Email from FlashReport Don't Miss Out! Click Here for the Latest in CA Politics.   Friday, October 24, 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 Top Ten Winners & Losers In California Politics This Week - New Study: California Ranks #1 in Debt — Because Sacramento Can’t Stop Spending CG: California Issued Commercial CDLs to Illegal Alien Truck Drivers OCReg: Driver accused of causing the collisions that killed 3 on the 10 Freeway was in the country illegally, fed officials say FresBee: Head-on semitruck crash causes large oil spill on Central California highway FresBee: Matt Gaetz’s appearance sparks protests at GOP’s anti-Prop 50 rally in CA Prop 50 turnout | 15% of voters have returned ballots for special California election LAT $: Unions opposing Trump agenda pouring money into Proposition 50 campaign CalM: Should billionaires pay more? California unions want voters to decide CG: Hackers, ‘Ghost Students’ and Bots Collect Fraudulent Federal and State Financial Aid CalM: California gives Planned Parenthood $140 million boost to keep clinics open SFC: Shots fired during ICE protest outside Coast Guard base SFC: U.S. Justice Department warns California officials: Don’t interfere with immigration enforcement SJMN: Two injured after security personnel open fire on truck approaching Coast Guard Island, site of immigration protests FresBee: Blackjack or bust? New CA laws could ban card room table games OCReg: Poll: Housing industry is part of affordability problem LAT $: U.S. senators ramp up Palisades fire probe but give Eaton fire short shrift LAT $: Palisades fire suspect pleads not guilty during first appearance in Los Angeles courtroom LAT $: Lakers ‘unofficial coach’ allegedly traded info on LeBron James injury in NBA gambling scandal CalM: California’s gerrymander and generational rift could shake up its Democratic hierarchy CG: Ringside: Oil Extraction Reduces Methane Seepage SacBee: Will a blighted Sacramento housing complex really cost $1 billion to fix? SacBee: Sacramento police to remove school officers from Natomas Unified campuses SJMN: East Bay prison sergeant charged with lewd acts against two girls Trump calls off federal deployment to San Francisco after call with Mayor Lurie SJMN: Santa Clara County will lose $223 million this year in Medicaid revenues as a result of federal cuts CalCoast: SLO County student test scores increase, still below pre-pandemic levels LAT $: LAFD union president accuses Mayor Bass of ‘retaliation’ in wake of firestorm, files claim LAT $: Deputies in L.A. County jails to be equipped with body-worn cameras OCReg: Westminster taps consultant for more work planning for a Little Saigon archway OCReg: Federal freeze on money for food could hit more than 300,000 in Orange County OCReg: Methane leak leads to evacuation of 7 homes on Balboa Peninsula SDUT: San Diego County water costs could more than double over a decade, officials warn. Here’s why.   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