Email from FlashReport Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Friday, August 1, 2025   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 L.A.’s Grand Word Ban: Karen Bass Presides Over the Clown Tent Republicans Should Be Very Worried About Newsom’s California Redistricting Gambit Ahead of 2026 FRBlog: PR Baloney or Massive Abuse of Power, the Democrats’ Attempt to Circumvent California’s Redistricting Commission Gov. Newsom says he’s considering possible Nov. 4 special election to counteract Texas redistricting LAT $: Newsom provides new details about his plan for redistricting fight with Trump California Republican Michelle Steel won't seek House comeback Tech millionaire challenger to Nancy Pelosi draws huge crowd at SF campaign kickoff SFC: Witnesses to brutal S.F. throat-slashing on Muni platform included 2 children Cyclist fatally stabbed at Muni stop hailed as a hero for defending children LAT $: Gov. Newsom seeks to raise $18 billion to shore up state wildfire fund LAT $: ‘This fire could have been prevented’: How utilities fought removal of old power lines LAT $: She faced $500 daily HOA fines for an unapproved door in her home. A new state law saved her SFC: S.F. judge blocks Trump plan to revoke legal status for immigrants from three countries CalM: She had to fight for help with medical bills. A new California bill could make it easier OCReg: Is enough money set aside to tear down San Onofre, and store waste for decades? OCReg: OC Supervisor Don Wagner wants California secretary of state as next job CalM: UCLA research grants suspended after Trump administration faulted campus for antisemitism LAT $: Trump freezes $200 million in UCLA science and medical research funding, citing antisemitism SFC: Thousands of DACA recipients in California to lose health insurance SFC: Amid Epstein scandal, California navigates its own sex trafficking panic SacBee: Return of wolves sparks fear, strains law enforcement in rural California LAT $: The energy source that could survive Trump’s attack on California’s green ambitions LAT $: Inside Wallis Annenberg’s final days: Opioid stupor, abuse claims and a bitter family feud She saw the power of foreign aid. Now Young Kim is making her case CG: Newsom & Bass Claim ‘Win’ Over Pentagon with Deactivation of 1,350 National Guard Troops From L.A. CG: The Politics of Weather in Beautiful California CG: New GDP Report Shows Astounding Growth in Trump’s Economy OCReg: Woke America reminds everyone how ridiculous it really is CG: Fueling Poverty, Not Progress: Why Extending Cap and Trade to 2045 Is a Bad Deal OCReg: Gene Seroka and Mario Cordero: A path forward to cleaner air at the ports SFC: S.F. supes give amnesty to scores of homeowners who were victims of notorious permit frauds SJMN: Crime fell statewide in 2024, but data issues blur trends for two big Bay Area cities SJMN: Ex-Santa Clara County Fairgrounds employee convicted of demanding kickbacks from security company SJMN: ‘Where will we go?’: Uncertainty, distrust shroud clearing of homeless encampment at San Jose’s Columbus Park FresBee: Anonymous complaint alleging conflict of interest targets Fresno council member FresBee: California workers paid to attend anti-union protest by major agribusiness, UFW says CalCoast: The battle continues between Kristin Smart’s family and Cal Poly LAT $: Bear trouble in Sierra Madre: After the Eaton fire, home invasions rise sharply OCReg: Orange County house payment up 327% since post-crash bottom OCReg: Once close partners, Anaheim Chamber of Commerce sues Visit Anaheim OCReg: Laguna Beach Unified’s new superintendent brings experience from higher-level education Embattled Olivet University in Anza wins approval to rezone its open land for residential use Tesla Supercharger station in Upland shuts down as county pulls plug SDUT: UCSD gets regents’ OK for ambitious growth plans that could make it one of West Coast’s biggest schools SDUT: San Diego County cancels naloxone contract. The DA’s now investigating. SDUT: Should San Diego get rid of fines for Comic-Con building wraps?   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