Email from FlashReport Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Monday, March 17, 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 FRBlog: Informational Hearing On Repairing And Reopening Offshore Oil Drilling near Santa Barbara Highlights Challenge Ahead for California Democrats California GOP elects Corrin Rankin as new party chair CG: Farewell Tour for CAGOP Chairwoman Jessica Patterson LAT $: Trump and recent gains give the California Republican Party hope CalM: California Republicans say they’re making a comeback. Can they keep Trump at arms length? Lurie finally unveils plan for tackling SF’s fentanyl crisis SFC: Mayor Daniel Lurie unveils ambitious plan to address S.F. homelessness and mental health crises SFC: ‘Save our services’: Federal workers rally in SF against Trump’s cuts Saturday Headlines Sunday Headlines CalM: Another California professional group wants a free pass from jury duty. This lawmaker says no SDUT: This congressional district is purple, but the crowd at one town hall was overwhelmingly anti-Trump LAT $: The California Office for Civil Rights is closing. What now for school discrimination cases? LAT $: He calls himself LA’s rags-to-riches pot billionaire. Investors allege in court their money disappeared SDUT: San Diego grew last year – but only because of a surge in immigration CalM: California wants more kids in bilingual classes — but won’t spend enough to expand them SDUT: Most stays at San Diego County homeless shelters were brief. Some persisted for a year or more. CG: Ringside: How Californians Can Achieve Energy Abundance OCReg: Lawsuit: University of California systematically discriminates against Asian American applicants SacBee: SMUD appeals employment discrimination lawsuit that awarded $6.2M to four Black workers SFC: Homeowners in this Bay Area metro stay longer than nearly anywhere else in the U.S. Exclusive: Mayor reels in Laurene Powell Jobs, Google’s Ruth Porat to chair new civic group FresBee: Fresno City College received millions to help students with basic needs. Where did the money go? CalCoast: San Luis Obispo officers work to squelch rowdy parties, photos Oxnard project could have up to 950 housing units LAT $: Magnitude 3.9 earthquake centered in Malibu rattles L.A. area Driverless shuttles aren’t street legal in time for Riverside rollout Riverside County using $12.6 million to clear Murrieta Creek encampments SDUT: San Diego schools opened their fields to the public. The trouble? All the dog poop. SDUT: Oceanside OKs $65 million state loan for affordable housing developer 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