Email from FlashReport Don't Miss Out! Click Here for the Latest in CA Politics. Saturday, November 15, 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 Jon’s Weekend Political Reading Recommendations! New Study: California Ranks 48th in Tax Competitiveness CalM: ‘A flood on steroids’: What to know as storm, debris flows threaten LA CG: Biden Admin DOJ and FBI Investigated Gavin Newsom Dana Williamson’s Lawyer Alleges LAT $: Foul-mouthed, brash and savvy: What to know about ex-Newsom aide tangled in a corruption probe CG: California Fast-Tracks Hiring State Workers! CalM: They want to be California’s next governor. Here’s what they’d do about health care SJMN: California secures $200 million in threatened pandemic recovery education funds CalM: More housing on the California coast? Changes at this agency signal a pro-building shift CalM: ‘Unlawful coercion’: Trump can’t withhold funds or demand payment from UC, federal judge rules SJMN: Water district picks five projects totaling $3.9 billion to boost water supplies by 2050 OCReg: Michael Gates, former Huntington Beach city attorney, was fired from the Justice Department ‘for cause’ Emotional Testimony: Palisades Residents on Fire Response SFC: John Beam, ‘Last Chance U’ coach and Oakland football great, dies after Laney College shooting OCReg: Californians have rightly lost trust in California government CalM: Newsom’s gas price crusade morphs into bid to keep refiners open SFC: S.F. school board to make Maria Su permanent superintendent amid budget crisis, union pushback SFC: The seven-day supervisor: Why S.F. Mayor Daniel Lurie’s first big fumble is a crucial one SFC: San Francisco teacher charged with sexually abusing student over several years Supervisor candidate disavows anti-Palestinian comments made by fundraiser host Stanislaus County resort hopes negotiations with Kern can resolve water crisis CalM: LA jails scale back opioid addiction treatment as fatal overdoses continue LAT $: The mayor has declared the homeless emergency over. South L.A. merchants and residents aren’t so sure LAT $: Judge blocks Trump administration push to fine UCLA $1.2 billion for alleged antisemitism LAT $: LAX approved $1.5 billion to relieve traffic. Opponents say it won’t work. Murrieta residents air safety concerns after couple stabbed in home SDUT: How transparent is local school bond spending? Here’s how districts compare, according to one report SDUT: Carlsbad joins airport group’s lawsuit against the county SDUT: Palomar College leader leaving amid board tensions 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
