Email from FlashReport Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Wednesday, April 23, 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 CG: California Reparations Bill Passed in Assembly Judiciary Committee LAT $: Despite progress, Los Angeles is nation’s smoggiest city for 25th time in 26 years SJMN: How an Antioch councilmember became an FBI informant, driving latest corruption indictment LAT $: New taxes will soon dwarf the billions spent on homelessness in last decade. Who’s watching over it? SDUT: A controversial safe parking lot for homeless residents gets final green light SFC: California city risks losing only homeless shelter over $1 funding dispute LAT $: State Bar of California admits it used AI to develop exam questions, triggering new furor SacBee: Social media warning label bill moves forward in California legislature OCReg: Rep. Robert Garcia travels to El Salvador to advocate for Kilmar Abrego Garcia Dems Get Almost Everything Wrong in Abrego Garcia Case LAT $: Insurer of last resort kept growing. Then L.A. fire victims paid the price SacBee: State workers raise $15K for billboard blaming worsening traffic on Gavin Newsom California high-speed rail project under full evaluation OCReg: New California GOP Chair Corrin Rankin targets Orange County districts for 2026 OCReg: Millions raised early as 2026 House races take shape in Orange County CalM: A Fox News host? A sheriff? Is there a Republican who can finally win statewide in California again? SFC: Garofoli: Steve Hilton — like most California Republicans — has a MAGA problem LAT $: Independent study charter schools are a soft spot in California’s vaccine laws, data show SDUT: San Diego judge blocks Trump administration anti-money laundering affecting border businesses AP: Ex-OpenAI workers ask California and Delaware AGs to block for-profit conversion of ChatGPT maker AP: EPA chief demands that Mexico stop Tijuana sewage from flowing into California CalM: Given its failures, can California manage a transition to a carbon-free future? CG: One Year After Fatal Mountain Lion Attack, Partisan Democrats Inflict More Harm on Brooks Family OCReg: Rebuilding requires reimagining environmentalism OCReg: California put the wealthy on welfare—and you’re paying for it CG: Greenberg: Can Oakland Survive Barbara Lee? SacBee: Sacramento County employees threaten strike as union negotiates wages, safety Fresno Co. moves forward with copper wire ordinance despite concerns CalCoast: SLO County agency mistakenly sends check to board member CalCoast: Atascadero seeking 37% sewer rate increase CalCoast: City of Morro Bay moving ahead with hiring an in-house attorney VCStar $: Angst rises in Ventura County over Social Security cuts LAT $: Measure A oversight panels set five-year goals with metrics to evaluate their success LAT $: Chainsaw wielding man accused of felling Downtown L.A. trees is in custody, police say OCReg: Federal appeals rejects taking second look at Huntington Beach’s housing lawsuit AP: Jury convicts a California judge of second-degree murder in his wife’s shooting death San Bernardino council member seeks $2 million in damages from City Hall Alvord schools hire new superintendent from the Corona-Norco district SDUT: San Diego OKs sweeping plan to make streets safer and residents less car-dependent SDUT: Crime in San Diego dips by 1% in 2024 amid spikes in larceny, drug offenses 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
