Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Thursday, April 20, 2023     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: Fixed costs, variable costs, and why few CA eateries will be open after 9 PM FoxLA: Former Republican LA Mayor Richard Riordan dies at 92 LAT $: Former L.A. Mayor Richard Riordan dies at 92 He’s rich. He’s pugilistic. And he’s quietly paying to get Gavin Newsom’s attention. CalM: California bills to expand state tax credits could send $1 billion to low-income families California lawmaker trying again to limit prison transfers of non-citizens to federal ICE LAT $: Los Angeles County leaders announce revamped homeless settlement Stanislaus hiring for CARE Court mental health program for homeless. When will it start? LAT $: White House urges patience with Sen. Feinstein's absence VOSD: North County Report: How Encinitas Ended Up with Fewer Affordable Housing Units Than It Hoped For AP: Ganja glut? With excess weed, growers seek interstate sales CG: Bill To Force CalPERS, CalSTRS Divestment from Fossil Fuel Investments Passes Second Committee Why fentanyl bills are stalling in the California Legislature SDUT: Analysis endorses San Diego plan for 18 percent water rate hike — but single-family home customers may get a break CalM: After the deluge: Floods may taint more drinking water in California CG: CADEM Unveils Five GOP-Held Congressional Seats They Will Target In 2024 OCReg: Who has raised, and spent, the most for Katie Porter’s congressional seat? OCReg: Orange County entrepreneur accused of organizing ‘fighters’ for Jan. 6 riot takes plea deal ‘A disaster waiting to happen’: Do staff shortages threaten Medi-Cal plans for renewing recipients? AP: California city audits police who sent racist, abusive texts SFC: Four men charged with defrauding San Francisco-based Williams Sonoma LAT $: Compton — the ‘mecca of street takeovers’ — vows to take action on illegal car shows EXCLUSIVE: Parents of Home Depot shooting victim remember their son SJMN: Man shot and killed in South San Jose KQED: Workers at Oakland Children's Hospital Stage 1-Day Strike, Demanding Better Working Conditions and Services OCReg: Former VP Mike Pence talks up energy independence at Nixon Library NR: IRS Supervisor Claims Hunter Biden Investigation Is Being Mishandled, Requests Whistleblower Protection NR: No, Republicans Did Not Start the Culture War over Transgenderism OCReg: Frank Randall: California needs new housing, but it needs to protect the environment too OCReg: Courts taking another look at how OC handles DNA evidence after scandals LAT $: Column: Newsom’s promise to appoint a Black woman for a Senate vacancy creates a quandary CG: Why Sacramento Supervisor Sue Frost Voted Against ‘Trans Awareness’ Resolution LAT $: A proposed 50-story skyscraper in this San Francisco neighborhood would stick out SFC: ‘The state failed us’: Deaths of children at hospital follow lack of oversight LAT $: Oakland A’s plan to buy land for new stadium in Las Vegas, move there in 2027 SJMN: Contra Costa will not list supporters and opponents on election ballots SJMN: Controversial statue in downtown San Jose will be gone by May FresBee: New Tower District farmers market in Fresno to shut down street with veggies, food trucks Highway 99 in Fresno to get $400 million overhaul. These two exits will close permanently VCStar $: Oxnard eyes 55-room hotel for supportive housing LAT $: A terrifying rampage ends with a teen’s death at Westlake High School LAT $: Federal judge orders contempt hearing over L.A. County’s failure to clean up its jails LAT $: Massive sewage spill could cost L.A. city up to $21.7 million in fines VOC: Will City Officials Ever Tell Westminster Taxpayers Why They Sold Off a Slice of Liberty Park? OCReg: OCPA fires embattled CEO Brian Probolsky OCReg: 1,529 homes proposed for Westminster, Aliso Viejo shopping centers 8 Riverside projects among $46.5 million in city spending Massive 1.2 million-square-foot warehouse rejected in Moreno Valley SBSun: Walmart fulfillment center laying off 953 employees in Chino SDUT: New record: San Diego County collects more than $1 billion in property taxes in single day SDUT: Deadline approaches for San Diego’s new vacation rental regulations but demand for licenses is not robust 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 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by [email protected] powered by Try email marketing for free today!