Friday, March 14, 2025
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Department of Education Lawsuit
		CalM:  California, other states sue to halt massive layoffs at U.S. Department of Education
		
 - CG: California and 19 States Sue Trump Administration Over Department Of Education Cuts
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Boys in Women’s Sports
		CG:  Biological Boys in Women’s Sports: Women and Student Athletes Address California Interscholastic Federation Board Meeting
		
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Recall Karen Bass
		LAT $:  With L.A.’s mayor facing a recall threat, her supporters go after billionaires
		
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Tariff Threats
		SFC:  Trump’s 200% tariff threat throws California wine industry into chaos
		
 - LAT $: California businesses are reeling from Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs
 
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Illegal Immigration
LAT $: Shielding immigrants may be at the top of public safety issues in Sacramento this year - 
	
	
Governor 2026
		SFC:  Katie Porter wants to do these two things if she becomes California governor
		
 - CG: Exclusive: Mel Gibson Confirms to Globe He Isn’t Running For Governor
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Newsom’s Medi-Cal
CG: Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Medi-Cal is Insolvent - 
	
	
Toxic Waste
LAT $: Judge jails recycling plant owners accused of exposing Watts students to toxic waste - 
	
	
School Threats
		CalM:  A loophole in California law makes it hard to prosecute threats against schools. Will lawmakers close it?
		
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Burning Landfill
CalM: A burning California landfill has made neighbors miserable for 3 years. Can lawmakers help? - 
	
	
Self-Defense Bill
CG: AB 1333 is Dead: Assemblyman Zbur Withdraws Bill Limiting Self-Defense - 
	
	
USDA Cuts
FresBee: Democratic senators demand answers from USDA after major cuts to food assistance programs 
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Baruch Feigenbaum
		OCReg:  California’s roads and bridges worsen, ranking next to last in the nation in condition and cost-effectiveness.
		
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Dan Walters
CalM: Playing political Whac-A-Mole as issue of bond measure language pops up again - 
	
	
SF Bay Area
A one-page, 58-word letter cost him $800. It’s the latest price of doing business in SF - City worker had 17 fake children, scammed Section 8 cash, DA says
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South Bay
SJMN: Advocates blame San Jose’s homelessness approach for violent police altercation with unhoused man - 
	
	
Central Valley
School delays in effect for some Central Valley schools due to weather - Former Fresno City councilmember accused of wrongful spending
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Central Coast
		CalCoast:  Chinese national pleads guilty to flying drone over Vandenberg Space Force
		
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Ventura County
VCStar $: New Thousand Oaks fire station starts operations - 
	
	
Los Angeles County
LAT $: Fire, lack of students, teacher layoffs: Inside Pasadena Unified’s struggle to stay solvent - 
	
	
Orange County
OCReg: Anaheim breaks ground on new fire station for Platinum Triangle - OCReg: Former Stanton councilmember accused of not living in district she represented pleads not guilty
 - OCReg: OC judge who shot his wife to death faces potential April retrial
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Inland Empire
Boy-girl fight at Rialto Unified middle school, caught on video, prompts investigation - 
	
	
San Diego County
		SDUT:  No one will be criminally charged in San Diego County jail homicide, DA says
		
 - SDUT: Special election Q&As: Meet the District 1 candidates for San Diego County supervisor
 - SDUT: Michael Smolens: Supervisor race boils down to who faces McCann in the likely runoff
 - SDUT: Port of San Diego OKs Brigantine takeover of Fish Market lease
 - SDUT: Encinitas deputy mayor to take two-month leave to care for husband with cancer
 
