Sunday, September 14, 2025
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FR Exclusive
Bruce Bialosky
		FRBlog:  Honest Act is Anything But
		
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FR Exclusive
Ron Nehring
		FRBlog:  Decency vs. Indecency is the great struggle of this moment
		
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FR Publisher Jon Fleischman's Commentary, Part I
		Jon’s Weekend Reading Recommendations!
		
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Energy Overhaul
		CalM:  Lawmakers send Newsom a high-stakes energy overhaul tied to wildfires, utilities and oil
		
 - LAT $: California lawmakers pass measures to expand oil production in Central Valley, restrict offshore drilling
 
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Mask Ban
CG: Sen. Scott Wiener Bill to Ban ‘Extreme Masking’ By Local & Federal ‘Secret Police’ Heads to the Governor - 
	
	
Transit Bailout
		SFC:  Long-term funding for Bay Area transit agencies a step closer to ballot after Legislature’s OK
		
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Under the Dome
CalM: California lawmakers deliver major Democratic climate, housing and labor wins to Newsom - 
	
	
AI Regulation
CalM: Why California backed off again from ambitious AI regulation - 
	
	
Redistricting Scam
SJMN: How will California’s redistricting measure impact special elections in Santa Clara, Alameda counties? - 
	
	
Honoring Charlie Kirk
		CalCoast:  Charlie Kirk supporters hold vigil in Paso Robles
		
 - Charlie Kirk ‘walked in the truth,’ says Inland Empire pastor who knew slain activist
 - OCReg: Charlie Kirk’s death raises questions on campus safety, free speech among OC students
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Colorado River
LAT $: The dwindling Colorado River can’t wait for states to cut water use, experts say - 
	
	
Disgusting Dave Min
CG: Democrat Rep. Dave Min Spitefully Claims Kirk Assassin is MAGA 
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The Golden Pen
Susan Shelley
		OCReg:  Susan Shelley: The assassination of Charlie Kirk
		
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Kerry Jackson
OCReg: As Newsom focuses on redistricting, state unemployment rate grows to nation’s worst - 
	
	
SF Bay Area
SFC: Exclusive: Developer revives long-stalled S.F. megaproject with thousands of homes, offices in mix - SFC: S.F. sewage facility promises to extinguish odors after $700 million renovation: ‘You won’t smell anything’
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Central Valley
FresBee: Fresno advocates alarmed as green card office expands enforcement role - 
	
	
Ventura County
LAT $: FBI issues $100,000 reward for allegedly armed protester at Camarillo pot farm raid - 
	
	
Los Angeles County
		LAT $:  An infamous LAPD scandal, a gang shooting and a 25-year fight to prove a teen innocent
		
 - LAT $: Once-booming Santa Monica faces a dire fiscal crisis. The surprising way it got there
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Orange County
OCReg: Development to replace South Coast Plaza Village at City Council on Tuesday - 
	
	
San Bernardino County
Metrolink launches 1st zero-emission train on Arrow line in San Bernardino - 
	
	
San Diego County
SDUT: Proposed $25 minimum wage for San Diego tourism workers includes concessions for theme parks, Padres and hotels - SDUT: White House abandons working plan to stage major military show above San Diego
 - SDUT: ‘Definitely still chaotic’: San Diego relaxes trash rules, with service still up in the air for thousands
 
