Wednesday, April 2, 2025
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FR Exclusive
Bruce Bialosky
FRBlog: An Amazing Story
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Trump Taps Bill Essayli as U.S. Attorney
LAT $: Trump ally and rising California GOP star Essayli named top federal prosecutor in L.A.
- Trump taps Assemblyman Bill Essayli as new U.S. District Attorney for Central District of California
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Democrat's Side Job
CalM: California’s schools chief has a $200,000 salary and a side gig
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Boys in Girls' Sports
CG: April Fools Day: Bills to Disallow Trans-Women in Girls Sports Killed by Assembly Committee
- SJMN: California Democrats kill GOP bills to restrict transgender players from school sports teams
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L.A. Homeless Spending
OCReg: Where did LA’s homeless cash go? Who knows? - LAT $: County supervisors create new homeless agency, despite warnings from L.A. mayor
- LAT $: A federal judge is demanding a fix for L.A.’s broken homelessness system. Is receivership his next step?
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Gas Prices
SDUT: Ouch! San Diego gas prices up 21 cents in little more than a week
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Home Insurance
SFC: A broken system is keeping California homes underinsured. Millions have no idea they’re at risk -
District Elections
CalM: A judge said this California city’s elections diluted Latino votes. Six years later, nothing’s changed -
Snowpack Trifecta
LAT $: For the first time in 25 years, California has a snowpack trifecta -
Water Recycling
LAT $: More water recycling could help fix Colorado River shortfall. California has a ways to go, report says -
Fast Food Minimum Wage
CG: AB 1228 One Year Later: How The $20 Fast Food Minimum Wage Has Hurt California
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Under the Dome
CG: Bill to Increase Scrutiny for Placement of Sexually Violent Predators Passes First Committee -
Border Wall
SDUT: 1 dead, another injured after fall from border wall -
Abortion Lawsuit
LAT $: California woman sues Catholic hospital chain over emergency abortion denial
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Debra J. Saunders
OCReg: Debra J. Saunders: DOGE or runaway debt? -
Dan Walters
CalM: In California’s Capitol, some political fights span decades
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SF Bay Area
SFC: A billionaire’s foundation made a roadmap to address S.F. homelessness. Will Mayor Lurie follow it? - Will ‘dark money’ crackdown make SF’s public schools fairer — or just worse?
- Lurie doesn’t want you to read his text messages
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East Bay
SFC: Oakland can’t manage its budget, but it will ask for more tax dollars -
South Bay
SJMN: New citizens have their ceremonies moved to a parking lot after feds cancel South Bay contract -
Central Valley
FresBee: Thousands march on Cesar Chavez Day for immigrant rights in Central California
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Los Angeles County
LAT $: Caruso’s Palisades Village mall, saved by private firefighters, eyes early 2026 reopening - LAT $: LAPD chief ousts lawyer blamed by union for disclosing thousands of officer photos
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Orange County
VOC: Can OC Workers Really Depend on the County Fraud Hotline?
- OCReg: Orange County departments to tighten spending, expand hiring freeze, cut vacant positions
- OCReg: Will the failed SAUSD kill the OC School of the Arts?
- VOC: Westminster To Crack Down on Homeless Camps, Illegal Street Vending
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Riverside County
UC Riverside workers join systemwide strike