Sunday, February 16, 2025
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FR Exclusive
Bruce Bialosky
FRBlog: Is There Anything They Would Not Spend Our Money On?
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Governor 2026: Ric Grenell vs. Kamala Harris?
CG: Special Presidential Envoy Ric Grenell Considers Run For Governor if Harris Enters 2026 Race
- SFC: Trump official says he’ll enter California governor’s race if Kamala Harris runs
- LAT $: Riverside Sheriff Chad Bianco, an avid Trump backer, will join the 2026 governor’s race
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Beccera Spending Spree
CG: Former HHS Sec. Beccera Spent $22.6 Billion for Illegal Immigrants: Grants, Cash for Cars, Home Loans and Biz Startups
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Outrageous!
LAT $: DWP secures law firm, at up to $1,975 an hour, to defend against Palisades fire lawsuits
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Insurance Rate Hike
CalM: Big homeowner rate hike from State Farm shot down by California regulator -
Illegal Immigration Enforcement
SDUT: Thousands of U.S. and Mexican troops are at the border. Here’s where they are and what they’re doing.
- SJMN: Trump administration may turn Dublin ‘rape club’ prison into immigrant detention center
- CG: Governor Newsom Says He Will Veto Bill to Stop Prisons From Working With ICE
- SDUT: San Diego Unified expands guidance for schools on dealing with immigration enforcement
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Lawmaker Junkets
CalM: Who’s paying for California politicians’ travel? After CalMatters’ report, audit proposes a legal fix -
Democrats Against Diversity
They’re Latina lawmakers. Why can’t they join the California Latino Legislative Caucus? -
Rebuilding LA
AP: Scientists are racing to discover the depth of ocean damage sparked by LA wildfires - CalM: Should builders permit their own projects? Post-fire LA considers a radical idea
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Egg Prices
LAT $: Why are eggs so much more expensive and difficult to find in California? We’ve got answers
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Parole Hearings
CG: CA Bill to Give Parole Boards Graphic Photos Of Crimes During Parole Hearings Introduced -
Retail Theft
SFC: Retail theft keeps rising in the Bay Area. Now AI is helping some owners stop thieves -
The Resistance
LAT $: ‘League of Justice’: California AG part of group gearing up for court battles with Trump -
MSM Bias: Reprint Democrat Talking Points
LAT $: California officials detail Trump funding freeze ‘chaos,’ warn another could cripple state
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The Golden Pen
Jon Coupal
OCReg: Is it the end of the line for California’s high speed rail project?
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Will Swaim
OCReg: Newsom to business owners: Shut up! -
Dan Walters
CalM: California’s aging population will test whether its demography is destiny -
Monique Dutkowsky & Robert E. Wright
OCReg: Why California keeps burning: How misguided insurance policies fuel wildfire risk
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Sacramento Valley
SacBee: How Wilton Rancheria chairman is helping Sacramento-area tribe reclaim its identity -
East Bay
SFC: Wealthy groups helped oust Oakland’s mayor. So far they’re silent on who should replace her - SJMN: Oakland City Council special election will again test power of labor unions
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South Bay
SJMN: San Jose District 3 candidate Irene Smith sees policy approach, independence from special interests as key to victory -
Central Valley
FresBee: Watch as Fresno County Supervisor Garry Bredefeld proposes eliminating DEI language - Turlock approves 114 houses amid neighbor complaints. The site has long grown strawberries
- LAT $: State attorney general files felony charges against former Kern County supervisor
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Ventura County
VCStar $: Oxnard council set for more conflict with city treasurer -
Los Angeles County
LAT $: Rick Caruso sues to stop Television City project, using a law he once disparaged - LAT $: City leaders, residents protest plans to dispose of fire debris in Calabasas Landfill
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Orange County
OCReg: Irvine to hire dozens of employees to staff its new library department
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Riverside County
Riverside elementary school teacher accused of sexually assaulting girl - Riverside Unified reveals defendant in child sex crimes case is groundskeeper
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San Diego County
SDUT: County says few detained under new definition of grave disability - SDUT: Michael Smolens: Trump adds uncertainty to San Diego’s water future
- SDUT: Newly disclosed records show Nora Vargas set up consulting firm while seeking re-election