Email from FlashReport Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Thursday, July 3, 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 Newsom’s Trump Bump Exposes California’s Backwards Priorities Issue Toolbox: CA’s Unemployment Fraud Fiasco: Billions Lost, Businesses Pay SFC: California says crime is down. But officials know the data is flawed CalM: ‘Joy turned into shame’: California’s Latino Caucus agonized over slashing immigrant health care LAT $: Former Vice President Kamala Harris a favorite in governor’s race if she runs, according to new poll 7 people unaccounted for, 2 injured after Esparto-area fireworks explosions, Cal Fire says SJMN: Public safety officials warn Bay Area residents of the dangers of illegal fireworks SFC: California, four other Western states launch probe into underinsurance following Chronicle investigation CalM: Mental health support centers are reeling from California budget cuts, with layoffs expected CG: Federal Judge Rules California’s Non-Resident Carry Ban Unconstitutional SJMN: Bay Area DA didn’t appeal mass murderer’s death penalty ruling. Was it all politics? OCReg: Union, supermarket chains reach tentative labor deal, averting strike CalM: California lawmakers side with landlords to kill renter eviction relief SJMN: Can California Democrats require ICE agents to unmask and show IDs? CG: Calif AG Bonta Sues HHS, DHS for Handing Over Illegal Immigrants’ Medicaid Info to ICE VOC: As ICE Raids Continue in OC, Santa Ana Creates $100,000 Aid Fund for Impacted Ontario Mayor Paul Leon says his comments downplaying ICE raids were wrong SFC: Republican spending bill could deal a huge blow to abortion access in California SFC: Are Bay Area and U.S. ready for World Cup spotlight? Dress rehearsal leaves doubt CG: The Only ‘Kings’ in California Are Progressive Political Elites OCReg: Orange County supervisors reveal priorities: raising their own salaries CalM: Presidential election reveals big shift in California voting patterns. Will it last? CG: The California Doom Loop vs the Original No Kings Movement! CG: Ringside: Politics and the Cost for Water Infrastructure OCReg: Newsom cooks the books for CCPOA, again SacBee: Sacramento mayor’s plan to bar homeless from sleeping at City Hall draws criticism SFC: San Francisco tech CEO ends unlimited personal time off policy, calls it ‘totally broken’ SJMN: Newly released docs detail union leader arrest, alleged staff affair as San Mateo County seeks to remove sheriff SFC: SFMTA worker allegedly faked job title to get Giants, 49ers tickets and other freebies FresBee: Fresno and Clovis school districts lose millions in Trump’s federal funding cuts CalCoast: SLO County party chair calls federal officers steroid-jacked monsters CG: Bill to Protect Communities from Sexually Violent Predators Gets Backing of L.A. County Board of Supervisors LAT $: Federal contractors improperly dumped wildfire-related asbestos waste at L.A. landfills OCReg: After approving their own wage hikes, two OC supervisors commit to donating the salary increase OCReg: Parking structure opens as first landside project in $600 million Dana Point Harbor renovation Redlands pays $1.2 million to settle another Police Department sexual misconduct lawsuit SDUT: Paloma Aguirre wins election for South County supervisor as John McCann concedes SDUT: San Diego gives initial thumbs up to lease 101 Ash for low-income housing 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