Wednesday, February 5, 2025
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FR Exclusive
Ray Haynes
FRBlog: Why Republicans Lose Elections
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High-Speed Rail Investigation
CG: President Trump to Launch Investigation into High Cost Of California High-Speed Rail
- FresBee: Trump pledges to investigate California high speed rail. Is it actually over budget?
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Insurance Crisis
AP: California’s insurance crisis leaves neighbors facing unequal recovery after wildfires
- AP: What to know about home insurance coverage after a major natural disaster
- AP: LA wildfires highlight nation’s insurance crisis as homeowners try to recover lost homes
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Katy Grimes
CG: California’s War Against President Trump Has Proven to be a War Against the American Citizen
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Rent Rules
CalM: Newsom temporarily changes rent rules for some LA mansions in wake of fires
- SJMN: Rent gouging in Los Angeles County will soon carry a maximum $50,000 penalty
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Racial Discrimination
CG: White, Asian Students Sue University Of California Over Racial Discrimination -
Under the Dome
CG: State Senators Announce Legislation to Bolster Cal Fire Pay, Fire Prevention Efforts
- CalM: As California’s fire season grows, state senators push for more year-round firefighters
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Newsom to Meet President
CalM: Seeking LA fire aid, Gavin Newsom is off to meet Donald Trump in D.C. -
Congress 2026
Los Angeles art dealer Esther Kim Varet launches bid for California’s 40th Congressional District - OCReg: New Democrats in OC’s swing districts break from party majority on immigration bills
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FireAid Concert
OCReg: FireAid concert and Grammys raise more than $124 million for wildfire relief -
Charity Fraud
AP: Judge says Elon Musk’s claims of harm from OpenAI are a ‘stretch’ but welcomes possible trial
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AI in School
SJMN: California universities launch “landmark” AI quest for students and profs -
Fire Hazard Maps
LAT $: Cal Fire’s predictions didn’t foresee the Altadena inferno. Now it’s changing its fire-hazard maps -
Prison Abuse
LAT $: Lawsuit accuses gynecologist at California women’s prison of abusing patients for years
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Green Dangers
OCReg: As electric vehicles get heavier, they’re also getting more dangerous, safety experts say -
Child Abuse
LAT $: Children’s Hospital L.A. stops initiating hormonal therapy for transgender patients under 19 -
Winter Storms
SFC: California mountains brace for feet of snow as next storm approaches
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Dan Walters
CalM: One of California’s new ‘trailer bills’ has origins in Capitol’s long history of closed-door politics
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Sacramento Valley
SacBee: Sacramento State’s policies for ICE criticized. Faculty urges more support for undocumented students - Sacramento County deputies no longer responding to mental health emergencies without crime component
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Yosemite
LAT $: Yosemite reservations system halted reportedly for Trump ‘blessing’; you can still book Firefall
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SF Bay Area
SFC: Bay Area city opening a homeless parking site for half of what it cost S.F. - SFC: Should this S.F. neighborhood become a historic district? The question sparked a battle over housing
- SJMN: California teachers demand better pay, fully staffed schools as districts battle financial woes
- New drug market plan: Cops will bus dealers, users from Sixth Street to jail
- SFC: Mayor Daniel Lurie wins more power to address S.F. drugs and homelessness. What will he do with it?
- SFC: Hundreds of federal workers are likely to flood downtown S.F. as part of Trump’s return-to-work order
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East Bay
SJMN: Chaos in Oakland: Fatal triple shooting was preceded by hit and run at illegal sideshow near illicit gambling shack -
Central Valley
FresBee: Central Valley water managers react to Trump’s sudden water release: ‘It’s wrong’
- FresBee: Huge number of students in Fresno and Madera skipped school to protest mass deportations
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Central Coast
CalCoast: SLO County battles order to release Lopez Lake water for fish -
Ventura County
VCStar $: Anxiety high in county's vulnerable agriculture industry - VCStar $: Oxnard School District sued by victims of employee's abuse
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Los Angeles County
LAT $: L.A. to bar landlords from evicting tenants for welcoming fire refugees into their homes - LAT $: L.A. city attorney alleges mega real estate firm Blueground engaged in price gouging
- LAT $: LAUSD sets aside $2.2 billion to rebuild burned campuses, make schools more resilient
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Orange County
OCReg: Paid parking in Old Towne Orange approved, will likely take effect in the fall
- VOC: Laguna Beach Looks to Boost Tax Revenue
- OCReg: Future of Rancho Santa Margarita’s Boys and Girls Clubs in question over costs and DEI
- OCReg: Irvine postpones vote on investing millions of dollars in concert equipment for Great Park Live
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San Diego County
SDUT: Political play places newcomer in nonpartisan role on North County transit board