Saturday, March 22, 2025
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Newsom's Transparency Violations
		SacBee:  Are Gov. Newsom’s burner phones to tech execs a violation of transparency laws? 
		
 - SFC: Here’s how Gavin Newsom’s podcast arrangement works. The details raise questions
 - CG: What Gov. Newsom Is Thinking With ‘This Is Gavin Newsom’ Podcast
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Immigration Enforcement
		SDUT:  ICE just visited a San Diego homeless shelter. New rules say how that’s supposed to go.
		
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Nonprofit Crime Ring
		SDUT:  East County nonprofit allegedly used as a front for drug trafficking
		
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State Payroll Project
		SacBee:  Software company lost out on big California payroll project. Now it’s suing the state
		
 
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School Board Land Acknowledgement
CG: Dissension and Chaos: Behind the Curtain of the California School Board Land Acknowledgement Craze - 
	
	
Plastic Ban
		LAT $:  California banned polystyrene. So why is it still on store shelves?
		
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Gas Tax
CA looks to eliminate gas tax, replace with road charge program - 
	
	
Governor 2026
CG: RFK Jr. Running Mate Nicole Shanahan Announces She Will Not Run For Governor - 
	
	
MSM: Fearmongering Cuts
OCReg: Proposed gutting of Department of Education worries Southern California educators, activists - 
	
	
Anti-Tesla Terrorism
		SDUT:  Tesla sales in San Diego decline amid anti-Musk protests and vandalism
		
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California Forever
SFC: Tiny, swampy, ‘not really drivable’: The hamlet where California Forever envisions a shipbuilding powerhouse - 
	
	
You're Fired
SJMN: Charles Schwab accused of firing Los Altos investment consultant because he ran for Congress as Democrat - 
	
	
California Ammo Case
LAT $: Trump-appointed judge dissents in California ammo case with gun-filled YouTube video 
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Katy Grimes
CG: Gavin Newsom is ‘All In’ on Undermining Trump EPA - 
	
	
Steven Greenhut
		OCReg:  State insurance crisis: Ricardo Lara emerges as an unsung hero
		
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Will Swaim
OCReg: OUSD teachers present an affair to remember - 
	
	
Rep. Jay Obernolte
OCReg: Reimagining legal reform in the wake of California wildfires - 
	
	
East Bay
AP: Progressive icon Barbara Lee wants to be mayor of an Oakland marked by crime and homelessness - SJMN: Oakland airport expansion will move forward after settlement over noise, traffic and air-quality concerns
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SF Bay Area
CG: Greenberg: SF’s Speed Fines are a Wealth Grab - SFC: Trump admin says it is not complying with S.F. judge’s order to return workers to their jobs
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South Bay
		SJMN:  VTA union to vote on new contract proposal Saturday after nearly two weeks of striking
		
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Central Valley
Entertainment district proposal could bring big businesses to Tulare - 
	
	
Los Angeles County
LAT $: L.A. City Council seeks crackdown on the N-word and C-word at meetings - 
	
	
Orange County
		OCReg:  OC district attorney ordered to turn over documents to ACLU in racial bias case
		
 - LAT $: Arellano: Jeff Pearlman goes from sportswriting to throwing fastballs at O.C. politicians
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Inland Empire
Alvord Unified Superintendent Resma Byrne steps down - 
	
	
San Diego County
SDUT: San Diego to start collecting Measure C’s hotel tax hike but will it be enough to expand convention center? - SDUT: Coastal Commission finds ‘issue’ with repairs proposed for Carlsbad beach stairway
 
