Email from FlashReport Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Friday, October 3, 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 *Breaking News* New Survey Shows That Nearly 7 in 10 Americans No Longer Trust The News Media Top Ten Winners & Losers In California Politics This Week CG: 48 Global Trips for CA Insurance Commish Ricardo Lara as Insurance Carriers Were Leaving California Lurie slams Newsom’s veto of sober housing law CalM: Newsom vetoes bill for sober homeless housing CG: Senator Wiener’s SB 79 Would ‘San Francisco’ all of California Gov. Newsom threatens to withhold billions from California colleges that sign Trump compact CalM: Newsom threatens to cut USC funding if it complies with Trump demands SJMN: Bay Area universities spend millions on lobbyists in search of favor, funding SJMN: Bay Area cities and county sue Trump administration over emergency and disaster preparedness funds LAT $: Ex-school board member accused of $93,000 embezzlement scheme at Burbank Unified SFC: California FAIR Plan seeks largest home insurance rate hike in years SacBee: CalPERS members voted in an expensive board election. Here’s who won FresBee: ICE awards $130M contract to run Kern County facility amid deportation crackdown OCReg: Cal State Fullerton chapter of Turning Point USA hosts event, wanted ‘to establish a culture of conversation’ CG: How Many Dogs Will Vote In November To Gerrymander California? CalM: California businesses bear brunt of growing unemployment benefit debt SacBee: New US Attorney for Sacramento aims to focus on immigration, Trump priorities Suspect in ABC10 station shooting indicted by federal grand jury SJMN: Bay Area elections official defends his office after critical Grand Jury report SFC: S.F. DA blasts ‘cycle’ of releasing repeat drug offenders before trial FresBee: Farmworkers killed in Madera were ‘required’ to use unsafe ride system, suit says LAT $: Massive fire erupts at Chevron refinery in El Segundo, sending plumes across South Bay VOC: Santa Ana Councilman Calls on State Attorney General to Probe Police Union Spending OCReg: Former Laguna Beach mayor Elizabeth Pearson, who fought for seniors and the environment, has died OCReg: College district trustees now want to revoke $750K grant from battery storage developer VOC: Will CalOptima Release Probe of Convicted Orange County Supervisor Today? SDUT: Chula Vista launches five-year homelessness plan with community workshops SDUT: Judge allows jail death lawsuit against San Diego County and NaphCare to proceed SDUT: Several detained when federal agents sweep Home Depot parking lots in North County   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