Friday, February 7, 2025
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FR Exclusive
Ray Haynes
		FRBlog:  My Fourth Rule of Politics
		
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Special Envoy Ric Grenell: No DEI in LA Fire Cleanup
		CG:  Special Envoy Ric Grenell Says No DEI in LA Fire Cleanup: ‘That Bullsh*t Can’t Happen’
		
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Harden Homes Rule
		CG:  Newsom’s New Executive Order to Harden Homes Against Wildfires ‘Too Little, Too Late?’
		
 - AP: Newsom wants to speed up a delayed rule to make California homes more fire resistant
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Leftist Intolerance
		California Republican state lawmakers barred from Latino Caucus, leader confirms
		
 
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ICE Raid
LAT $: FCC investigating San Francisco radio station that shared location of undercover ICE agents - 
	
	
Oakland Corruption Case
		SJMN:  Oakland federal cases against Sheng Thao, Duong family to involve reams of evidence, prosecutors say
		
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Protests for Abuse
LAT $: Protesters call for Children’s Hospital L.A. to reverse restrictions on transgender care - 
	
	
Sanctuary City
OCReg: Santa Ana reaffirms city’s sanctuary promises - 
	
	
Under the Dome
CG: Bill to Limit Youth Chatbot Usage Gains Support In The Senate - 
	
	
L.A. Firestorms
		LAT $:  A month after L.A. firestorms, vital questions still haunt Southern California
		
 - As wildfire cleanup crews surge to nearly 1,200 workers, concerns about safety grow
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Toxic Battery Fire
LAT $: Residents sue energy companies after massive toxic battery fire at Moss Landing - 
	
	
Utility Fire
AP: Utility says its equipment may have started a small blaze that erupted during January’s LA firestorm - 
	
	
Arson Case
Attorney for arsonist of Esperanza fire, which killed 5 firefighters in 2006: He’s not the ‘actual killer’ - 
	
	
School Bonds
		CalM:  Will new bond funds be enough to rebuild LA schools — and all of California’s other crumbling schools?
		
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NorCal Reservoirs
NorCal reservoirs continue to fill as water releases create anticipated surge in river levels - 
	
	
9th Circus
LAT $: How Trump tamed the ‘9th Circus’: Legal challenges to White House are moving east - 
	
	
Federal Funding Freeze
LAT $: Head Start child-care centers face pay delays after Trump’s federal funding freeze 
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Dan Walters
		CalM:  Colorado River poses another California water conflict that Trump will affect
		
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OC Register Editorial
OCReg: Effort to recall Newsom again is a waste of time and energy - 
	
	
Larry Elder
OCReg: Thomas Sowell and Walter Williams deserve the Presidential Medal of Freedom - 
	
	
Sonoma County
SFC: ‘The house was moving’: Mother and daughter trapped by Sonoma County landslide after storms - SF Chronicle owner eyes purchase of rival Bay Area newspaper
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SF Bay Area
		SFC:  Here are the wealthy donors who gave to Daniel Lurie’s inauguration as S.F. mayor
		
 - SFC: S.F. Mayor Lurie launching police task force to counter crime in core downtown areas
 - Layoffs are possible as SF government faces fiscal crisis
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South Bay
SJMN: Valley Medical Center dedicates building in honor of iconic Santa Clara County supervisor - 
	
	
Central Valley
FresBee: Did conflict of interest cost Fresno State in football stadium deal with Valley Children’s? - 
	
	
Central Coast
CalCoast: SLO County battles order to release Lopez Lake water for fish - CalCoast: What you need to know about Ty Lewis’ settlement with Paso Robles
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Orange County
		OCReg:  Internal audit of American Rescue Plan Act-funded contracts sample find Orange County in compliance
		
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The Desert
LAT $: Mysterious land purchases within Joshua Tree National Park worry locals, environmentalists - 
	
	
San Bernardino County
Suit alleges sexual violence by Chino prison gynecologist, says state failed to prevent it - 
	
	
San Diego County
SDUT: Pressure builds from Coastal Commission to trim San Diego’s Big Bay Boom fireworks - SDUT: Worsening San Diego budget crisis prompts efforts to boost revenue, bickering over spending cuts
 
