GOOD NEWS!!!!!   Called Lacerte and a tech helped me force an update.  I NOW can electronic file my CA tax returns.  THANK YOU TECH (yep she can't see that here so I told her myself).   I have further relief in knowing I AM NOT ALONE (or likely not even in a minority) ON THE TECH ISSUES I HAVE HAD ALL of the 2024 filing season here in 2025.   Why am I relieved?  Because if most everyone is going through this nonsense, Lacerte will fix the issues before the next filing season, and perhaps our faith can be restored in what has been for so long an exceptional service!  I wasted two hours today on tech today and that has NOT been unusual this filing season. Have not even gotten to working on tax returns for my clients today, nor to the special problems for a couple of them.   Am now going to take a head space break for a couple hours and come back here and electronic tax filings!    sheesh.    For anyone having the same problem I had today... give the tech a call and do a forced re-update.