Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Wednesday, May 17, 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 CG: California Legislature Proposing Unemployment Benefits For Illegal Immigrants LAT $: Evictions, homelessness, debt: Skid Row Housing Trust receiver has checkered history Sacramento promised to house a homeless disabled woman. She’s still living in a tent FoxLA: LA extends homeless emergency amid frustration with lack of data SJMN: City of Santa Cruz clears out Sycamore Grove homeless encampment California's Reparations Scam AP: Black Californians hope state reparations don’t become another broken promise Can Reparations Bring Blacks Back to San Francisco? SFC: Armed robbers in Oakland fire gun, injure 15-month-old child LAT $: 3 arrested after smash-and-grab robbery at Tustin jewelry store prompts police chase SFC: ‘I did what I had to do’: Security guard who killed Banko Brown explains actions to police FoxLA: Following rash of crime West Hollywood city council votes to add additional deputies CG: Gov. Newsom Signs Bill to Eliminate Vote-by-Mail Elections and Secret Ballots for Farm Workers CalM: ‘I’m a hostage’: Why California’s COVID unemployment mess isn’t over yet LAT $: Larry Elder fined for failing to disclose income during 2021 gubernatorial recall campaign AP: California pledges to build channel for threatened fish to bypass Gold Rush-era dam A grant agreement expects Stanislaus County to provide HIV test kits and clean syringes SFC: Lawmakers trying two approaches to combat fentanyl. Only one is taking off SBSun: Rep. Robert Garcia of Long Beach introduces resolution to expel George Santos Watch: Matt Araiza speaks out after prosecutor evidence SJMN: Families of men shot by California cops lose faith in new accountability law as reviews drag on NYT: Strippers and California Club Reach Accord on Union After Long Fight SFC: Oakland will rename part of MacArthur Boulevard to honor Tupac Shakur SFC: Exclusive: This is the most hated statue in San Francisco, city poll reveals Barr: Trump Is Vindicated As Far As Russia Is Concerned, He Had It Right From The Beginning Trump Stabbed in Back By Deep State FBIs Integrity Has Been Fatally Compromised Rubio's Exhaustive Covid Report: Beijing Hid the Truth SJMN: Apple engineer on secretive project stole data, fled to China: feds CG: Transgender-Industrial Complex: Profitable Child Sex Change ‘Industry’ is Mutating Children for Life OCReg: Budget deficit requires more hard choices California Allows Cannabis Edibles That Look Like Kids' Snacks OCReg: Five reasons OC Democrats should push for Dave Min to drop out of congressional race CalM: California’s two-decade battle over PAGA labor law still rages SF mayor announces $6M investment to help struggling Powell St. SFC: Elon Musk backs Dave Chappelle’s review of S.F. as ‘zombie apocalypse’ CG: Oakland A’s Impending Move Continues To Infuriate Business Owners Nearby Stadium SJMN: San Jose budget: 3 ways to visualize policing and homelessness spending LAT $: Chevron scrambles to batten down oil fields amid threat of Kern River flooding FresBee: Madera County pitches in to save its only hospital’s license. What that means for reopening Feds kick in $1 million for Stanislaus 2030 effort at bioindustry jobs. What will it do? FresBee: Fresno State athletics could feel financial pinch in Year 2 of stadium naming rights deal Sorry, bonfire fans — the fire rings at this SLO County beach aren’t coming back FoxLA: 10 missing hikers rescued in Ventura County VCStar $: DA: Ojai City Council violated open meeting law LAT $: Benedict Canyon hotel project can proceed, for now, after City Council deadlocks LAT $: City investigating Hollywood restaurants for allegedly keeping service fees, stiffing workers VOC: Huntington Beach Ditches Controversial Green Power Agency LAT $: Landslide at San Clemente’s Casa Romantica marks a season of crumbling cliffs SBSun: $4.9 million cleanup begins at historic Casa Ramona site in San Bernardino Procession honors Riverside County sheriff’s deputy who died in collision Ex-high school student gets $400,000 from Riverside County for alleged beating by sheriff’s deputies VOSD: Gompers’ Union Skirmishes Are Coming to a Head Once Again SDUT: County Supervisor Desmond, U.S. Rep. Issa say Afghan on terrorism watchlist was arrested at border SDUT: Higher density, more SROs and a controversial new state law: What’s in San Diego’s sweeping new housing proposal MTS work stoppage may impact bus service across SD SDUT: San Diego Unified pays $1.5 million to former students who say La Jolla High teacher groped them 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!