abandoning Failing California: High Taxes, High Fees, High Wages, ‘Endless Regulations’
• SFC: Bed Bath & Beyond boss takes a shot at California, refusing to reopen stores in the state
• LAT $: L.A. may land a new congressional seat. Is it already reserved?
• CalM: California Rep. Young Kim’s newest challenger: An Orange County immigration lawyer
• SJMN: Silicon Valley Rep. Zoe Lofgren has guiding hand in California’s gerrymandering plan
• LAT $: Obama endorses redrawing California congressional districts, court rejects GOP challenge
• Former President Obama supports California’s redistricting efforts
• VOC: OC Democratic Consultant Who Admitted to Attempted Bribery Could Avoid Jail Time
• CG: Thousands Rally at Capitol to Protect Parental Rights; Protest AB 495: ‘A Child Trafficker’s and Kidnapper’s Dream Bill’
• OCReg: California Supreme Court rejects Republicans’ efforts to halt redistricting proposals
• CalM: California cities lack unified response on homeless encampments
• LAT $: House committee launches investigation into California’s high-speed rail project
• SFC: This is the only California university facing a huge bill under new Trump-era endowment tax
• Newsom’s trolls: Meet the soldiers leading the governor’s anti-MAGA meme war
• SFC: Gavin Newsom and Kid Rock trade insults in escalating online feud
• CG: For the Second Time in a Year, A California Union is Trying to Muscle In on Arizona
• CalM: California’s politicians overlook potential pitfalls in their zeal for new laws
• CG: Ringside: Tips to Understand Our Convoluted Yet Obligatory Units of Water
• SFC: How much money it takes to be Bay Area ‘rich’ — and how your income stacks up
• SJMN: New setbacks could be fatal for $2.7 billion plan to build major reservoir in Santa Clara County
• FresBee: Fresno judge accused of unethical conduct in complaint over political ties
• CalCoast: Pismo Beach was not paying property taxes, activist finds
• LAT $: Most L.A. city employee layoffs averted by deals with unions
• LAT $: L.A. touts results of using unarmed civilians instead of cops for some emergencies
• OCReg: Orange County has paid $39 million so far in Airport fire settlements
• VOC: OC Supervisors Remove District Attorney’s HR Department After $3 Million Loss
• OCReg: Cypress city manager announces resignation in staff email
• OCReg: Crews stop growth of Beacon fire that prompted an evacuation in Laguna Niguel
• Riverside wants to transform former soccer fields into professional stadium
• SDUT: Supervisor Monica Montgomery Steppe wants to end use of pepper spray in juvenile halls
• SDUT: San Diego’s first legal pot shop says an illegal rival is threatening business — and that police won’t act