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Wednesday, September 17, 2025



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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

  • Violent Extremism - How Do We Stop It?
  • State Of Gold Video Podcast Interview With Jon Fleischman
  • SFC: ‘Frivolous, unethical and unjustifiable’: San Francisco agency misspent $4.6 million, audit finds
  • CG: Steve Hilton Files Legal Action to Stop California’s Unconstitutional Redistricting Plan
  • LAT $: ‘It’s all at stake’: As Prop. 50 fight intensifies, Newsom, partisan influencers rally their bases
  • CalM: Here’s how Newsom’s maps are already changing California’s congressional races
  • VOC: Orange County Sounds Off on California Redistricting Push
  • LAT $: A homeless encampment, with pickleball court and garden, becomes both refuge and scourge
  • SFC: S.F. encampment cleared under infamous ‘hairball’ highway tangle
  • Sacramento city leaders approve new strategies to address homelessness
  • CalM: Newsom to decide on health care proposals targeting insulin prices, privacy rights and more
  • SJMN: Bill to boost housing near transit passes. But one Bay Area county got an out
  • LAT $: California issues advisory on a parasitic fly whose maggots can infest living humans
  • SFC: Man dies from fentanyl overdose 4 years after S.F. medical examiner mistakenly declared him dead
  • SJMN: Three dead, suspect at large after San Jose home shooting
  • SJMN: Santa Clara County wants to become a regional leader in the fight against ICE
  • SJMN: Historic California “science of reading” bill heads to Gov. Gavin Newsom
  • CalM: California Legislature leaves Bay Area transit bailout in limbo
  • Sacramento considers vacancy tax to address empty properties
  • SFC: Exclusive: Downtown S.F. revitalization funding group to be led by affordable housing executive
  • SFC: Supervisor Engardio’s recall is just the beginning of a bigger fight in San Francisco
  • SJMN: Former KTVU anchor Frank Somerville arrested again
  • FresBee: Fresno celebrates Mexican Independence Day with flag-raising at City Hall
  • FresBee: Fresno Unified limits eligibility for remote learning as early grades struggle
  • LAT $: L.A. Convention Center expansion hits a wall: Council committee endorses repairs instead
  • OCReg: Mixed use project, with nearly 1,600 homes approved to replace South Coast Plaza Village
  • OCReg: Judge signs off on Disney’s $233 million wage theft settlement for theme park employees
  • VOC: Will Santa Ana Require Automatic Dash Cam Recording For Police Chases?
  • CalM: Is the Norco prison a solution for the county jail crisis? Some prison guards think so.
  • Redlands Unified settles sex abuse lawsuit for $1.4 million with first alleged victim of Laura Whitehurst
  • SDUT: San Diego approves $25 minimum wage for most tourism workers
  • SDUT: Days after Fletcher speaks out over failed harassment claim, accuser seeks restraining order against Fletcher’s wife

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