Email from FlashReport Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Tuesday, April 1, 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 LAT: Embattled L.A. Mayor Karen Bass announces resignation CG: LA Mayor Karen Bass Sued By L.A. Times Over Deleted Text Messages CalM: Democracy in the dark: How California lawmakers are trying to shield themselves from public view Suspended city director gifted $30K to political nonprofit for splashy women’s event AP: Battle over trans athletes’ participation in girls sports comes to California Capitol SJMN: Trump administration targets California sex ed program CG: Bills Confronting California’s Trans Policy Undermining Girls’ Athletics: Hearing Tuesday LAT $: Newsom says sharing his beliefs on trans athletes wasn’t “some grand design” SFC: California to spend $239 million to turn San Quentin into Scandinavian-style rehab center César Chávez remarks lead to confrontation involving Inland Assemblymember Corey Jackson SJMN: Low fined $106K for campaign finance violations including “intent to conceal” payment to Alec Baldwin SFC: State Farm seeks 39% rate hike for Californians with extra liability insurance LAT $: Cybertruck vandal captured on camera in California, latest in spate of violent Tesla attacks SDUT: $44M to fight San Diego homelessness in limbo as Trump targets undocumented immigrants CalM: Inside a $17 billion maintenance backlog plaguing California’s universities SFC: California officials are lobbying for a new Trump windfall: Funds to create shipyards LAT $: This bill aims to help firefighters with cancer. Getting it passed is just the beginning CA Rep. Kiley Seeks To Codify Independent Contractor Status California farmers fear tariff trade war losses in billions, uneven bail outs LAT $: Trump’s Department of Energy targets California and other blue states for budget cuts, according to internal documents SFC: One of California’s biggest reservoirs is about to expand — if it can clear a major hurdle OCReg: Sacramento consistently fails to consider the long-term consequences CG: With 16,000 Lost Fast Food Jobs, New Ad Blasts California’s ‘Crappiest Law’ SacBee: Exclusive: Ex-Sacramento city manager hired a lawyer, charged taxpayers the fees SacBee: Police chief tells CA lawmakers to ‘wake up’ after felon kills Marysville officer CalM: Raid or rumor? Reports of immigrations sweeps are warping life in California’s Central Valley As Modesto City Schools lays off campus supervisors, concerns over safety and security grow CalCoast: Pismo Beach loses another property rights battle LAT $: Sales taxes will rise across L.A. County starting Tuesday. Here’s how it will affect you LAT $: Santa Monica offices get unexpected tenants: Children from five fire-ravaged schools LAT $: L.A. homeless agency posted solid numbers last year. Now it’s under fire from all sides LAT $: Retired LAPD sergeant gets $4.5 million in overtime fraud whistleblower lawsuit VOC: Another Orange County City Cracks Down on Sober Living Homes VOC: Brea Considers Two New Housing Developments VOC: Lake Forest Officials Approve Another Affordable Housing Project OCReg: A very light slap on the wrist for corrupt former Anaheim Mayor Harry Sidhu SDUT: What’s in store for UCSD? With campus leaders largely mum, faculty and students are on edge SDUT: Jury awards $10M to former officer who accused National City police of discrimination, harassment SDUT: San Diego, other cities to pay $11.4M for 2023 sewage spill along San Diego Bay 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