Dear John,

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The FlashReport Blog is constantly updated with over 24 different correspondents penning items of interest to those who follow California politics and policy...

• AP: California court invalidates law requiring Trump tax returns
• CalM: Why California's top court just struck down the state's Trump tax return law
• CG: California Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump Tax Return Requirement to be on the State Ballot
• AmerSpec: Anti-Contractor Bill Shows California's Aristocracy at Work
• SFC: California Gov. Newsom makes move to halt Trump water grab
• AP: California to sue over federal rules governing water
• LAT $: Newsom administration sends mixed signals on delta endangered species protections
• BreitbartCA: San Francisco's Poop Problem Is Worsening
• Poop problems still rising on San Francisco streets. Can a holiday cleanup blitz help?
• SFC: Vacant storefronts are all over SF. Would taxing them help fix the problem?
• SFC: Witness to BART killing describes horror aboard the moving train
• SacBee: California lawmaker spent campaign cash on Asia vacation. Regulators say fines aren't big enough
• CG: Angel Mom Calls Out Governor As Son's Killer Is Released and Protected From ICE
• Stanislaus County sheriff turns over 84 jail inmates to ICE. Some want this to stop
• SacBee: Building permits for new California homes surge after slow start in Newsom's first year
• AP: PG&E restores power to thousands in California
• EXPLAINER-California faces decade of 'unique' wildfire
• CalM: "We need the food that we lost." Low-income families still reeling from blackouts
• SacBee: California agencies overpaying for workers comp insurance by millions of dollars, audit says
• WP: White House homelessness plan nears after top official ousted
• SDUT: Report: Many San Diegans fall back to homeless months after finding housing - The San Diego Union-Tribune
• FresBee: Bankruptcy and conflict: One of California's tightest races is packed with financial baggage
• CG: California Democrats Hint At Upcoming Charter School Changes
• AP: Restaurant group sues over Berkeley's natural gas ban
• SFC: California Restaurant Association sues Berkeley over natural gas ban
• SacBee: Sending unsolicited nude photos could become a crime in California
• FresBee: 'What were you thinking when you sent Devin Nunes to Congress?' Out-of-towners want to know
• AP: 5 arrested at rally against Ann Coulter speech in Berkeley
• SFC: Hundreds protest Ann Coulter speech at UC Berkeley, arrests made
• AP: Teen used 'ghost gun' in California high school shooting
• SBSun: Untraceable 'ghost guns' increasingly end up at California crime scenes
• FH: Prop 13 Protects California's Veterans
• OCReg: Californians growing more skeptical of tax hikes
• FH: The State Spending Limit is Dead
• FH: The Democratic Presidential Candidates Are Not Embracing "Reform" of Prop 13
• OCReg: Healthcare policy and the challenge of inertia
• FH: The Cost to Taxpayers of Enhancing Sonoma County Employee Pensions
• SacBee: Sacramento students censored over artwork supporting Black Lives Matter, ACLU says
• SFC: Juul, shrinking and under fire, may sell SF office tower it just bought
• SFC: BART to reopen station bathrooms that closed after 9/11
• KQED: After SF Progressives Win Big, a Shift in Dynamics at City Hall
• SJMN: Obama in Bay Area: Blunt warnings about Democratic candidates, 'chasing wrong things'
• SJMN: Affordable homes may sprout near Google village in downtown San Jose
• SJMN: San Jose charter school will close after years of failing to secure its own campus
• LAT $: After mass shooting, Fresno's Hmong community is left mourning and afraid
• FresBee: Madera charter school executive director on leave after alleged abuse of students
• VCStar $: Thousand Oaks police chief Hagel retiring
• VCStar $: Long-planned Moorpark movie studio still alive
• LAT $: SuperShuttle suspends LAX service over insurance problems
• LAT $: Aging DWP equipment is wildfire risk, L.A. city controller warns - Los Angeles Times
• SFC: Breed, SF city attorney endorse Gascón's opponent in LA's DA race
• OCReg: Metrolink train crashes into RV that was on tracks, igniting fire in Santa Fe Springs
• LAT $: L.A. apartments that could collapse in an earthquake are being fixed quickly
• LAT $: Foster youth scramble to find housing after county tells them they must move
• OCReg: OCFA equipment operator charged with animal cruelty in shooting death and disposal of his dog in fire station dumpster
• SBSun: San Bernardino County's new fire chief started as fulltime firefighter in 1998
• SBSun: How volunteers are preserving state history at Calico Ghost Town in San Bernardino County
• PE: Two 2020 challengers emerge for Riverside County Supervisor Chuck Washington
• PE: Corona could vote in 2020 on city council term limits, capping service at 12 years
• SDUT: San Diego accelerates 'granny flat' construction by accepting pre-approved designs
• SDUT: Editorial: San Diego City Hall: Thanks for scooter rules. Now do rentals.
• SDUT: Claim filed over secret investigation by District Attorney's Office
• SDUT: Padres hope to redevelop Tailgate Park as city seeks a buyer

Sincerely,