Email from FlashReport Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Thursday, March 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 SJMN: California GOP’s plan to cut gas prices is squashed, backers say CG: Senate Enviro Committee Kills Bill to Repeal 65¢ Gas Tax Increase, and Low-Carbon Fuel Regs NR: University of California Eliminating Diversity Statements in Hiring LAT $: As Trump attacks DEI, UC bans ‘diversity statements’ in faculty hiring SFC: ‘We will hunt you down’: Why ads targeting immigrants are blanketing Bay Area airwaves AP: California has a $6.2 billion Medicaid funding gap partly due to expanding immigrant coverage SDUT: Trump moves to close gaps in San Diego border fence, but environmental concerns linger OCReg: Ballot measure to require voter ID in California eyed for 2026 LAT $: L.A. Crips leader turned gang interventionist ran ‘mafia-like’ enterprise, feds allege Walgreens staffer stabs shoplifter in the eye, officials say 4 stabbed with sickle at bus stop and food plant in Atwater LAT $: ‘Our little angel.’ Fifth-grader dies of powerful narcotics combo, and SoCal woman is charged SFC: Oakland college prep student slain in attempted robbery in front of best friend LAT $: They were banned from assisted living. They stayed in the caregiving business. SJMN: FBI raid: Who is Mary Jo Rossi, the prolific Contra Costa County consultant visited by the feds? CalM: Gavin Newsom’s MAGA-curious podcast mystifies listeners — and sets Democratic lawmakers on edge CG: CA Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara: Stabilizing Insurance Market, Overhauling Regulator Overhauling Regulations CalM: ‘Herculean effort’: These port communities have waited decades for clean air. Why a new plan may fall short AP: California’s wine industry leery of tariffs, but some growers hope they help LAT $: “I wish you’d be angry.” California Democrats face voter fury over Trump, Elon Musk SFC: What Nancy Pelosi’s digs at Chuck Schumer reveal about her post-leadership career SJMN: Bay Area assemblyman to introduce cannabis tax relief bill before major hike this summer CG: Newly Elected Sen. Tony Strickland Appointed to Several Critical Senate Committees SJMN: Google to pay $28 million to settle claim it paid White and Asian workers more CalM: Schools in this California town won acclaim for their pandemic comeback. How they did it SDUT: San Diego joins lawsuit challenging firings of federal employees SDUT: Lawmakers paint dire ‘real-world’ picture of possible Medi-Cal cuts CalM: Lobbyists are a growth industry in a state as complex as California OCReg: Padilla, Schiff swing and miss in defense of DOE OCReg: California’s prep sports governors suddenly find themselves isolated in their battle over trans athletes CG: Ringside: Ignoring Role of Bass in Salmon Decline is Negligence SFC: Mayor Lurie taps Google, Open AI, Giants execs for group to help fix S.F.'s economy SFC: S.F.’s speed cameras are active, with $50 citations for violators SJMN: San Jose approves Mahan’s budget message centered around outcomes, accountability Two key department heads retire from Stanislaus County service. New directors are named CalCoast: Atascadero school board rejects controversial superintendent applicant CalCoast: Cayucos Sanitary District planning to rehire out-of-state manager Oxnard treasurer plans to take city fight back to judge LAT $: Unsheltered homelessness projected to be down over much of L.A. County LAT $: DWP has fixed the vast majority of fire hydrants flagged for repairs last year LAT $: Former LAPD assistant chief embroiled in AirTag scandal keeps license to carry badge OCReg: Chef Andrew Gruel selected as new Huntington Beach councilmember OCReg: Family of man killed by deputies in Laguna Woods wins $5.8 million in case alleging wrongful death and civil rights violations CG: City of Newport Beach Denies Former Navy Diver Permit to Teach Surfing on Public Beaches Former Rialto Unified superintendent levels more corruption allegations against district SDUT: Harbor Police Department HQ on San Diego Bay slated for redevelopment SDUT: Last-minute appeals fail to stop Carlsbad’s ban on living in vehicles 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