Email from FlashReport Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Sunday, May 4, 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 FRBlog: Presidents and Business Leaders Is not a New Thing Congress Needs To Read Dave Ramsey And Fix Our National Debt Mess FRBlog: Even When They Try to Get It Right, They Get It Wrong SJMN: California job market flops as it lands near bottom among US states LAT $: Mayor Bass said her office’s budget will be cut. The numbers tell a different story The left-on-left battle tearing a Berkeley institution apart SFC: Trump’s cuts halt UCSF study that gave Black young adults guaranteed income LAT $: When FEMA failed to test soil for toxic substances after the L.A. fires, The Times had it done. The results were alarming OCReg: Reps. Dave Min and Mike Levin call for misconduct probe into Attorney General Pam Bondi LAT $: L.A. federal prosecutors resign over plea deal for convicted sheriff’s deputy, sources say CG: California Democrats Reach New Lows Supporting Sex Trafficking, Reparations, Welfare Fraud, Trans in Prison SJMN: Editorial: Voters should reject San Jose Unified’s latest tax measure OCReg: Memo to California’s Democratic lawmakers: Soliciting minors should be a felony SFC: Did S.F. moderates ‘rile up’ Chinese Americans on recalls only to abandon them? SFC: East Bay school district investigates allegations of anti-Asian slurs on baseball field SJMN: San Jose: Major lawsuit for 2020 George Floyd protest injuries fully settled Did a Stanislaus city vice mayor abuse his power over ... little league? Stanislaus extends bonuses to reduce job vacancies. AI to help with probation reports CalCoast: Cal Poly president to get grilled by congress over professor’s actions VCStar $: UPDATED: Small plane crashes in Simi Valley neighborhood; 2 dead OCReg: San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies not culpable in death of schizophrenic inmate, judge rules Redlands Unified’s HR director, key figure in student sex abuse scandal, to resign CG: From the Cheap Seats: A Favor from San Diego Sup. Terra Lawson-Remer SDUT: Despite bold proposals, county supervisors can’t agree on much. The July election could change that. SDUT: How did San Diego trash fees end up so much higher than predicted? It’s complicated, officials say. SDUT: Michael Smolens: Clemency letter to Trump comes back to haunt McCann 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