Email from FlashReport Don't Miss Out! Click Here for the Latest in CA Politics.   Wednesday, October 22, 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 Special Podcast: Jon Fleischman Talks Prop. 50, and Why, Absent A Sea Change, Republicans Are Looking At Pretty Resounding Defeat Americans Say Enough: A Majority Now Wants Washington to Cut Spending—Not Raise Taxes CG: Failure is a Choice: CA Students Still Testing Below COVID-19 Pandemic Scores in English and Math CA special election: How a USPS mail service change may delay ballot returns for rural voters CG: Did CA Democrats Manipulate Prop 50 Maps For Political Insiders? LAT $: California business leaders want voters to expedite state’s environmental review process for housing, infrastructure CalM: Why California’s historic housing law gave activists a new reason to battle the bus SJMN: As Trump targets SF, other Bay Area cities say no indication of National Guard deployment SDUT: Following city’s lead, county advances plan for tougher limits on where immigration agents are allowed LAT $: California insurers set to charge homeowners for L.A. County fire costs LAT $: Locals are leaving, permits are few. Malibu is suffering a post-fire identity crisis LAT $: Barabak: She was highly qualified to be California governor. Why did her campaign fizzle? LAT $: This is what could replace the Phillips 66 oil refinery in Wilmington OCReg: For Orange County’s lawmakers, government shutdown and health care are intertwined SDUT: San Diego County will explore spending $2M on land for a homeless shelter CG: Prop 50: A Naked Power Grab by Gavin Newsom CalM: Bay Area transit measure will test voters’ taste for higher sales taxes CG: Greenberg: Seven times Newsom Crushed Voters’ Will South Lake Tahoe city council appoints Cody Bass as new mayor amid controversy SFC: Exclusive: Video of S.F. sheriff official crashing into parked car exposes gaps in investigation SJMN: Milpitas interim city manager resigns amid conflict with city councilmember FresBee: Are there too many liquor licenses in Fresno County? Supervisors reject new owner CalCoast: SLO County deputies bust drug trafficking operation, arrest eight suspects OCReg: Federal judge rebuffs attempt to dismiss fraud count for former chamber CEO Todd Ament VOC: Can a Westminster City Councilwoman Livestream Public Meetings From the Dais? OCReg: Fountain Valley weighs whether to adopt charter city status OCReg: OC deputies justified in fatal shootout with gunman in Cook’s Corner rampage, DA says Former Cal State San Bernardino administrator awarded $6 million for gender discrimination SDUT: County mandates $25-an-hour minimum wage for event staff at county parks SDUT: New tax on vacation homes? Proposed San Diego ballot measure would target second homes, short-term rentals SDUT: Supervisors move forward with plan for new oversight of sheriff   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