Email from FlashReport Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Saturday, August 2, 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 What’s Jon Reading This Week, And A Short Video on … Illegal Immigrants SDUT: MTS dismissed from ex-employee’s lawsuit accusing Nathan Fletcher of sexual harassment SFC: S.F. residents say sex work has ‘spiraled out of control’ in this neighborhood CalM: ‘Freedom week’: California gun owners raced to buy ammunition after court ruling LAT $: L.A. city leaders are in high-stakes negotiations on Olympics costs LAT $: Blue Bottle coffee workers at four California stores vote to join union CalM: What unionization could mean for California Uber and Lyft drivers — and riders CG: Gubernatorial Candidate Steve Hilton Shows Better than Expected Results First 100 Days of Campaign SJMN: With Kamala Harris out, race for California governor heats up SJMN: Trump administration releases $1 billion in California frozen education funds SacBee: Which Republican campaigns are raking in the most cash in California? SFC: The minimum wage is set to rise in California on Jan. 1 OCReg: Appeals court upholds restraining order on ‘roving’ Southern California ICE raids, saying conducted without ‘reasonable suspicion’ LAT $: 9th Circuit keeps freeze on Southern California ICE patrols CG: AG Bonta Files Lawsuit Against Trump Admin Over Mutilation and Child Chemical Castration Restrictions OCReg: Former Rep. Michelle Steel won’t run for Congress in 2026 FresBee: Could $4B for high-speed rail blocked by Trump go for CA roads? It’s complicated SFC: California’s insurance commissioner is taking action against FAIR Plan. Wildfire survivors say it’s too late CalM: California affordable housing programs are on the chopping block after Supreme Court ruling Ending the Homeless Industrial Complex CG: Revoke the Teacher Union’s Charter SacBee: West Sacramento paid $300K for a landmark sculpture. Why did it scrap its plans? SFC: Mayor Lurie spends big money boosting S.F.’s public image — and his own SJMN: Feds link San Ramon’s Target bombing to multimillion-dollar ATM heist crew SJMN: Economic upswing sprouts on multiple fronts in downtown San Jose, report shows CalCoast: Latest in Paso Robles Groundwater Basin war: New tax rejected SFC: California city where tsunami waves hit hardest has $1 million in harbor damage Court orders Oxnard to increase treasurer's budget LAT $: Ivy League universities paid hundreds of millions to settle with Trump. Is UCLA next? OCReg: Video: Huge demolition derbies — with real RVs driven by public officials — rock OC Fair OCReg: Former Costa Mesa official accuses Mayor John Stephens of illegal behavior Chino Valley school board challenges injunction barring prayer at its meetings AG Bonta clears Riverside County deputy in shooting, makes recommendations for sheriff’s department Riverside County sheriff’s oversight debate continues despite supervisors’ inaction 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
