Such a great feeling. My CA Id isn’t a REAL id and I have zero control for when my CA Id automatically complies with REAL ID guidelines. I had tried to get one in early 2020 and had deferred when I learned that my actual drivers license would have to be taken away by dmv as my passport expired. I still must renew my passport before I try to get REAL ID - life will be easier when my actual CA ID expires and gets renewed as a REAL ID. Maybe. I’ll see what happens and in the meantime I am just so happy that I don’t need REAL id for flying.

hoping that tsa actually gets this memo or early May will be ugly at airports.