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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

• The Silent Seat: Five Reasons Why Lawmakers Deciding Not To Vote Is a Betrayal of the Public Trust
• CalM: California lawmakers keep dodging tough bills by not voting. Here are the worst offenders
• OCReg: 800,000 rideshare workers in California can unionize under new law
• CG: Gov. Newsom Vetoes Recovery Housing for Drug Addicts to Preserve ‘Housing First’ Grift
• CalM: The campaign over Gavin Newsom’s maps is one of California’s most expensive ever
• Mimi Haas donates $750,000 to Newsom’s redistricting campaign
• CalM: Newsom just vetoed a bill to regulate license plate readers — even as fresh evidence of misuse emerges
• SDUT: California attorney general sues El Cajon for sharing license plate data out of state
• SFC: Exclusive: Trump is sending California National Guard troops to Portland, Newsom says
• OCReg: USC sold dead bodies to Navy for Israel Defense Forces medical training program
• SJMN: Trump advisor suggests ICE could be present at Super Bowl LX at Levi’s Stadium
• CalM: ‘Can I just be a kid?’ Students shaken by immigration raids seek help from school counselors
• SJMN: San Jose group’s clients sue Trump administration over $100,000 H-1B visa fee described as ‘extortion’
• OCReg: California needs to let students transfer to public schools that have openings
• SacBee: Former Sacramento Kings owner claims retaliation by city in lawsuit over The Trap
• SacBee: Exclusive: Sacramento US attorney fired after questioning immigration raid speaks out
• SFC: Exclusive: Bay Area university to open $240 million downtown Oakland campus. Here’s a look
• SFC: Protesters threaten to recall S.F. judge as outrage grows in case of fatal New Year’s Eve crash
• SJMN: County fights release of Sheriff Corpus probe records despite court order
• CalCoast: Meathead Movers to pay millions to settle discrimination lawsuit
• LAT $: Youths attack Black teen in Simi Valley parking lot while shouting racial slurs, authorities say
• LAT $: El Segundo was born by oil. The massive refinery fire leaves residents rattled
• LAT $: L.A. City Hall evacuated after vehicle crashes near steps; driver in custody following standoff
• LAT $: Officials demand investigation into claims that plaintiffs were paid to sue L.A. County
• SDUT: Coastal Commission asks $2.4 million in penalties for Carlsbad violations