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Tuesday, April 8, 2025

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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

  • CalM: California’s big pension funds lost billions in stock market selloff. Can they recover in time?
  • OCReg: Millions in Rancho Santiago college district money kept off the books, audit shows
  • LAT $: California signals possible defiance of Trump anti-DEI order that threatens school funding
  • CG: Gov. Newsom Sues Trump Admin Again – For Termination of State Libraries Federal Funding
  • LAT $: California lawmakers to propose legislation giving ride-hailing drivers right to unionize
  • SJMN: San Jose mayor stumps for two bills that further city’s push to reduce homelessness
  • OCReg: Judge rejects state’s effort to overturn Huntington Beach’s voter ID law
  • VOC: OC Judge Greenlights Huntington Beach Voter ID Rules for Local Elections
  • CG: 45 California University Student Visas Revoked By Trump Administration
  • SJMN: Trump admin cancels at least 9 more student visas in Bay Area
  • CalM: California has big plans for improving mental health. Medicaid cuts could upend them
  • Democrat Brandon Riker plans to run against Rep. Ken Calvert in 2026
  • CG: Bill to Expand Telehealth Options for California Cancer Patients Passes Senate Committee
  • OCReg: Jury selection starts in retrial of OC Judge Ferguson, who shot wife to death in their Anaheim Hills home
  • SDUT: Previously censured San Diego judge, now retired, admonished by state judicial commission
  • OCReg: LA Port chief says Trump’s tariffs could spur higher prices, job losses
  • LAT $: Schiff’s first Senate bill proposes tax credit for hardening homes against fire, disasters
  • OCReg: California’s Democratic politicians never hold each other accountable
  • CG: San Francisco’s Woke Pride Fate
  • OCReg: It’s time to end California’s green regulatory grip on American consumers
  • CalM: LA feud is a prime example of the constant clashes between California cities and counties
  • SacBee: Ex-Kings announcer Grant Napear loses wrongful termination case against broadcaster
  • SFC: Oakland mayor fires more Sheng Thao staffers in City Hall shake-up
  • SFC: S.F. Police Department’s second-in-command, seen as possible future chief, to retire in May
  • Man dies after being shot by deputy in San Joaquin County, attorney general says
  • Body camera footage released of Stanislaus deputy’s use of force during traffic stop
  • Sex abuse allegation at Modesto LDS church among large wave of cases in California
  • CalCoast: Sacrificing a community for the betterment of the few
  • CalCoast: SLO County supervisor candidate sentenced to 90 day in jail
  • VCStar $: Ventura interim police chief to take new job in June
  • CG: LA County Supervisors Hire Trump-Hater Stanley McChrystal for ‘Listening Tour’ of LA Fire Areas
  • LAT $: After bomb threat allegation, Bass names new deputy mayor for public safety
  • OCReg: Laguna Beach police want to add horses to patrols; fundraising is underway
  • VOC: OC District Attorney Could Face Trial for Allegedly Punishing Whistleblowers
  • VOC: Aliso Viejo Rejects Pride Flag Ban at City Hall After Public Pushback
  • SDUT: San Diego County residents who ran toward danger are honored for their courage
  • SDUT: DOGE cuts shut down San Diego County’s wastewater testing system


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FlashReport Editors
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