Email from FlashReport Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Thursday, February 20, 2025     Dear John, CLICK HERE TO GO STRAIGHT TO THE FR MAIN PAGE [Note: The above link takes you to the current page. You would have to toggle the date on the site if the headlines below have cycled out.] The FlashReport Main Page has been updated with all of the big stories in California...The FlashReport Blog is constantly updated with over 24 different correspondents penning items of interest to those who follow California politics and policy. THE HEADLINES Transportation chief Duffy launches probe of California’s high-speed rail project SFC: U.S. Sec. of Transportation to audit California’s high-speed rail project CG: California Back With New Reparations Bill for ‘Descendants of Slaves Seeking Licenses’ CG: .65 Cent-Per-Gallon Tax-Hike Halted By CARB Following Rejection By Office Of Administrative Law CalM: ‘Afraid to go to school’: Immigrant families in the Salinas Valley are gripped by fear SDUT: National City will explore whether to offer immigration legal aid SFC: Two major California home insurers to raise rates later this year, affecting 666,000 customers SDUT: Two bills introduced in Sacramento aim to lower utility bills. Will they work? CG: New Bill Bans Sale of Anti-Aging Skin Care Products to Minors AP: California lawmakers propose bill that would ban the sale of disposable e-cigarettes CalM: California lawmakers scramble to fix ‘lemon’ vehicle law — again Court fight over Chino Valley schools’ parent notification policy ends OCReg: Surfrider, environmental groups sue Trump administration over oil protections SFC: S.F. case leads court to strike down part of California sentencing law OCReg: Former NFL punter arrested after protesting ‘MAGA’ on proposed Huntington Beach library plaque SJMN: California considers how to spend millions after collapse of Los Vaqueros Reservoir expansion Why Chad Bianco becoming California’s governor would be historic SFC: Republicans have gig worker rules in their sights again SFC: California Supreme Court upholds $60K award against landlord who misgendered tenant New anti-hazing law aims to hold California colleges accountable SDUT: Navy captains imprisoned in ‘Fat Leonard’ scandal seek details of government misconduct CG: California’s $20 Fast-Food Minimum Wage: Job Losses, Higher Food Prices, Increased Automation CalM: Los Angeles wildfires intensify political jousting over home insurance premiums LAT $: Arellano: Republican Latinos are rising in California. Now there’s a caucus for them LAT $: Lopez: Stay in Altadena? ‘We’re torn, because we love this neighborhood and we love all these people.’ SacBee: MLB commissioner calls West Sacramento ballpark ‘charming’ ahead of A’s temporary stay CG: Oakland Mayoral Candidates Answer Questions at First Public Forum Trump executive order targets San Francisco's Presidio Trust SFC: Exclusive: S.F.’s most prominent federal office buildings are on Trump’s shortlist to be sold SJMN: Duran hopes to bring ‘people over politics’ approach to San Jose City Council SJMN: Federal audit says Santa Clara County Office of Education misused funds SJMN: San Jose BART extension: VTA still needs millions of dollars in savings to bring project in under budget FresBee: City of Fresno faces $20M budget deficit. Here’s what could be on the chopping block CalCoast: San Luis Coastal School District cuts some positions, not enough LAT $: Caruso-backed nonprofit partners with builder to give prefab homes to fire victims LAT $: Affordable housing in the San Fernando Valley advances despite opposition from Bass, City Council OCReg: Should groundwater manager in OC spend $10,000 to fete police, firefighters? VOC: Fullerton Curbs How Tall Housing Developments Can Be OCReg: Trial begins for Orange County judge accused of murdering his wife SDUT: Some of San Diego’s neighborhood rec centers could soon get a big boost under revamped funding plan SDUT: Recycled water project nears milestone, costs escalate again Click here to read these stories at the FlashReport site!     Sincerely, FlashReport Editors FLASHREPORT | Website FlashReport | 4040 MacArthur Blvd., Suite 20 | Newport Beach, CA 92660 US Unsubscribe | Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice