Email from FlashReport Don't Miss Out! Click Here for the Latest in CA Politics. Wednesday, October 29, 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 Did a Back Room Meeting Far from California Ensure The Passage of Proposition 50? Afternoon Hot Takes in California Politics! SFC: Oakland has a major drug overdose problem. But San Francisco’s is deadlier Court disqualifies Trump-appointed US attorney in California from overseeing multiple cases FresBee: Leaders in Rep. David Valadao’s district say Prop. 50 strips their representation FBI Under Biden Targeted 160 Republican Operatives, Lawmakers SF progressives pitch tax on ridesharing, CEO pay OCReg: Tourism tax ballot measure is a no-go for Anaheim City Council majority CalM: Half a million young Californians aren’t in school or work. Most are men SDUT: Court releases video of encounter that led to charges for Encinitas council member SDUT: Divided council OKs steep San Diego water and sewer rate hikes CalM: Adam Schiff and Doug LaMalfa want to reopen this county’s only hospital. But it won’t be easy NR: The Outrageous Biden Autopen Scandal OCReg: Housing without healing is a death sentence for the homeless SFUSD principals secure tentative contract, avoiding strike She won the city’s biggest corruption case. Now she’ll be its most powerful watchdog SJMN: With 3 major sporting events, will San Jose escape San Francisco’s shadow? SJMN: Horse lovers flock to the Diablo Range site to ride and train. But a rezoning proposal has equine businesses there on edge. SJMN: Moss Landing battery fire: Moratorium on building new battery storage projects advances FresBee: Did water well dispute lead to massive fish kill in Madera County community lakes? FresBee: Clovis Unified spent $1.9M on ‘near real-time’ school bus surveillance. Here’s why LAT $: As concerns loom over sex abuse payouts, L.A. County finalizes $828-million settlement LAT $: Report questions why LAPD mental health specialists must defer to armed officers LAT $: With L.A.’s mayor focused on trash-strewn streets, her top sanitation official moves on OCReg: As CalFresh goes dark, Orange County information operators prep for food emergency Rialto Unified selects new superintendent amid district shakeup, forensic audit SDUT: San Diego renter ordinance wants to stop landlords from charging for pets, trash collection CG: Why El Cajon Is Standing Up to California’s Attorney General 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