Email from FlashReport Don't Miss Out! Click Here for the Latest in CA Politics. Thursday, October 16, 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 Gavin Newsom Horror Show - Reviewing Terrible Bills He Just Signed! A One-On-One Podcast With Lance Christiansen of the CA Policy Center Leaked Chats Expose Some Very Disturbed People in National Young Republican Faction: A Wake-Up Call SFC: Newsom asks Congress to investigate Young Republicans’ racist messages after Vance downplays them 99 stolen special election ballots found in Sacramento County homeless encampment, officials say SFC: Six infections, three heart surgeries, more than $1 million in health care — and still he can’t escape his drug addiction CG: Gov. Newsom Signs Bill to Create Sports Equity Commission to Undermine Girls Athletics SJMN: 13 California county employees accused of making fraudulent claims for COVID relief funds SFC: Mayor Lurie’s new RV policy promises housing and cleaner streets. Can S.F. deliver? SJMN: Did homelessness really double in this wealthy South Bay city? SDUT: Just over half of San Diego County voters support redistricting with Prop. 50, poll finds CalM: After CalMatters report, Newsom signs law forcing lawmakers to disclose their new jobs OCReg: Marines say live-fire 250th anniversary beach assault will not close the 5 Freeway in Orange, San Diego counties LAT $: Cheap insulin pens will soon be available through state-backed deal, Newsom announces CG: Richard Pan vs Rep. Kevin Kiley: Tyranny vs Liberty CG: Why Richard Pan Must Not Be Allowed Into Power Again — Ever CalM: ‘They delayed, they denied’: How insurance errors endanger California patients LAT $: Inside the Brink’s heist probe: how alleged burglars behind $100-million theft were caught SJMN: Housing trust launches $200 million Bay Area fund, buoyed by Apple OCReg: Charlie Kirk’s deserved Medal of Freedom honor CG: Greenberg: Obama’s Sanctimonious Prop 50 Endorsement OCReg: Poetic justice as Huntington Beach faces penalties for its NIMBYism OCReg: With Brightline West in doubt, time to pull the plug on High-Desert Corridor CalM: Newsom did what he pledged to do to jump-start housing production. Still no progress FresBee: Undocumented woman sues ICE contractor for sexual harassment in Sacramento SFC: ‘Shocked and confused’: Someone is menacing a quiet Oakland neighborhood by throwing rocks Top Lurie chief steered contract to tech firm with ties to mayor SFC: UCSF is renaming the two community hospitals it acquired last year CG: President Trump Recommends Surge of Federal Agents Into San Francisco To Combat Crime LAT $: New fraud claims in L.A. County’s $4-billion sex settlement leave victims outraged LAT $: Is Lindsey Horvath running for mayor of Los Angeles? VOC: Placentia Temporarily Bans New Airbnbs For up to One Year OCReg: Cypress looks to fill vacant City Council seat after member resigns for out-of-state job VOC: OC Supervisors Move Forward on Auditing Over $4 Billion After Bribery Scandal OCReg: In trial testimony, former Angels’ VP denies knowing staffer was providing illicit drugs to players Conservative Christian summit in Chino to draw protests SDUT: San Diego thinks it’s found a way to fix its crumbling infrastructure faster SDUT: ‘Sellers’ market is cooling’: San Diego home price falls for first time this year CalM: How the tiniest domestic violence survivors heal with the help of a San Diego preschool 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
