Email from FlashReport Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Monday, August 18, 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 Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee - Please Call Your Office FRBlog: Republicans Should Commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the Republican-passed Civil Rights Act of 1875 OCReg: In California’s Capitol, the ‘defenders of democracy’ oppose transparency NR: Gavin Newsom Rolls the Dice Saturday Headlines Sunday Headlines CG: California Congressional Redistricting, East Coast Dictated OCReg: 7 people in boat off Newport Beach suspected of being in U.S. illegally picked up by Coast Guard LAT $: It’s too late for buyer’s remorse. Why L.A. can’t back out of hosting 2028 Olympics SJMN: No more shushing: Bay Area libraries have a new strategy for attracting visitors — and it’s working SFC: He went to prison and turned his life around. Now can he fix BART? SFC: ‘The end is coming’: San Francisco’s biggest mall is effectively dead. Will it become something else? LAT $: Short-term home rentals are dropping in L.A. ‘The rules are too much’ SDUT: A San Diego lawmaker’s bill aims to prevent political violence. It will hurt accountability, transparency advocates warn. OCReg: Mike Carroll: Our job is local governance, not political courtroom battles – Orange County Register CG: California’s False Promise of a ‘Just Transition’ OCReg: Newsom’s campaign for the White House OCReg: Budget perils as state retiree liabilities soar by the billions OCReg: Gavin Newsom wants to gerrymander California in the name of fairness SacBee: Sacramento State and Cal Expo in talks to build new stadium. Here’s why SacBee: Facing bankruptcy, will Isleton disincorporate? It hasn’t ruled out ending cityhood SFC: This Bay Area city bet on warehouses over tech offices. Here’s why it paid off SJMN: Why former Obama and Biden official joined legal defense team of Bay Area sheriff facing removal SFC: San Francisco’s school district circus is mostly over. But the real work is just beginning CalCoast: Gifford Fire more than 90% contained, firefighter reductions New cemetery planned for rural Riverside County alarms neighbors Mother who said baby was kidnapped in Yucaipa stops cooperating with detectives SDUT: A new park, more fire safety and not quite as many new residents: What’s in San Diego’s latest plan for the College Area   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