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...

• CalM: Can California put cars in the rear-view mirror?
• SDUT: California new vehicle sales down 5.6% this year
• OCReg: Federal judge dismisses four of five cities from south Orange County homeless lawsuit
• VOC: South County Homeless Lawsuit is Almost Completely Dismissed
• SDUT: Panel to look at complaints about homeless served by Brother Benno's
• SFC: What SF can learn from Seattle on housing, homelessness
• CG: Gov. Newsom's Credibility is Strained on the Middle Class Housing Issue
• SJMN: High cost of housing cuts into food, utilities study says
• Why so few places to live in Modesto? A clue. It has to do with raging economy.
• SacBee: 'He did not perform any work': former CSU professor loses 10 years of CalPERS service credit
• AP: Lawsuit challenges California's assault weapons ban
• How California's gun violence restraining orders can help Stanislaus law enforcement
• FresBee: Fresno students asked congressman to donate pro-gun campaign money. Here's what he did
• SacBee: The California Channel is shutting down. Where will you get 'gavel to gavel' Capitol coverage?
• SacBee: A law just for Trump's presidency? California measure aims to protect state's environment
• SFC: Gig-worker bill: Newsom keeps his distance from California's big fight
• AP: California near to ending 150-year-old posse comitatus law
• AP: California bill updates transgender students' school records
• 'Vile,' 'horrible' reactions to Gender Unicorn take Denair school leaders on wild ride
• SDUT: San Diego residents allege wrongdoing by campaign for Assemblyman Todd Gloria
• SJMN: California Supreme Court limits warrantless phone searches
• FresBee: Kings County getting $10 million to settle 2014 lawsuit over high-speed rail route
• OCReg: $315 million renovation at Coliseum boasts more aisles and legroom, new seats and videoscreens
• AP: 3 former tribal officials plead guilty in embezzlement case
• VOSD: How Do Misbehaving Teachers Keep Their Jobs? Districts, Unions Blame Each Other
• LAT $: Hiltzik: California shows all states how to protect patients from Trump's attacks on Obamacare
• SBSun: Grocery talks stall again as latest wage offer amounts to 'another nickel,' UFCW says
• SFC: Court rules against Justice Dept. on conditions for child immigrants
• SJMN: California illegal pot market booming
• AP: Rep. Ted Lieu emerges as congressional Trump critic
• SFC: IRS analyst from SF pleads guilty to leaking records of ex-Trump lawyer Cohen
• SacBee: Sacramento woman who slapped MAGA marcher in Orange County convicted of battery
• FresBee: After 'fake farmer' claim, Devin Nunes reports he owns small farm that earns no income
• SFC: Kamala Harris' thread-the-needle message put to test in crucial 2020 state
• FH: Another Consequence Tied to Tax Return Mandate Ploy
• FH: Impact of Scooters on Environment Still in Question
• OCReg: There's nothing smart about the SMART Act
• FH: Stop Repeating the Lie About the OC Turning Blue
• CalM: To prevent mass shootings, California should rely on science, not rhetoric
• OCReg: As we await bail reform vote, pilot plan a wise idea
• FH: Were Pension Benefits Enhanced Without Due Process?
• SFC: The end of Cabernet in Napa Valley?
• SacBee: Large crowd rallies in support of locked down Kashmir at California state Capitol
• SacBee: Sacramento County retirees waited months for pension checks to start. That's now changing.
• SJMN: Google wheels and deals in downtown San Jose
• FresBee: Fresno superintendent talks about school shooting threat
• Man accused of shooting Newman cop appears in Stanislaus County courtroom
• FresBee: This Fresno community has dealt with plant's stench for decades. Here's the latest
• LAT $: In the Santa Barbara Channel, an underwater sound system tries to keep whales and ships apart
• VCStar $: Simi council member Luevanos faces possible recall
• VCStar $: Class-action suit filed against Oxnard district
• LADN: Back to the classroom: LAUSD chief sets sights on supporting principals and gaining public trust
• LAT $: Democratic Party rebukes L.A. County sheriff; some feel 'misled, almost conned'
• LAT $: Former L.A. planning director faces $281,000 ethics fine, the largest of its kind
• LADN: LA's ideas for the future of development projects in Van Nuys, North Hollywood, Sherman Oaks and Studio City to be shared at three workshops
• VOC: Angel Stadium Appraisal Still Not Finalized
• OCReg: Orange County to pay nearly $300,000 to former jail nurse who was prevented from treating inmate
• OCReg: Irvine leaders send message to residents that veterans cemetery location decision isn't meant to benefit developer
• OCReg: Fire Authority is replacing the Garden Grove Fire Department on Friday
• SBSun: San Bernardino police chief who coordinated response to 2015 terrorist attack announces retirement
• CG: Riverside County Officials Warn Public About Deadly Bacteria in Santa Ana River
• PE: 2 homes and 2 patrol cars catch fire after pursuit ends in Moreno Valley
• SDUT: Nonprofit files lawsuit alleging too few parks in Carlsbad
• SDUT: DA reviews 25 years of shootings by police in San Diego County

Sincerely,