Saturday, February 8, 2025
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California's $50M Anti-Trump Fund
		AP:  California approves $50M to protect immigrants and defend state against Trump administration
		
 - LAT $: Newsom approves millions for immigrant aid and lawsuits against Trump
 - CalM: Newsom OK’s a $25 million fund for California to sue the Trump administration
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CA vs. Trump
		SFC:  S.F. is suing Trump administration for targeting sanctuary cities
		
 - SJMN: Bay Area counties to sue Trump over funding cuts to sanctuary communities
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Anti-DOGE Lawsuits
		SJMN:  California AG files suit to block Elon Musk’s DOGE from accessing fed payment systems
		
 - LAT $: UC students sue education department over DOGE’s access to private financial aid data
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Democrat Campaign Finance Violations
		CalM:  California regulators allege this Silicon Valley ex-lawmaker violated campaign finance law dozens of times
		
 
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DEI Propaganda
AP: Trump’s DEI order leaves academic researchers fearful of political influence over grants - 
	
	
Immigration Enforcement
		LAT $:  Leaked document says ‘large scale’ immigration enforcement action coming soon to L.A.
		
 - SFC: A man wore an ‘ICE Immigration’ jacket to an S.F. taqueria. City supervisor calls him a ‘terrorist’
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FCC Investigation
CG: FCC Announces Investigation Into San Francisco KCBS Broadcast Giving Location Of ICE Agents - 
	
	
Postal Theft
LAT $: Gold, checks and Confederate money: Postal Service supervisor pleads guilty to $300,000 mail theft - 
	
	
Palisades Fire Recovery
		LAT $:  Who’s in charge of Palisades fire recovery? The answer has gotten complicated
		
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Sheng Thao Corruption Case
SFC: Alameda County prosecutors attempt to toss charges against key figure in Sheng Thao corruption case - 
	
	
Governor 2026
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco could announce run for governor on Feb. 17 
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Ray Haynes
		FRBlog:  My Fifth Rule of Politics
		
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Stephen Porter
NR: DEI in Higher Ed Hasn’t Been Defeated. It’s Just Going Underground - 
	
	
Supervisor Kathryn Barger
OCReg: Supervisor Kathryn Barger: Taking action a month on from the Eaton fire - 
	
	
Sacramento Valley
		CG:  Is Sacramento Mayor Kevin McCarty Violating Federal Immigration Law
		
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SF Bay Area
CG: SF Based Dreamforce Announces 1,000 AI-Related Job Cuts - SJMN: San Mateo sheriff accused of retaliation over effort to remove her
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Central Valley
$13 million in infrastructure projects, construction coming to Modesto. Here’s where - 
	
	
Ventura County
VCStar $: In DC, Ventura County sheriff hears from Trump's border czar - VCStar $: FPPC fines former Fillmore planning commissioner $12K
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Orange County
		OCReg:  County of Orange adds former Supervisor Andrew Do to civil lawsuit
		
 - OCReg: Coastal Commission rejects Newport Harbor proposal to try reconfigured mooring field
 - OCReg: Tammy Kim drops out of Irvine City Council race amid lawsuit about her residency
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San Bernardino County
Rialto Unified school board member scolds adversaries for conspiring to discredit him - 
	
	
Riverside County
Riverside school board won’t consider parent notification policy - Lawsuit settlement paves way for 396,000-square-foot Moreno Valley warehouse project
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San Diego County
SDUT: The plan to turn an empty warehouse into one of the nation’s largest shelters is dead 
