Sunday, August 17, 2025
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FR Publisher Jon Fleischman's Commentary
		We Are Ranked #13! And ICYMI - 5 Stories And One Video From Last Week, And Other Stuff…
		
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FR Exclusive
Bruce Bialosky
		FRBlog:  Why Firing the BLS Head was the Right Thing
		
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California’s Redistricting Battle
		CG:  California’s Redistricting Battle: Rally Against Newsom’s Plan
		
 - CG: Newsom’s Leaked Draft Redistricting Maps Show Gerrymandering on Steroids of California’s New Congressional Districts
 - Northern California rallies protest district map changes, Trump administration
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Kaiser Child Abuse Policy
		OCReg:  Kaiser Permanente retreat on gender-affirming care called ‘denial of basic humanity’
		
 
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Colorado River Forecasts
CalM: ‘Beyond awful’ Colorado River forecasts put water talks under pressure - 
	
	
Millions Wasted
CalM: California invested millions pushing these careers for women. The results are disappointing - 
	
	
School Funds
		CG:  AB 84: Targeting Charter Schools While Ignoring Millions in District Fraud
		
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National Redistricting Fight
LAT $: News Analysis: Newsom’s decision to fight fire with fire could have profound political consequences - 
	
	
Insurance Costs
SDUT: ‘Spiraling out of control’: Wave of sexual assault claims is creating insurance crisis for public schools, local agencies 
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The Golden Pen
Susan Shelley
		OCReg:  Susan Shelley: California’s transit systems are a robbery in progres
		
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SF Bay Area
SFC: ‘Danger to the public’: Mission District residents say one man is causing chaos — exposing S.F. failures - SJMN: Sheriff Corpus removal hearings begin Monday in San Mateo County
 - SFC: Can a new chief fix one of the Bay Area’s most corrupt police departments?
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Central Valley
		FresBee:  Loitering on Fresno’s commercial ‘spine’ worsens. Businesses blame rogue operator
		
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Central Coast
CalCoast: Cannabis sellers attempt to silence critic, judge says unconstitutional - CalCoast: Cannabis business to pay $620,000 over environmental violations
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Los Angeles County
LAT $: How an LAPD internal affairs detective became known as ‘The Grim Reaper’ - 
	
	
Inland Empire
Murrieta schools reject $804,000 state grant for mental health services 
