Email from FlashReport Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Saturday, April 19, 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 SFC: California could lose 20% of its refining capacity in a single year. Drivers will feel it CalM: California Republicans want to get tougher on crime. Are Democrats shifting their way? CG: Poll: Nearly 60% Of Californians Say Gov. Newsom Should Not Run For President LAT $: Barbara Lee surges into lead in Oakland mayor’s race SFC: Barbara Lee wins Oakland mayoral race LAT $: Newsom pardons Cambodian immigrant facing deportation, among other Easter clemency actions SacBee: Gavin Newsom’s return-to-office order may violate law, labor board attorney says LAT $: Altadena suffered a ‘catastrophic failure.’ Did unincorporated status hurt fire response? CG: California Governor Creating Energy Poverty with 3,200-foot Setbacks Around Oil and Gas Wells CG: Bill to Bring Back Use Of Dogs to Pursue Bears To Have First Comm. Vote At End Of Month CalM: What happens after a homeless person is arrested for camping? Often, not much SFC: A major California city lost its river. Residents are fighting to revive it OCReg: The battle over California’s cap-and-trade slush fund CG: Greenberg: Sanctuary Cities and Democrats’ Rejection of Law, Order, and Voters’ Will OCReg: Achieving abundance requires reforming the California Coastal Commission OCReg: Diane Dixon: How to stop the AQMD from raising your energy costs SFC: S.F. leaders want to go after social media accounts promoting dirt bikers as part of crackdown SFC: S.F. drug crisis: Battle brews over adding one sentence to city’s recovery policy SJMN: San Jose District 3 City Council special election will undergo recount SJMN: San Jose will clear out large RV encampment near Microsoft data center project FresBee: Highway 41 work in Madera County will cost $150 million. Who’s paying for it? Public speaks out on use of force, accountability after viral video in Patterson CalCoast: Grover Beach residents petition to elect city attorney AP: Members of burned LA church bear a cross through their devastated neighborhood to mark Good Friday LAT $: L.A. County and city are both reeling financially. Why is the county better off? SDUT: Ben Martinez steps down as National City’s city manager SDUT: After dodging jail sentence, former El Cajon council member due in court for illegal short-term rental trial SDUT: District 1 supervisor election results are official. So is the race’s low turnout. 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