Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Tuesday, May 2, 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 SFC: State reparations task force’s first estimate of damages: up to $1.2M per Black resident CalM: California reparations task force to recommend ‘down payments’ for slavery, racism FoxLA: California tops list of most exited states in 2022 SFC: California’s population is still shrinking. These counties lost people CA National Guard, CHP begin crackdown on SF open-air drug market AP: California sues Elk Grove over housing project for homeless Modesto to seek state money to buy, convert motel into homeless housing. How many units? LAT $: Low wages, short hours drive many fast-food workers into homelessness CG: San Jose Reallocating Voter-Approved Affordable Housing Funds To Homeless Services FoxLA: $300K salary is $100K in these California cities LAT $: Hollywood writers strike over streaming pay after talks fail OCReg: The cost of high-speed rail in California might surprise you OCReg: California fire chief: Prepare now for height of fire season delayed by record precipitation SJMN: California flooding: 80% of Sierra Nevada snowpack hasn’t melted yet CA's snowpack boosts state's water supply but raises flooding concerns SFC: Shooting in S.F. leaves one dead LAT $: Mass shooting leaves 3 women and 1 man dead in the Mojave Desert as detectives search for answers OCReg: Mojave mass shooting: 4 killed in California desert community Shelter in place ordered in Davis after reports of 3rd stabbing SJMN: San Jose: Three arrests made in robberies targeting AAPI community SDUT: A former San Diego bank robber, recently out of prison, robbed again. It’s not uncommon SBSun: Years of trouble at Montclair-area home preceded January triple slaying, records show CG: Los Angeles County Begins County-Wide Single-Use Plastics Ban In Restaurants VOSD: Border Report: Cross-Border Truckers Brace for California’s New Environmental Rules Hill: Jayapal backs Lee in California Senate race NR: Tough Court Day in Arkansas Paternity Case for ‘Tapped-Out’ Hunter Biden and His High-Price Lawyers LAT $: Copenhagen mayor to California’s ‘Danish Capital’: Stop acting homophobic FresBee: Protesters push Fresno to beef up immigrant protections, declare ‘sanctuary’ status LAT $: Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin rules out presidential campaign while in California OCReg: Housing First has failed. The homeless crisis in California demands a swift, effective response. CG: Teacher Pension Fund Betrays Its Mission CG: Is Julie Su’s ICE Agent Ban Coming Back to Haunt? Biden Challengers Have To Beat Censorship Regime CalM: When California laws go too far, the courts intervene CG: Transgender Takeover: A Breeding Ground for Sexual Assault OCReg: Politicians get into position for 2026 California elections SFC: Prosecutors decline to charge security guard in fatal S.F. Walgreens shooting. Here’s why Oakland teachers to strike if no deal reached by Thursday SFC: Oakland mayor releases $4 billion plan amid city’s largest budget crisis SJMN: H-1B: Feds want criminal charges over application fraud for Silicon Valley’s favorite visa SJMN: Facebook owner chops 1,500-plus more Bay Area jobs FresBee: Here’s who’s on Community Health System’s board — and their backgrounds and connections Stanislaus County is taking in millions from multistate opioid lawsuits. Big Pharma pays FresBee: Community Health System board chair Farid Assemi steps down, but many members still tied to him CalCoast: Atascadero felon impersonates an officer, lands in jail CalCoast: Did SLO County officials violate the Brown Act again? LAT $: ‘She felt paralyzed’: L.A. woman sues Big Sur’s Esalen Institute for alleged use of video with N-word in class FoxLA: At least 3 children possibly overdose on unknown substance at LA middle school OCReg: Gov. Newsom touts state’s transition to renewable energy in LA facility tour LAT $: 2 students stabbed near Los Angeles High; LAPD investigating FoxLA: 2 students stabbed near Los Angeles High School LAT $: Bass’ budget proposal for Animal Services is far less than what department requested OCReg: Janitors say they’re understaffed, overworked at Irvine Co.-owned properties LAT $: Three killed in small plane crash near Big Bear airport, authorities say SDUT: A 23 percent raise in just over 2 years: Thousands of San Diego employees get big pay hike in new labor deals VOSD: Escondido’s Budget Deficit Has Taken a Toll on the City That May Take Years to Correct SDUT: Privacy board wants more public input on San Diego police bid for streetlight cameras, license plate readers SDUT: How much sewage can San Diego recycle? 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