Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Saturday, April 22, 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 Thieves hit fire-damaged SF apartment 2 days in a row SFC: She survived one of S.F.’s most horrific crimes. Why has she been forced to relive it? FoxLA: Catalytic converter theft suspect fatally stabbed by South El Monte homeowner: LASD CalM: Supreme Court upholds approval of abortion pill — what it means for Californians CA National Guard called in to help combat SF's fentanyl crisis SFC: S.F. fentanyl crisis: Newsom directs CHP, National Guard to combat drug dealing in city Modesto-area state reps are glad Assembly panel will consider tougher fentanyl laws Kaiser Santa Rosa reintroduces masking after COVID-19 outbreak CG: Pressure Grows For Senator Feinstein To Resign As GOP Senators Block Committee Replacement Motion SDUT: California Senate Republicans blast income-based fixed charge on utility bills OCReg: Richard Riordan remembered for ‘calming’ a divided LA after 1992 riots Bay Area mom accused in teen party scandal called a 'predator' Textbook said to include critical race theory rejected by Murrieta school board SJMN: Bill to provide $17,000 for those opting out of public schools defeated in California senate committee CalCoast: Enney wins Paso Robles school board election VCStar $: GOP presidential debate to return to Reagan Library SFC: Why over 1 million Californians still don't have their middle class tax refunds Reason: Student Loan Pause Mostly Benefited Wealthier Americans In Hunter Biden tax investigation, IRS agent requests whistleblower protections to talk about "political considerations" IRS agent wants whistleblower protections to discuss Hunter Biden probe LAT $: California Supreme Court rejects lawsuit challenging Newsom’s plan to treat mental illness VOSD: Basically Everyone’s Got Beef with San Diego’s Proposed Tenant Protections NR: The Obama-Era Hatchet Man at the Center of Biden’s 2020 Campaign Deception OCReg: Public transit’s problems have little to do with money OCReg: Scott Wilk: Break the Ticketmaster/Live Nation ticket monopoly The Toxicity of DEI: A Tale From Newton, Massachusetts SDUT: Chris Reed: Will artificial intelligence take a sinister or a strange turn? It’ll decide. OCReg: Two lousy proposed rent-control laws should be rejected in Sacramento FoxLA: The Issue Is: Mike Pence, Arnold Schwarzenegger, stars of 'Star Trek: Picard' 'My Friend's Descent Into Madness and Bloodshed' SFC: Exploded homes, collapsed buildings after Tahoe’s worst winter in 70 years SFC: S.F. is struggling. Sacramento is booming. So why are both of their downtowns flailing? CG: Oakland Athletics Likely Moving To Las Vegas Following New Land Deal SJMN: Google’s downtown San Jose plans: here’s the latest Stanislaus board OKs more funds to finish Highway 132 project. It’s going to be costly. FresBee: Caltrans’ $400M fix of Highway 99 in Fresno doesn’t solve major traffic bottleneck | Opinion CalCoast: SLO City Council approves plan calling for 500 new downtown apartments CalCoast: Will legislation squelch local input on industrializing Port San Luis? FoxLA: Compton youth academy founder detained by LA County deputies LAT $: Column: Whose San Fernando Valley will win? These two women seek to replace Nury Martinez LADN: Do the 15 Los Angeles city councilmembers wield too much power? OCReg: OC might create Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs to improve coordination of assistance SBSun: Demolition ceremony at Carousel Mall ‘is in bad taste,’ San Bernardino leader says Program at UC Riverside aims to deliver more doctors to Inland Empire SDUT: San Diego’s labor force grows as Gen Z, retirees, new residents ‘living their best life’ look for jobs here VOSD: VOSD Podcast: Whitburn Loses Ground at MTS SDUT: ‘Bearcat’ armored vehicle, $430K bomb-squad robot among Sheriff’s Department weapons inventory 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!