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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

• How “Saving Democracy” Became a $282 Million Political Fundraising Scam
• Gubernatorial Candidate Katie Porter Has Viral Meltdown on CBS — and It Was a Surprise To No One
• CG: Katie Porter’s Media Meltdown Illuminates California’s One Party Problem
• Katie Porter threatened to walk out on an interview. Fellow Dems running for CA governor pounced
• OCReg: Former Rep. Katie Porter faces backlash after saying she might walk out of CBS interview
• Candidates for California governor talk congressional redistricting, Proposition 50
• LAT $: Billionaire Tom Steyer drops $12 million to support November redistricting ballot measure
• CalM: In the Central Valley, Prop. 50 is a fight between Newsom’s California and GOP’s Washington
• Political corruption, retaliation lawsuit against California Assembly Speaker moves to federal court
• LAT $: Thunderstorms, muggy weather ahead for Southern California thanks to Hurricane Priscilla
• LAT $: Leaked list shows Trump administration considering $15 billion in additional clean energy cuts
• CG: Female Athletes who Sued Riverside Unified Scored Big Title IX Victory
• CG: Davis Mom Who Stripped at School Board Meeting Challenged District Trans Policies
• CalM: After getting fired, California’s top cybersecurity official calls for change
• LAT $: Diwali becomes an official California state holiday. Where to celebrate the festivities
• SFC: A burned Bible and ChatGPT messages: Chilling details of the case against man charged with starting Palisades Fire
• LAT $: After Palisades fire failures, L.A. promises to beef up staffing during high-risk fire weather
• OCReg: Unfit and Unhinged: Why Katie Porter should never be governor
• OCReg: State AG should look at Santa Ana’s police union
• CG: Ringside: Is Biodiesel Sustainable?
• CG: Saving Catalina’s Deer: Why the Conservancy’s New Eradication Plan Must Be Stopped
• CalM: California’s two-tier economy mirrors Great Britain’s ‘Upstairs, Downstairs’ past
• SFC: Oakland police chief says he’ll resign in December, but he refuses to say why
• SFC: Mayor Daniel Lurie revamped S.F.’s street crisis teams. Is it working?
• Unions call for boycott of Airbnb, as company pursues $120M lawsuit against the city
• SJMN: Terminated SJ assistant fire chief alleges he was called ‘dinosaur,’ subjected to discrimination and retaliation
• FresBee: Supervisor won’t seek Fresno County seat again. Former sheriff says she will
• CalCoast: Chevron donates land near Guadalupe and Nipomo for wildlife refuge
• LAT $: L.A. County considers declaring state of emergency to fight back against ICE raids
• OCReg: Tustin eyes redevelopment of historic site as Navy wraps up hangar fire cleanup
• VOC: Santa Ana Launches Probe into Police Union Critic After Cops’ Complaints
• VOC: Is Santa Ana Overpaying or Underpaying For Local Police Officers’ Health Insurance?
• VOC: Will Orange County Supervisors Start an Investigation Into Potential Misspent Funds?
• CalM: San Diego County has more military than anywhere in the state; the federal shutdown could hit hard
• SDUT: ‘How did we get here?’ Auditors probe consulting company in SANDAG’s toll-road failures
• SDUT: Long-planned Oceanside Transit Center redevelopment hits snag
• SDUT: Mayor floats idea of combining Harbor Police with the San Diego Police Department
• SDUT: Chula Vista approves 50-megawatt battery storage project aimed at boosting clean energy reliability