Email from FlashReport Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Thursday, March 13, 2025     Dear John, 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 BreitbartCA: Shawn Steel: Congress Must Prioritize National Voter ID Law CG: California Voter ID Ballot Initiative Announced for 2026 Ballot SacBee: California state workers protest return-to-office order. ‘Four days? Come on’ California needs $3.4B loan to fund healthcare, including undocumented residents CalM: ‘This will make our town uninhabitable’: The long-awaited Delta tunnel strikes fear in locals CG: Poll Finds Only 19% Of L.A. Residents Think Mayor Bass Did A Good Job Responding to Palisades Fire LAT $: Southern California pounded by rain, wind as storm threatens flooding and mudslides SFC: Gavin Newsom wants to replicate conservatives’ podcast success. He’s forgetting one crucial thing CalM: California has 30 new proposals to rein in AI. Trump could complicate them OCReg: 405 Freeway Express Lanes bringing faster travel times, $19 tolls at peak LAT $: Fear and loathing grip L.A. hotels as Trump deportation threats loom SDUT: First-of-its-kind lawsuit alleges human trafficking by San Diego’s Bumble Bee Seafoods FresBee: Federal funding cut for California farms program, impacting farmers, food banks, schools LAT $: Federal buildings in California potentially on chopping block as Trump looks to cut costs SFC: A principal’s conviction shook this California town. Now it could bankrupt the school district OCReg: Los Angeles spends billions on homelessness with little accountability OCReg: COVID likely came from a lab, and it matters enormously to prevent another pandemic CG: Ringside: Desalination at Scale is Cost Competitive CalM: California’s cities and schools face big budget gaps, few options SFC: S.F. plans to open a new sober living project. Is more drug-free housing on the way? SJMN: Bay Area counties grew in 2024, countering exodus concerns SJMN: In 2014, 70% of Bay Area homes sold for under $1 million. Now, just 26% do SJMN: Transit union caught off guard by lawsuit, as VTA seeks legal avenue to end strike FresBee: Wife of Fresno Council candidate speaks out against attack ad. ‘This is not right’ Stanislaus leaders consider a 911 center compromise: two dispatch systems under one roof Feds may end National Park lease at the Ventura Harbor LAT $: Despite the stress of the fires, most L.A. County residents don’t plan to leave, poll finds OCReg: ‘We were just bickering like Lucy and Desi,’ says OC judge who shot wife to death OCReg: Supervisors approve operational changes at OC Animal Care, including expanded public hours Report of gunman at Loma Linda Hospital believed to be swatting call that prompted 100+ officer response SDUT: For decades, homes couldn’t be built in this area of Chula Vista. The solution? Cede it to San Diego. SDUT: Voting begins in South Bay’s crowded special election for county supervisor SDUT: County OKs new protections from price-gouging and evictions following a disaster 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