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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.
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- FRBlog: Is There Anything They Would Not Spend Our Money On?
- CG: Special Presidential Envoy Ric Grenell Considers Run For Governor if Harris Enters 2026 Race
- SFC: Trump official says he’ll enter California governor’s race if Kamala Harris runs
- LAT $: Riverside Sheriff Chad Bianco, an avid Trump backer, will join the 2026 governor’s race
- CG: Former HHS Sec. Beccera Spent $22.6 Billion for Illegal Immigrants: Grants, Cash for Cars, Home Loans and Biz Startups
- LAT $: DWP secures law firm, at up to $1,975 an hour, to defend against Palisades fire lawsuits
- CalM: Big homeowner rate hike from State Farm shot down by California regulator
- SDUT: Thousands of U.S. and Mexican troops are at the border. Here’s where they are and what they’re doing.
- SJMN: Trump administration may turn Dublin ‘rape club’ prison into immigrant detention center
- CG: Governor Newsom Says He Will Veto Bill to Stop Prisons From Working With ICE
- SDUT: San Diego Unified expands guidance for schools on dealing with immigration enforcement
- CalM: Who’s paying for California politicians’ travel? After CalMatters’ report, audit proposes a legal fix
- They’re Latina lawmakers. Why can’t they join the California Latino Legislative Caucus?
- AP: Scientists are racing to discover the depth of ocean damage sparked by LA wildfires
- CalM: Should builders permit their own projects? Post-fire LA considers a radical idea
- LAT $: Why are eggs so much more expensive and difficult to find in California? We’ve got answers
- CG: CA Bill to Give Parole Boards Graphic Photos Of Crimes During Parole Hearings Introduced
- SFC: Retail theft keeps rising in the Bay Area. Now AI is helping some owners stop thieves
- LAT $: ‘League of Justice’: California AG part of group gearing up for court battles with Trump
- LAT $: California officials detail Trump funding freeze ‘chaos,’ warn another could cripple state
- OCReg: Is it the end of the line for California’s high speed rail project?
- OCReg: Newsom to business owners: Shut up!
- CalM: California’s aging population will test whether its demography is destiny
- OCReg: Why California keeps burning: How misguided insurance policies fuel wildfire risk
- SacBee: How Wilton Rancheria chairman is helping Sacramento-area tribe reclaim its identity
- SFC: Wealthy groups helped oust Oakland’s mayor. So far they’re silent on who should replace her
- SJMN: Oakland City Council special election will again test power of labor unions
- SJMN: San Jose District 3 candidate Irene Smith sees policy approach, independence from special interests as key to victory
- FresBee: Watch as Fresno County Supervisor Garry Bredefeld proposes eliminating DEI language
- Turlock approves 114 houses amid neighbor complaints. The site has long grown strawberries
- LAT $: State attorney general files felony charges against former Kern County supervisor
- VCStar $: Oxnard council set for more conflict with city treasurer
- LAT $: Rick Caruso sues to stop Television City project, using a law he once disparaged
- LAT $: City leaders, residents protest plans to dispose of fire debris in Calabasas Landfill
- OCReg: Irvine to hire dozens of employees to staff its new library department
- Riverside elementary school teacher accused of sexually assaulting girl
- Riverside Unified reveals defendant in child sex crimes case is groundskeeper
- SDUT: County says few detained under new definition of grave disability
- SDUT: Michael Smolens: Trump adds uncertainty to San Diego’s water future
- SDUT: Newly disclosed records show Nora Vargas set up consulting firm while seeking re-election
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