Sunday, July 6, 2025
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FR Exclusive
Bruce Bialosky
		FRBlog:  Did They Know They Would Be Birthing a Great Nation
		
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Joel Kotkin
		Waning American Pride Threatens the Republic
		
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SF Overdose Crisis
		SFC:  Why S.F.’s ‘remarkable’ drop in fatal drug overdoses has proved to be short-lived
		
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California Wildfires
		CalCoast:  Madre Fire at nearly 80,000 acres, no quick end in sight
		
 - LAT $: Madre fire in rural San Luis Obispo County grows to nearly 80,000 acres
 - Crews contain Sage fire in Moreno Valley, evacuation warnings canceled
 
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Retail Theft
LAT $: $1 million in cash in a downtown L.A. bodega: Inside the crackdown on retail theft ‘fences’ - 
	
	
California’s Housing Market
		OCReg:  Will lower mortgage rates save California’s housing market?
		
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CA Forest
SacBee: Under California dense forest lurks hidden history. Fire helped reveal it - 
	
	
Grossmont Strife
SDUT: Teachers union demands Grossmont undo layoffs, citing messages reported by Union-Tribune - SDUT: ‘Ghost’ candidates, pay-to-play accusations: Grossmont school board critics say messages suggest ‘wildly unethical’ campaign efforts
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Performative Politics
LAT $: ‘Performative politics’ on the council floor? That’s an eye roll 
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Susan Shelley
		OCReg:  Susan Shelley: SCOTUS restores needed balance to our government
		
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Washington Examiner
America the Exceptional - 
	
	
Steve Hilton and Tom Manzo
OCReg: California’s trial lawyer racket, and how to end it - 
	
	
Patrick Wagner
CG: Making Physicians Care Again - 
	
	
Becket Adams
NR: An Epidemic of Media Doublespeak - 
	
	
Sacramento Valley
		KCRA 3 rode along with Sacramento Fire officials for an inside look at illegal firework enforcement
		
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SF Bay Area
SJMN: San Pablo passes on implementing stronger renter protections - 
	
	
South Bay
SJMN: Why people boo Santa Clara County Assessor Larry Stone — and why he loves it - 
	
	
Central Valley
FresBee: Millions in grants cut at Fresno State, CSU schools. ‘It’s a great loss to society’ - 
	
	
Orange County
OCReg: 10 pulled from ‘monster rip current’ as Newport Beach lifeguards make over 350 rescues on July 4th - 
	
	
San Diego County
SDUT: Systemic issues, sewage crisis make lifeguarding in Imperial Beach rough. But change is underway. 
