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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

• One-On-One Interview With Shawn Steel of the Republican National Committee
• FRBlog: Hoorah for Hate Speech
• Trump’s DOJ Files First-Ever Second Amendment Lawsuit in California, Targeting LA County Sheriff
• LAT $: California voters were mailed inaccurate guides ahead of November special election
• What California leaders are saying about the federal government shutdown
• NR: Government Shuts Down as Lawmakers Fail to Reach Deal on Funding Bill
• CG: Gov. Newsom’s Free Healthcare for Illegal Immigrants Drove Medi-Cal to Insolvency
• SFC: Repeat offender’s case that fueled Chesa Boudin recall sparks fresh outrage in S.F.
• Pelosi aide Gary McCoy is running for supervisor. But first, he’s airing out his crimes
• SJMN: Prop. 36 funding fight pits Newsom against San Jose Mayor Mahan
• LAT $: Jane Fonda, derided as ‘Hanoi Jane’ and a traitor during the Vietnam War, is a modern-day force in Democratic politics
• CalM: Inside the Menendez parole hearings: How fame and notoriety collide with justice
• CalM: UCLA reclaims hundreds of research grants that Trump cut off over alleged antisemitism
• NR: Blue States Embrace Fraud to Get Welfare for All
• CalM: The clock is ticking for those hoping to be California’s next governor
• CG: Ringside: Newsom’s Concessions to Oil Industry Will Not Save It
• 'This is a calling': Maraskeshia Smith is appointed Sacramento's next city manager
• CG: Gary McCoy: A Reckless Advocate Unfit for San Francisco City Hall
• SFC: S.F. proposal to cut red tape on city contracts passes in wake of fight over obscure advisory group
• SFC: San Francisco’s first ‘equity’ weed store was an epic failure. City Hall insiders may still pocket millions
• SJMN: San Jose city councilmember accused of defamation, abuse of power by political rival
• FresBee: Fresno ranks among top 10 US cities where income is growing the fastest
• LAT $: Almost no one is building new apartments in Los Angeles. Here’s why
• SDUT: City Council balks at steep proposed water rate hikes, delays vote by a month
• SDUT: As supervisors send finalists for county treasurer to public forum, Joel Anderson considers a 2026 campaign for the job
• SDUT: Supervisors take final step to approve first-of-its-kind civilian oversight of jail healthcare providers