Email from FlashReport Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Saturday, September 6, 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 Sacramento’s Rideshare Ruse: Power Grab Disguised as Progress SFC: Should businesses pay to keep cities safe? One East Bay mayor is pitching just that SJMN: In the age of deadly street drugs, an East Bay nonprofit is analyzing drugs for users LAT $: Garnet fire threatens vulnerable grove of giant sequoias LAT $: Pyrite fire erupts in Inland Empire, forcing evacuations near Jurupa Valley SDUT: Evacuation warnings lifted after brush fire breaks out in Spring Valley LAT $: A ‘Roomba for the forest’ could be SoCal’s next wildfire weapon CalM: California changed the way it teaches science. But test scores remain low SFC: Kaiser workers in Northern California to strike over staffing and burnout SFC: Newsom accuses California FAIR Plan of ‘unscrupulous’ handling of wildfire smoke damage claims CalM: CalMatters created a tool to help you get your money back from the DMV. Now the agency’s copied it LAT $: L.A. judge who threatened to shoot people in his courtroom admonished by state panel SacBee: Sheriff sued for campaigning for governor in uniform. He alleges ‘lawfare’ SFC: S.F. judge blocks Trump administration from ending legal status for Venezuelans and Haitians SacBee: Rep. Matsui tours Sacramento ICE facility on third attempt. ‘Almost too clean.’ CalM: Breakthrough on California housing could put taller buildings in single-family neighborhoods CG: Gila River Indian Community Considers Tribe Banishment and Disenrollment for Violent Criminal Offenders CalM: A California city tried to ban homeless shelters. It’s giving up after Newsom’s lawsuit ACLU filing: Sacramento Home Depot raid violated court order, high schooler among those arrested California State Sen. Sabrina Cervantes to announce legal action against city of Sacramento, police SFC: S.F.’s ‘boom loop’ may be underway — but not in one critical industry SFC: BART outage: Internal memo details how transit agency’s latest meltdown happened SFC: S.F.’s Asian American community has hailed interim Police Chief Paul Yep’s rise. Will progress continue? SJMN: Judge orders partial release of spending records in Sheriff Corpus corruption probe SJMN: Valley Medical Center treated more trauma patients than other California hospitals in 2024 CG: LAPD ‘Pulled from Working Cases’ to Provide Security for Kamala Harris OCReg: Orange moves to ease alcohol rules for restaurants amid looming budget crisis OCReg: Proposed wave pool in Newport Beach clears first approval hurdle, heads to City Council vote OCReg: Judge says in tentative ruling Huntington Beach can’t restrict children’s book access SDUT: Did San Diego go too far with $10-an-hour parking for downtown special events?   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