Email from FlashReport Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Friday, May 9, 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 Sacramento’s Sex Trafficking Loophole: A Bizarre, Shameful Step Backward LAT $: Pope Leo XIV celebrates first Mass as pope, says his election is a cross and a blessing LAT $: Federal lawsuit alleges UCLA medical school uses a race-based admissions process FresBee: Fresno schools hold ethnic graduation ceremonies despite attempted federal ban LAT $: Most Californians favor proving citizenship to vote, poll finds SFC: S.F. Mayor Daniel Lurie unveils first big haul of private funds to address homelessness LAT $: In multimillion-dollar building, formerly homeless people face ‘dismal’ conditions, suit says It gets rough Sacramento proposes to build tiny homes for homeless seniors SDUT: Hundreds of San Diegans could soon be homeless without continued federal aid, officials say CG: Riverside Co. Sheriff, Gubernatorial Candidate Chad Bianco Joins Huntington Beach Sanctuary City Lawsuit OCReg: Lead, other toxins present on destroyed parcels after Eaton, Palisades wildfire debris, soil removal CG: Gov. Newsom Touts How Advanced California’s HSR Project Is Over Texas, While Ignoring Many Shortfalls SFC: CHP’s latest weapon against speeding? SUVs you won’t see coming SJMN: Jay Leno pushes bill to end smog checks in California for vehicles 35 years or older Will Travis Air Force Base be a migrant detention center? CA Democratic Reps want answers CalM: Floods exposed weaknesses in California prisons’ emergency plans. They still aren’t ready AP: Police say 2 students turned themselves in after fatal stabbing outside California high school SacBee: California State Parks website contractor adds illegal junk fees, lawsuit claims LAT $: More Californians now get therapy via a video screen or phone than through in-person sessions SacBee: How Gavin Newsom wants to ward off Donald Trump’s ‘misinformation machine’ CalM: If lawmakers or lawsuits get oil companies to pay for climate change, consumers will pay, too. CG: Ringside: Saving California’s Rural Water Users OCReg: Can Steve Hilton flip California Republican? Proposal to annex 472 acres of farmland in Sacramento, develop into industrial complex moves forward SFC: Mayor-elect Barbara Lee selects Oakland native and progressive politico as chief of staff SFC: S.F. DA Brooke Jenkins faces pushback as she presses for funding boost amid budget cuts SJMN: South Bay hospital accused of ignoring manager’s alleged San Jose steakhouse sex attack on nurse SJMN: Will San Jose get a new police unit to arrest homeless residents who refuse shelter? FresBee: Fresno State, facing severe budget cuts, to cut back financial support to athletics FresBee: Foster Farms settles lawsuit with animal rights group over ‘cruel’ practices CalCoast: Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong sails through congressional hearing Conejo Unified promises empathy in dealing with harassment allegations Ventura to spend $47M to open up area near auto center LAT $: To stave off layoffs, L.A. council members seek to cut police officer hiring LAT $: 3D printed houses? Shipping-container ADUs? In L.A.’s fire zones, new forms of construction take root LAT $: ‘Now is not the time’: Trump cuts to L.A. overdose prevention efforts alarm experts OCReg: Seal Beach increases parking rates at three beach lots Former Pomona police officers acquitted in brutality case settle lawsuit against city for $2.5 million SDUT: Michael Smolens: San Diego refocuses on preserving neighborhoods amid housing push SDUT: Should San Diego slash its road-repair budget next fiscal year? SDUT: Former El Cajon council member ordered to surrender June 9 to serve jail term 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