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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

• An Interview With Chad Bianco -- Gubernatorial Candidate and San Bernardino County Sheriff
• CG: CA Voter ID Initiative Likely to Appear on 2026 Ballot, Surpasses 600,000 Signatures
• SJMN: ‘It doesn’t matter what time you leave’: 9.6 million holiday drivers to pack California roads
• LAT $: Inglewood Police Department ‘systematically’ violated state public records law, judge rules
• Friends establish legal defense fund for Gov. Newsom's ex-top aide
• SDUT: San Diego trash fees are far higher than voters were told to expect. One council member has an idea to avoid a repeat.
• SDUT: San Diego congress members find nearly empty ICE detention facility during scheduled inspection
• LAT $: New antisemitism probe of Berkeley Unified announced by congressional committee
• SacBee: Sacramento State President Luke Wood sees salary boost to $504,799 in latest CSU raises
• SacBee: Should members of Congress stop getting paid during a government shutdown?
• LAT $: California braces for early, sharper flu season as virus mutation outpaces vaccine, experts say
• SFC: Judge blocks DHS from tying Bay Area disaster aid to DEI and immigration
• LAT $: Cal Fire approach to SoCal’s wildfire crisis could make things worse, court says
• SJMN: Felony trial for pro-Palestinian Stanford protesters set to begin next month
• OCReg: Sacramento’s spending addiction continues
• CG: Cal Berkeley and Antifa, Again
• CG: Thanksgiving vs The Democratic Socialists of America
• SJMN: Oakland police again dinged by federal official for investigating misconduct too slowly
• San Francisco police ramp up late-night drug raids to appease Trump and feds
• SFC: Alleged strip-search at S.F. jail: Activists, elected leaders demand accountability
• Trump’s ‘beautiful bill’ may drop 50,000 SF residents from care, trigger $400M deficit
• SJMN: School district eyes hundreds of San Jose homes intended for its workers
• FresBee: Why do Fresno firefighters rank so high in city overtime pay? Here’s what we know
• FresBee: One of Fresno’s oldest high schools is getting a major renovation
• CalCoast: San Luis Obispo County facing multimillion dollar budget shortfall
• VCStar $: Here's what comes next for the Ormond Beach power plant
• LAT $: Santa Monica orders Waymo to stop noisy overnight operations at charging stations. Neighbors rejoice
• LAT $: $10-billion One Beverly Hills project gets off the ground
• OCReg: Irvine makes new appointments for some of its top positions
• VOC: Cypress Once Again Grapples With City Council Vacancy After Appointee Withdraws
• Padded student meal counts netted Rialto Unified $3 million in overpayments, audit finds
• 209-unit affordable housing project coming to Riverside
• SDUT: Sweeping 30-year vision for College Area clears key council panel on split vote
• SDUT: Local emergency declared as sand buildup at Oceanside harbor creates hazard