Sunday, March 9, 2025
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FR Exclusive
Bruce Bialosky
		FRBlog:  A Rare Moment of Clarity from the Left
		
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Fast Food Wage Hike
		CG:  Shocking 16,000 Jobs Lost Due to California’s $20 Fast Food Wage Hike
		
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Spring Forward
		SFC:  Here’s why we still ‘spring forward’ despite voters’ wishes in California
		
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Doug McIntyre
		OCReg:  Doug McIntyre: When history no longer matters, how do we judge the present?
		
 
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FEMA Cuts
AP: FEMA cancels classes at national fire training academy amid federal funding cuts - 
	
	
State Farm Nonrenewals
		SFC:  State Farm fires executive who discussed prospect of more California nonrenewals in undercover video
		
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Women’s March
LAT $: Thousands attend women’s march in downtown Los Angeles - SFC: Women’s March: Hundreds in S.F., thousands nationwide protest Donald Trump
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Freelancer’s Lawsuit
SDUT: Journalism or crime? Judge rules freelancer’s suit against San Diego police can move forward - 
	
	
Governor 2026
LAT $: Commentary: The candidates for California governor are a mystery. What voters want is not - 
	
	
L.A. Fire Zones
LAT $: ‘The stress keeps you up at night’: Emotional devastation lingers in L.A. fire zones - 
	
	
Crime Watch
		SJMN:  Thieves smash car into and loot nearly 100-year-old South Bay business
		
 - ‘This has never happened before’: Midtown Sac business endures a week of smash-and-grabs
 - LAT $: Mexican Mafia smuggled heroin with Pringles, secret code and L.A. jail deputy, records say
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Trump’s Tariffs
SFC: Building a home in the Bay Area is already expensive. Trump’s tariffs could make it worse - 
	
	
Car Dealership Crash
AP: 8 hurt when driver plows vehicle into Southern California car dealership - 
	
	
On Capitol Hill
SDUT: Michael Smolens: Rep. Juan Vargas continues to roll ‘Dreamers’ rock up Capitol Hill 
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The Golden Pen
Jon Coupal
		OCReg:  Jon Coupal: Robert Rivas slams the door on dissenters
		
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Steven Greenhut
OCReg: Tariffs raise prices, spark conflict and impoverish everyone - 
	
	
Mark P. Cohen
SJMN: Opinion: Oakland leaders are ignoring city’s antisemitism problem - 
	
	
SF Bay Area
Lurie’s top communications staffer is sacked after uproar in City Hall - 
	
	
South Bay
		SJMN:  Housing development at Los Gatos Lodge site receives approval
		
 - SJMN: ‘It’s been pretty horrific’: Creek restoration brings hope for life without flooding
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Central Valley
FresBee: Exclusive: Girls are overly targeted by Clovis Unified student dress code. Here’s the data - 
	
	
Central Coast
CalCoast: Why did Cal Poly San Luis Obispo cut its swim and dive teams? - 
	
	
Ventura County
VCStar $: Ventura group keeps up fight against 6-story apartments - 
	
	
Orange County
OCReg: West Coast’s first water wheel is scooping up trash from Upper Newport Bay - 
	
	
San Bernardino County
		LAT $:  Pastor conned longtime friends, nonprofit out of more than $230,000, authorities allege
		
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San Diego County
SDUT: Should San Diego have outsourced trash pickup? Homeowners’ sticker shock raises a tricky legal question - SDUT: UCSD, facing federal cuts, will no longer guarantee funding for incoming grad students
 - SDUT: Escondido council brainstorms priorities: a homeless shelter, repairs, a new flag
 
