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• First-grade teacher flips American flag upside down in San Diego classroom, sparks investigation - California teacher faces scrutiny after viral video shows her turning American flag upside down in first-grade classroom at San Diego area school.
• DOJ opening civil rights probe after Catholic school in California broken into, vandalized - The Justice Department launched a civil rights investigation after a California Catholic school suffered an estimated $100,000 in damages from a vandalism incident.
• San Francisco uncovers nine secret drug and gambling dens disguised as convenience stores - San Francisco shuts down nine alleged drug and gambling dens disguised as convenience stores in downtown neighborhood Tenderloin, seizing weapons and stolen goods.
• Newsom’s Getty dynasty ties collide with his claims of a struggling childhood - Gavin Newsom faces backlash over claims of difficult childhood despite wealthy Getty family ties that included luxury vacations to Kenya and Canada as a youth.
• New details emerge about California high school trans athlete saga suddenly being probed by the Trump admin - Trump administration opens Title IX probe into California schools over transgender athletes in girls' sports as students file lawsuit against districts.
• California AG sues hospital that ended gender transition treatment for minors to comply with Trump policies - California officials are suing a San Diego hospital after it ended gender transition care for minors amid threats from the Trump administration.
• Burglars caught spying on homes with hidden camouflaged cameras before striking neighborhoods - California police warned residents after burglars allegedly used hidden cameras to secretly monitor homes before striking in a concerning new tactic.
• Unearthed photo of Swalwell meeting with top CCP official raises alarm bells: 'Very disturbing' - Rep. Eric Swalwell’s past outreach to a Chinese diplomat surfaces in a 2013 consulate photo, as Republicans slam him over ties to a Chinese national named Fang Fang accused of being a spy.
• Los Angeles hospice fraud reaches billions as Medicare providers scam federal system with fake companies - Hospice fraud explodes in Los Angeles with providers allegedly scamming $3.5 billion from Medicare through ghost patients and fraudulent sham companies.
• California woman arrested after allegedly beheading boyfriend, fleeing to Mexico - A California woman allegedly decapitated her boyfriend and fled to Mexico in shocking murder case. Alyssa Lira wa arrested after a months-long international manhunt.