Email from FlashReport Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Wednesday, September 3, 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 California Patriot Profile: Chuck Bell, The Relentless Guardian of Fair Elections No On Prop 50 (09/02) - The John Kobylt Show Ex-press secretary accuses California Assembly Speaker of wrongful termination, political corruption SFC: California's top-paid employee made over $1 million. Here's what every state worker was paid CG: ‘A Child Trafficker’s and Kidnapper’s Dream Bill’ Moved Out of Committee by Senate Democrats CalM: Newsom promised real progress on mental health with CARE Court. Here’s what the numbers show CG: Federal Judge Declares Trump Violated Posse Comitatus, Allows National Guard to Remain in LA SFC: San Francisco refuses Trump administration’s demand for voters’ personal info SDUT: Start of refinery shutdown in LA area may start as soon as this week. What does it mean for you at the pump? LAT $: COVID wave washes over California. Some officials urge residents to mask up SJMN: Northern California offshore wind project loses $427 million amid Trump cuts CalM: New enforcement targets people living in cars, RVs on California streets SFC: California’s wine harvest is shaping up to be even more brutal than last year CalM: This rural hospital almost closed. Emergency state funding is keeping it open, but for how long? CG: Washington DC Sparkles Once Again; Sacramento is a Perpetual Disaster CG: Who Benefits From Attacking California’s Farmers? CalM: Courts keep striking down California laws infringing on free speech, gun rights LAT $: Barabak: Fabulously wealthy and politically lame — a brief history of California politics SFC: S.F. takes aim at ‘dumb rules’ that Lurie administration says have to go SJMN: Bay Area transit bailout plan runs into local resistance in San Mateo County Modesto ballot measure proposed to establish growth limit along Kiernan Avenue Stanislaus State expands support for undocumented students amid rising fears LAT $: This California highway is a lifeline, and deadly. Can it be fixed before it falls into the sea? VOC: Filling a Leadership Vacuum in Cypress After Misconduct Allegations OCReg: Threats to OC Catholic monastery lead to arrest, discovery of body armor and knives in vehicle, authorities say OCReg: Newport Beach’s largest nature restoration project is nearing completion Rally at Temecula’s Day Middle School protests proposal on transgender students in locker room SDUT: State rescinds $50M grant awarded to Palomar Health for mental health hospital   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