Wednesday, September 10, 2025
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FR Publisher Jon Fleischman's Commentary, Part I
		One-On-One Interview with Jon Coupal, President of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association
		
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FR Publisher Jon Fleischman's Commentary, PART II
		John Burton’s Legacy: California’s Leftward Architect
		
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FR Blog
Ron Nehring
		FRBlog:  Charlotte Murder and Trump’s DC Actions Expose Why Democrats Can’t Connect with Middle Class and Blue Collar Voters
		
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Katy Grimes
		CG:  As Governor Newsom ‘Proclaims California’s 175th Anniversary’ Remind Him Decline is a Choice
		
 
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State of the State
LAT $: Newsom escalates clash with Trump in State of the State, declares California under siege - 
	
	
Secret Deals
		CalM:  California leaders negotiate major policy changes in secret as legislative session ends
		
 - CalM: Budget carveout appears to stymie apartment construction in powerful Democrat’s district
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#1 in Poverty
SacBee: Despite improvement, California again has highest poverty rate in US - 
	
	
New Assemblymember
New Inland Assemblymember Natasha Johnson takes oath of office - 
	
	
Under the Dome
Celebrating 175 years of statehood: California birthday block party lights up the Capitol - CalM: ‘I will do it again’. Mom of California overdose victim pledges to keep fighting in Capitol
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Vax Mandate
		LAT $:  California has a strict vaccine mandate. Will it survive the Trump administration?
		
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Carpool Lane
OCReg: EV access to California carpool lanes is ending. How will it affect you? - 
	
	
Cal State Union Demands
OCReg: Unions rally in Long Beach to urge CSU to accept state loan, provide raises - 
	
	
Masks Off
SJMN: San Jose could be the next city to try restricting federal agents from concealing their identities - 
	
	
"Big Oil" Bailout
		SFC:  California lawmakers could bail out Bay Area oil refinery to stave off closure
		
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Fire Recovery
CalM: Seven years after California’s deadliest fire, schools — and kids — are still recovering - 
	
	
Water & Fire
SJMN: Wildfire threats to California water resources demand attention, group warns - 
	
	
Fire Season
FresBee: Garnet Fire enters southern edge of McKinley Grove, home to giant Sequoia trees - 
	
	
Salton Sea
CalM: The rotten egg smell at the Salton Sea isn’t just a nuisance. It can make people sick. 
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The Golden Pen
Joel Kotkin
		Newsom Trashed California - and He's Getting Away With It
		
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Joel Fox
CG: Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics – the Politics of Crime - 
	
	
John Seiler
OCReg: John Seiler: How California can still win the global AI race - 
	
	
OC Register Editorial
		OCReg:  Sacramento still wants more from you
		
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Dan Walters
CalM: Gavin Newsom’s snark attacks on Trump boost his national standing — at least for now - 
	
	
Megan Barth
CG: Newsom’s California: From The Golden State to The Garbage State - 
	
	
Sacramento Valley
Folsom considers changes to public safety services amid budget deficit - 
	
	
SF Bay Area
		CG:  Greenberg: San Francisco’s Insanely High Per Capita Spending
		
 - Voters promised domestic violence survivors free lawyers. SF didn’t follow through
 - SFC: Port of S.F. director stepping down after nine years as Fisherman’s Wharf prepares for new era
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Central Valley
FresBee: Lawsuit over Fresno Unified’s equity program has been dismissed - 
	
	
Central Coast
CalCoast: San Luis Obispo County waste agency’s financial troubles continue - 
	
	
Los Angeles County
LAT $: LAPD touts 2024 dip in police shootings, but officers already firing more this year - 
	
	
Orange County
		VOC:  OC Fire Authority Chief Challenges County’s Ambulance Contractor
		
 - OCReg: OC Board of Supes majority says no to discussion on having review if more pets are registered to vote
 - OCReg: Anaheim entertainment tax? Councilmember says let’s talk about taxing tickets, parking for destinations
 - VOC: Newport Harbor Mooring Battle Heads to State Lands Commission
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Riverside County
Why Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco is being sued over his uniform - Jurupa schools sued over transgender athlete by 3 girls volleyball players
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San Diego County
		SDUT:  San Diego County OKs more studies, money to fix South Bay sewage crisis
		
 - SDUT: Supervisors vote to include immigrant children in county’s legal services program
 - SDUT: County supervisors back bill to bolster civilian oversight of law enforcement
 - SDUT: Encinitas council member’s criminal case started with alleged parking dispute
 - SDUT: San Diego just OK’d a plan to save Sunset Cliffs and city beaches from rising seas. Here’s what’s in it.
 - SDUT: Over sheriff’s objections, county supervisors vote to expand civilian jail oversight board’s authority
 
