Email from FlashReport Don't Miss Out! Click Here for the Latest in CA Politics.   Thursday, December 18, 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 FRBlog: Time to Return to Israel Again Is Kamala Harris Running Again? Voters Have Seen This Movie Before Issue Tool Kit: The Importance of Federalism (States’ Rights), in the Words of Our Founders CalM: How a speeding ticket can be worse than killing someone with your car in California SJMN: Super Bowl LX: Santa Clara to restrict street vendors, illegal merchandise sales in ‘clean zone’ around Levi’s Stadium CalM: ‘False hope’: Why families who celebrated Newsom’s new mental health court feel let down by it CalM: How Gavin Newsom’s CARE Court lost its teeth in the California Legislature CalM: The WalMart of public defense: How justice gets sold to the lowest bidder in rural California SacBee: Is the death penalty legal in California? Capital punishment’s complex history SFC: S.F. judge orders Trump administration to rehire 675 workers it fired during shutdown ATF-led probe on Puente 13 gang ends in 17 arrests, seizure of 76 weapons SacBee: California’s first elected insurance commissioner says Ricardo Lara has ‘failed’ NR: Campus Censorship Reached Record High in 2025 CG: Top 50 Disasters Gov. Gavin Newsom Has Ushered into California: 2025 Edition CG: Ringside: Will the Delta Pumps Operate at Capacity this Winter? OCReg: Newsom relaxed his pro-housing stance for certain Democratic locales SFC: Jobs are down, housing is up: Inside San Francisco’s latest economic report SFMTA considers higher fares for transit but cheaper penalties for drivers SFC: Daniel Lurie’s first year as S.F. mayor is almost over. Here are his biggest triumphs and stumbles SFC: S.F. report suggests cutting almost half of city commissions. But streamlining fight isn’t over yet SJMN: Oakley names new mayor, vice mayor SJMN: Facing ‘substantial’ earthquake risk, South Bay city inches toward multimillion-dollar rehaul of City Hall Modesto unveils plans for minimal to aggressive growth as far as Ladd Rd. in north FresBee: Antisemitic incidents, hate-based vandalism under investigation at Fresno State CalCoast: Anti-ICE protestors create chaos at the SLO County Jail, video OCReg: Former OC prosecutor who won harassment case wins $1.54 million in attorneys’ fees OCReg: Brea council approves revenue-sharing agreement with local developer to court a Costco OCReg: Editorial: Anaheim’s gutsy decision to open stadium debates SDUT: Dan McAllister, San Diego County’s treasurer-tax collector for a generation, dead at 74 SDUT: Campillo cries foul on removal from key council committee, blames refusal to ‘go along with the program’ SDUT: Chula Vista renews Olympic training center contract, eyes expansion   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