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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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• Jon’s Weekend Political Reading Recommendations! Articles, Charts, A Video
• *Breaking* New Nationwide Survey Shows Why So Many Americans Do Not Trust Government, And A Cautionary Note For The Right
• CG: DOJ Finds 260K Dead People, Thousands of Non-Citizens Registered to Vote
• CG: Hypocrite Alert: Gov. Newsom Blames Trump For Abandoning LA Fire Survivors
• LAT $: Newsom, seeking federal funds for L.A. wildfire recovery, is denied meeting with key Trump officials
• CG: Trump Administration Stops ‘Radical Environmentalism,’ Increases Water Deliveries To Central Valley
• LAT $: L.A. City Council president moves to delay full Olympic wage boost for tourism workers
• Federal funding cap puts Fresno Co. permanent housing projects at risk
• SJMN: San Jose mayor seeks greater partnership from next governor to solve homelessness
• SJMN: Despite rate hikes, study finds California home insurance costs are middle of the pack nationwide
• SFC: Calif. tech leader announces run for governor as a Republican
• SFC: Gavin Newsom fires back after Halle Berry accuses him of ‘devaluing’ women
• Led by Rep. Matsui, advocates challenge ICE detentions of Afghan nationals in Sacramento
• SFC: Another S.F. protester charged with assault after downtown confrontations with ICE
• LAT $: ‘A bit like poker’: California’s wet winter brings La Niña, El Niño confusion
• NR: The Los Angeles Times Misses the Forest Fire Scandal for the Trees
• SacBee: Did a Sacramento County board flout an open meeting law? Expert weighs in
• SFC: SFUSD escapes worst fiscal rating, but looming cuts and a strike threat cloud recovery
• SFC: S.F. supervisor slams colleagues in fiery text as tensions rise over hot-button issues
• SFC: S.F. General staff raised fears about troubled patient in weeks before stabbing, source says
• SFC: Marina’s reaction to Safeway tower plans: ‘Along comes this behemoth right on the waterfront’
• FresBee: Controversial plan to build 45,000 homes in southeast Fresno nears approval
• FresBee: Fresno wants to build 25 affordable tiny homes and is looking for developers
• Stockton mayor reassures community ahead of citys holiday events after mass shooting
• FresBee: Clovis infill rezone plan to build 1,300 housing units stirs traffic, safety concerns
• LAT $: Plans to raise Vincent Thomas Bridge rejected
• Joseph Komrosky picked again as president of Temecula school board
• SDUT: San Diego County is a step closer to letting ADUs be sold as condos. But planners are ‘concerned about the rural areas.’
• SDUT: San Diego poised to pay $30M settlement to family of teen fatally shot by police
• SDUT: After watercraft accidents, these San Diego businesses sued and helped curb illegal rentals. But is it enough?
• CalM: Tijuana River sewage still pollutes the San Diego Coast. A surfer turned politician is fighting to clean it up
• OCReg: Marine who died during tactical vehicle training at Camp Pendleton was from California