Email from FlashReport Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Sunday, April 13, 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 OCReg: The One Ring of Washington: Big Government’s seductive evil FRBlog: Lose the Penny, Then Dump the Nickel OCReg: Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rally thousands in LA LAT $: At packed L.A. rally, Bernie Sanders says U.S. facing ‘extraordinary danger’ SacBee: Why are gas prices so high in CA in spring and summer? What’s behind cost spikes A fight with a union blew up Steph Curry’s HQ project. Inside the race to save it SJMN: Gavin Newsom wants nations to exempt California goods from tariffs. That’s unlikely, experts say LAT $: California DMV opens early for those needing a Real ID before the May 7 deadline SFC: ‘Healthy aging’ communities are taking off in the Bay Area — with six-figure price tags CG: Jewish Groups File Anti-Semitism Complaint with US Dept of Education Against Santa Clara School District SDUT: Faith leaders assail Trump deportation tactics in procession through downtown San Diego SFC: This luxury vacation homes startup is gaining popularity. Some California cities call it a nightmare SDUT: Michael Smolens: Issa, GOP House members seek new rules for judges. They have company. $4.6 Billion Furniture Splurge an Abuse of Taxpayer Funds NR: The Hollywood Upside of Trump’s Trade War Protestors disrupt grand opening of SF’s newest park, Sunset Dunes SFC: S.F. People’s March unites drag queens, educators and immigrants to defy Trump SJMN: San Jose special election could see recount as one vote separates candidates vying for runoff Fresno Chinatown community shaken up after city employee was attacked CalCoast: Is San Luis Obispo waste agency managing its own trash? VCStar $: Ventura County's homeless population drops in 2025 count VCStar $: Ten Commandments arrive at Reagan library in Simi LAT $: Overdoses at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall mark latest scandal for embattled Downey facility LAT $: L.A. was forged by global commerce. Can the metropolis we know survive the Trump trade wars? Corona-Norco superintendent retiring after 5 years in top job SDUT: San Diego County workers rally for a new contract SDUT: UCSD students vote to pay $3.50 quarterly fee to save school’s struggling newspaper 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