Email from FlashReport Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Thursday, August 7, 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 Survey Says: J.D. Vance Dominates GOP Field for 2028 While Demo Field Remains Fluid California Patriot Profile: Charles Kesler, Guardian of Constitutional Clarity OCReg: Despite court order, federal officials use Penske truck to trick and arrest 16 immigrants in LA OCReg: DOJ wants non-citizen voter registration requests, including sensitive data, from Los Angeles County CG: Gov. Newsom Files FOIA Request To ‘Expose True Cost’ Of L.A. Federal Troop Deployment for Anti-ICE Riots LAT $: ICE arrests in L.A. plummeted in July but still higher than usual, new data show CalM: California cut coal from its energy supply. Why it might plug back into fossil fuels CG: SF Chronicle Annoyingly Warns ‘COVID Cases in California are Climbing Again’ SFC: S.F. schools spent $8 million to change the way they teach math. Here’s what’s new SDUT: How a lawsuit over a contentious hire led a county supervisor to ask the feds to investigate his colleagues SFC: Mayor Lurie’s ‘fresh start’ for troubled Dream Keeper program hits snag OCReg: Did Eaton, Palisades fires lead to 440 more LA County deaths? This study says so LAT $: Homeowners say the Army Corps and its contractors mishandled L.A. fire debris cleanup StanCOG dismisses executive director under investigation SDUT: Audit spurred by students’ investigation finds financial mismanagement by San Dieguito high school foundations LAT $: Millions of Californians may lose health coverage because of new Medicaid work requirements OCReg: Driving alone in an EV in the carpool lane? Your sticker is about to expire — maybe for good CalM: California inmates can take college classes, but often with no internet and limited tech CG: Bill to Require Law Enforcement Disclosure if AI Was Used To Help Write Reports SJMN: California higher education layoffs: UC, Stanford and Cal State universities cut, freeze jobs CG: California Redistricting: How Newsom’s Plan Will Demolish Hard Fought GOP Gains CalCoast: Gifford Fire burns 91,250 acres, injures seven people CalM: Students without legal status have the right to attend public school. Will Trump change that? CG: Trump’s Asian Trade Deals Put Americans First Protecting Citizens Isn’t a Crime — Unless You’re In California OCReg: Susan Shelley: What is going on at UCLA? CG: Ringside: The Case for Carbon Sequestration via Forestry and Mass Timber CalM: Deepfakes pose an obvious peril in politics, but California’s bans amount to censorship OCReg: John Seiler: Next state schools chief will follow delinquent Thurmond OCReg: Wastrel Orange must step up — or go bankrupt SJMN: Lake Tahoe boating accident: Six of the eight victims had been drinking, autopsy reports show Elk Grove Water District warns of potential water testing scam SJMN: How has Oakland fared under Mayor Barbara Lee in her first 100 days? Another Starbucks bites the dust: Why have so many SF cafes closed recently? SJMN: South Bay DA pushes for jail time in organized retail theft case that stretched across region SFC: Stanford Daily sues Trump administration over deportation threats Stanislaus penalized $4 million for high rate of defendants declared incompetent Oxnard seeks to join lawsuit against California immigration raids VCStar $: Glass House worker's family files wrongful death claim LAT $: No charges for L.A. County deputy who shot man in back as he lay on pavement LAT $: Rancho Palos Verdes to ban new construction in landslide zone VOC: Who’s Paying OC District Attorney Todd Spitzer’s Legal Bills? VOC: Santana: High Parking Rates at OC Fair Fuel Controversy For Gov. Newsom’s Fair Board Riverside brush fire in Colton burns motorhomes, homeless camps 22% of Inland Empire houses are owned by investors   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