Email from FlashReport Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Tuesday, August 19, 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 Recent High School Volleyball Team Forfeiture Reminds Us That Boys Are Still Playing In Girls Sports CG: Gov. Newsom and CA Democrats are Turning the California Republic into a Tyrannical California Autocracy CG: 3-Measure Legislative Package on Redistricting Released CalM: Gavin Newsom wants an election in a hurry on his gerrymander. Here’s what has to happen CG: Independent Voters Hold the Key in a Redistricting Special Election SFC: Republicans say they’ll sue to block California redistricting plan. Do they have a case? LAT $: Ultra-luxurious Santa Monica hotel accused of failing to pay staff minimum wage SacBee: How transparent is California government? A public records law is ‘failing’ CalM: Gavin Newsom warms to Big Oil in climate reversal OCReg: Rep. Dave Min criticized over since-deleted X post about ‘Putin-Trump relationship’ LAT $: Thousands of Cal State students require housing. But can the university system meet the need? CalM: Data brokers face new pressure for hiding opt-out pages from Google LAT $: Anaheim warns of ‘most significant and disruptive’ immigration raids as feds swarm city CG: DOJ Sues California, Alleges Electric Truck Mandate Defies Federal Law CalM: How will California’s congressional gerrymander attempt play out in the long run? CG: California’s False Promise of a ‘Just Transition’ OCReg: Lawsuit vultures are circling California’s wildfire fund Sacramento café owner faces safety, cleanliness challenges outside downtown location SFC: Golden Gate Park concerts bring $150M to S.F. economy, draw neighborhood complaints SFC: S.F. theater director resigns after anti-predator group posts alleged ‘catch’ video SJMN: San Mateo County Sheriff Corpus blames overtime dispute for county’s removal attempt SJMN: San Jose begins clearing its largest homeless camp, displacing more than 300 people at Columbus Park SJMN: Ex-Santa Clara city manager sues her former employer, alleging harassment, retaliation and failure to pay her full six-figure severance FresBee: Central Valley groundwater pumping, land-sinking stressing Aqueduct. Is there a fix? CalCoast: CalCoastNews was not hacked, likes were manipulated LAT $: UCLA’s Jewish community unites against Trump’s $1-billion demand: ‘misguided and punitive’ OCReg: Orange on the brink? Consultants outline plan to avoid potential bankruptcy VOC: An End to The ‘Orange Way’: Scrambling to Prevent Municipal Bankruptcy SDUT: Lender takes back Campus at Horton property in downtown San Diego SDUT: San Diego-Coronado Ferry ditches diesel boats for futuristic-looking new electric ferries 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
