Tuesday, February 4, 2025
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FR Exclusive
Ray Haynes
		FRBlog:  The Evil Party and the Stupid Party
		
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CA's War on Donald Trump
		California lawmakers approve $50 million on immigration services, legal battles with President Trump
		
 - AP: California Assembly approves $50M to defend immigrants and protect state policies from Trump plans
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Tariff Pause
		OCReg:  Trump agrees to pause tariffs on Mexico, Canada after they pledge to boost border enforcement
		
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Water Orders
		OCReg:  Newsom orders more water for state’s farmers and towns, on heels of Trump decree
		
 
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Non-Profit Illegal Immigration Work
LAT $: Legal aid groups for immigrants can resume work in detention centers after DOJ backs down - 
	
	
Democrat Fraud
		SJMN:  Ex-Northern California congressman pleads ‘guilty’ to two fraud charges
		
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Child Abuse
CalM: LA clinics lose grant for transgender health care as Trump executive orders take hold - 
	
	
State Farm Rate Hike
OCReg: State Farm seeks 22% emergency rate hike after receiving 8,700 wildfire claims - 
	
	
Illegal Immigration Protests
SDUT: Protest closes freeway, businesses shut doors for ‘Day Without Immigrants’ in San Diego - OCReg: 1,000-plus demonstrators resume immigration protests in downtown LA, Santa Ana
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Gas Prices
		SJMN:  Gas prices hop higher in California, Bay Area after refinery blaze
		
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EV Demand
LAT $: EV demand stalls out in California as automakers face zero-emission sales mandate - 
	
	
Winter Storms
LAT $: ‘Pineapple Express’ storms take aim at L.A. But after the rain, Santa Ana winds loom - 
	
	
Homeless Industrial Complex
Homeless housing success story or roach-ridden hellhole? - CalM: Should ‘aiding’ or ‘abetting’ a homeless camp be illegal? It might soon be a reality in this Bay Area city
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Homeless Fires
		SDUT:  Authorities say three San Diego fires started in homeless encampments
		
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Prop 35
CalM: California voters erased a plan to keep kids insured. It might be too late to fix it - 
	
	
Monarch Butterfly
AP: Dramatic drop in monarch butterfly count nears record 30-year low - 
	
	
Campaign Finance
SacBee: California senators aren’t up for re-election in 2026 — but they have millions in campaign cash 
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The Golden Pen
Jon Coupal
		OCReg:  California’s loss of political influence will prove to be a benefit to the rest of the nation
		
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Joseph Wulfsohn
How So-Called Journalists Covered Up Biden Corruption - 
	
	
Dan Walters
CalM: California schools continue to struggle with test scores in reading and math - 
	
	
Sacramento Valley
SacBee: Exclusive: Sacramento mayoral candidate Flo Cofer details alleged bribery call - 
	
	
SF Bay Area
		SFC:  S.F.'s struggling jail is filling up amid staffing shortage. What does that mean for conditions?
		
 - SFC: S.F. Mayor Daniel Lurie taps former federal prosecutor to serve on Police Commission
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Central Valley
FresBee: Fresno businessman faces federal charges for allegedly defrauding Bitwise investors - 
	
	
Ventura County
VCStar $: Townhome project on church site to go before Simi panel - 
	
	
Los Angeles County
LAT $: L.A. City Council proposes new measures to protect immigrants from Trump - AP: Pacific Coast Highway reopens nearly a month after devastating Southern California wildfires
 - LAT $: After the fire, a crisis for Altadena’s small-business owners: ‘Who is going to want to come here?’
 - LAT $: Malibu balks at proposal to unload fire debris near City Hall as EPA struggles to find sites
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Orange County
OCReg: Santa Ana City Councilmember Jessie Lopez asking council to bring back sanctuary advisory group - VOC: Buena Park Cracks Down on Unpermitted Street Vendors
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San Diego County
		SDUT:  San Diego’s border industry ‘thankful’ for tariff delay but preparing for the worst
		
 - SDUT: Aiming to avert another 101 Ash, San Diego City Council OKs stricter real estate policies
 
