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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

• FRBlog: California’s SB 41: A Gift to Big Pharma, Not Patients
• One-On-One Interview With KABC Talk Radio Host John Phillips
• The Next Likely Big Donor To Yes On 50? The State Prison Guard Union.
• CalM: How focused is Gavin Newsom on his job? His official schedule remains a mystery
• LAT $: Influential left-wing group seeks to oust L.A. Democratic congressman
• California Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas vows to fight retaliation, political corruption claims
• OCReg: Huntington Beach city staff to draft voter ID law as it starts planning for 2026 elections
• CG: Israeli Dance Researcher/Sociologist Denied Rehire Because She is Jewish, Suing UC Berkeley
• CalM: Complaints about California’s hellishly hot prison cells have been mounting for years
• OCReg: Billionaire Rick Caruso ‘seriously’ looking at running for LA mayor or California governor
• OCReg: Is Sen. Alex Padilla running for California governor? Why Democrats are speculating about a 2026 bid
• CG: CSU Professor Indicted, Faces 20 Years In Prison For Assaulting Federal Agents
• LAT $: California lawmakers push to restrict immigration actions at schools and hospitals
• CalM: ACLU argues Border Patrol broke court order with high-profile Sacramento raid
• SJMN: Doctor: Housekeeper arrested by ICE was ‘catatonic’ the day she was discharged
• SacBee: Kevin Kiley declines to vote on Epstein probe. Here’s his explanation
• LAT $: COVID wave washes over California. Some officials urge residents to mask up
• LAT $: UC warns of ‘distinct possibility’ of billions in funding losses beyond UCLA in Trump battle
• CG: Taylor Swift, the Prop 50 Ballot Label and the 2026 Elections
• CG: Why Should California Taxpayers Pick Up the Tab for Kamala Harris’ Security Detail?
• CG: Ringside: Will the Sites Reservoir Ever Get Built?
• CalM: New California law to make housing projects easier can also make them cost more
• SFC: S.F. Mayor Lurie’s idea to save Muni: Raise property taxes
• SJMN: Hayward announces hiring freeze, creates ‘budget war room’ after city drains $31 million in reserves
• SFC: Three armed robbery suspects crash after fleeing Oakland crime scene
• SJMN: Burned batteries from Moss Landing power plant fire will be trucked to Nevada
• FresBee: Popular campground closes as Garnet Fire reaches about 40% size of city of Fresno
• CalCoast: Man threatens to kill SLO County District Attorney, headed to trial
• CalM: These parents sued LA Unified over remote learning. How the settlement will benefit students
• LAT $: Homelessness has declined in L.A. Why that progress is at risk
• OCReg: Prison sentence is the latest OC corruption fallout
• OCReg: Huntington Beach council approves deal that subsidizes air show for up to 25 years
• OCReg: OC resident hit with $300K fine for illegal fireworks in July 4 crackdown
• CG: San Diego’s Students Sacrificed in the Charter Lawsuit
• SDUT: From shuttles to electrification, grants of nearly $1 million head to San Diego area