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• Merle Haggard
• Why did it take Bernie Sanders and AOC to rally California liberals?
• ‘Not acceptable.' Not a single home building permit finalized in Altadena following Eaton Fire
• Homeowners sue California FAIR Plan, claim it’s not paying for home cleanups after wildfires
• Measure ULA is reducing apartment development in the city of L.A, report says
• CA Dems pass on funding Prop. 36 as Newsom celebrates rights of crime victims
• For California’s largest public union, telework poses challenge — and opportunity
• The Prop 22 fight rides again
• California Is Preparing to Take Trump to Court to Stop His Tariffs
• Oakland mayor’s race too close to call as Barbara Lee predicts ‘a long week’
• Trump’s volatile trade policy creates new problems for California state budget
• Judge allows Menendez brothers' resentencing effort to move forward
• Menendez brothers' aunt hospitalized after DA shares graphic photos in court: 'We are devastated'
• Rosie O'Donnell says convicted killer Lyle Menendez is first 'straight man' she can 'love' and 'trust'

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• David on Mike Rowe’s “The Way I Heard It”
• ‘Truly A Moron’: Elon Musk Puts Key Trump Official On Blast After He Goes After Tesla
• Navarro left a trail of political wreckage in California
• Newsom is trying to loophole California out of Trump's tariff war
• UC Berkeley prof says California has lost 20,000 fast-food jobs since Newsom’s Fast Foot Act
• Proposed California bill would bar fining, arresting homeless people for camping
• Feds to look into potential fraud and corruption in Southern California homeless funds
• In unprecedented payout, L.A. County will settle sex abuse claims for $4 billion
• RealPage sues Berkeley over its ban on algorithmic rent pricing software
• Steph Curry’s plan to build a headquarters in S.F.’s Dogpatch area is dead
• NBA’s Steph Curry joins neighbors in opposing affordable-housing plan for ritzy Atherton

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• The complicated legacy of César Chávez
• Trump targets California ban on ‘forced outing’ of students’ gender identity to parents
• Trump ally and rising California GOP star Essayli named top federal prosecutor in L.A.
• California farmers fear tariff trade war losses in billions, uneven bailouts
• Gavin Newsom calls Democratic brand ‘toxic’ on Bill Maher show
• Will this bill be the end of California’s housing vs environment wars?
• Resistance roars back at the border
• SB 573 would raise corporate taxes based on executive compensation
• The Luigi Mangioni [sic] Access to Healthcare Act
• Policies, not greed, driving California’s sky-high gas prices, study finds

Julie Hamill

• California Justice Center
• What is FERPA?
• California Laws Force Public School Districts to Violate FERPA and Title IX; Mandatory Withholding of Federal Funds
• Trump targets California ban on ‘forced outing’ of students’ gender identity to parents

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• David: An anniversary to forget and remember
• Here’s how Gavin Newsom’s podcast arrangement works. The details raise questions
• Newsom betrays a promise by failing to fund high school ethnic studies classes | Opinion
• University of California drops “diversity statements”
• With L.A.’s mayor facing a recall threat, her supporters go after billionaires
• Weaponized turds: San Francisco’s strange and terrible victory over the EPA
• Will: OUSD teachers present an affair to remember
• A homegrown Arizona company was about to break ground on a billion-dollar development – then a California union stepped in

Oakland with Tim Gardner:

• Oakland Report
• Oakland's MACRO missed all of its pilot project goals—so the city expanded it
• Is Oakland fundamentally ‘broken’? The mayor’s race hinges on the answer

Major League Baseball Opening Day with Rick Reiff:

• Rick Reiff’s website
• MLB removes references to ‘diversity’ from website’s careers page

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• Can Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson Save the Left From Itself?
• An Abundance of Ambiguity
• L.A. city budget shortfall grows to nearly $1 billion, with layoffs ‘nearly inevitable’
• California’s soaring pension debt rears its head
• Teacher of the year among hundreds getting cut from Santa Ana USD
• Steve Bannon blames Gavin Newsom for creating Elon Musk
• Gov. Newsom sends 'bat phones' to CEOs of major California businesses
• California needs $3.4B loan to cover health care costs as state provides insurance to undocumented residents
• California’s war on farmers made eggs even scarcer
• Rent set by algorithm? Berkeley bans landlords from using pricing software
• California’s prep sports governors suddenly find themselves isolated in their battle over trans athletes
• S.F. Pride seeks alternative funding for LGBTQ celebration after major sponsors drop out

City Journal’s Christina Buttons

• The Tragedy of Yarden Silveira
• Transgender Brain Studies are Fatally Flawed

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• Gavin Newsom shocks LGBTQ allies with criticism of transgender athletes
• Scoop: LGBTQ+ rights power picks fight with Trump
• ‘Universal’ locker rooms at UC Davis
• Newsom stymies implementation of landmark California plastic law, orders more talks
• Kamala Harris roasted for trying to tie love of Doritos to Big Tech innovation during AI conference
• Why Kamala Harris for governor would bring joy to Republicans
• Tim Walz has some sharp critiques of the Dem 2024 campaign
• Former Rep. Katie Porter announces bid for California governor
• Why would anyone think Chad Bianco is a decent candidate for governor?
• Why is Mayor Karen Bass deleting her text messages?
• Sacramento butcher shop closes after 10 years of quality meats. ‘It’s a sad day’

JULIE HAMILL

• Julie Hamill
• Newsom's 'unfair' remark on girls' sports belies record as governor: 'Absolute bulls---'
• California hit with Title IX compliant for ‘gender identity’ student sleeping quarters
• Defense of Freedom Institute, California Justice Center file federal Civil Rights complaint against California Department of Education and multiple school districts for Title IX violations

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• Copperopolis incorporated, March 3, 1861
• “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County”
• Lateefah Simon rips Trump — and mod Dems
• California's Moneyed Elite Selects 'Abolish the Police' Operative to Serve in Congress
• Who’s afraid of Medicaid reform?
• Return to office: Newsom orders California state workers back four days a week
• Can’t make rent because of the fires? L.A. County considers a six-month lifeline
• Return to office: Newsom orders California state workers back four days a week
• Rivas purges five GOPers from Assembly committee posts in ‘Friday Night Massacre’
• After landslide victory, will Sacramento fund Prop. 36 enforcement? First signs say no.
• California fast-food workers could see another pay increase
• POINT REYES: Niman Ranch challenges Point Reyes Seashore settlement in lawsuit over ranching
• Yolo County program gave cash payments to families. Here’s what worked — and what didn’t

Medi-Cal reform with Marc Joffe:

• Marc Joffe
• Containing Medicaid costs at the state level