Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Wednesday, June 21, 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 NR: Hunter Biden’s Sweetheart Deal Plea Deal Shows There Are No Rules For the Ruling Class BreitbartCA: Watch: Joe Biden on Hunter Pleading Guilty to Tax, Gun Violations Gun-control Democrats, groups silent after Hunter Biden charged with firearms felony NR: Tim Scott Vows to Finish Hunter Biden Probe if Elected: ‘The Big Guy Has Some Explaining to Do’ Hunter Biden and Third World Decay in America Leimert Park McDonald's trashed, looted FoxLA: Group of looters take cash register from McDonald's in Leimert Park CG: Gov. Newsom’s No-Bid Covid Contract with McKinsey & Co. Continues SFC: Oakland mayor wants to close all homeless encampments – but when? DeSantis visits SF, says city has collapsed due to leftist policies CG: Gov. DeSantis Focuses on California Collapse While Gov. Newsom Deludes on ‘Climate Change’ LAT $: Build begins on Wyoming-to-California power line amid growing wind power opposition LAT $: Before-and-after aerial images show California reservoirs’ dramatic rebound after years of drought SDUT: We’re No. 2: Washington surpasses California for highest gasoline prices in the country CG: President Biden in San Francisco On Day 2 of His California Visit SJMN: President Biden visits Bay Area, uses social media as cautionary tale to guide AI laws CalM: Newsom is proposing a boost in mental health funding. Why children’s advocates are worried SJMN: San Quentin inmates lack water or functional toilets after pipe failure SJMN: California Attorney General faces tough questions as he touts organized retail theft crackdown OCReg: John Eastman’s law license trial raises big questions AP: Trump adviser faces possible disbarment over his efforts to overturn 2020 election FoxLA: Hundreds gather for Glendale school board meeting weeks after chaos erupted over gender identity, policy CalM: One group of students fled community college in record numbers during the pandemic. Can these schools lure them back? LAT $: The most lucrative majors? Some community college grads can outearn elite university peers Hunter Got a Sweetheart Deal and Everyone Knows It CG: The State Capitol Billion Dollar Boondoggle Dodgers Strike Out With Fans, Kowtow to Teachers Unions CG: How Do You Solve a Problem Like CEQA? Part Three OCReg: Gov. Gavin Newsom’s cynical attack on police oversight law Sacramento police illegally searched homes, cellphones, vehicles, audit finds CalM: UCSF study unpacks root causes of California’s homelessness crisis SF mayor addresses rolling gun battle near Pier 39 SFC: How do Fisherman’s Wharf tourists and merchants feel after shooting near Pier 39? SFC: Dispute over S.F. laser light show: Artist says installation is ‘exact’ copy of her work Workers at a second San Jose Starbucks are unionizing SJMN: Can San Jose add 75K homes in 10 years? Here’s where the city is planning new housing SJMN: San Jose could get stricter about graffiti, weeds and garbage in downtown FresBee: Fresno Unified budget set to top $2 billion this year. Here’s how the money will be spent CalCoast: Hackers target San Luis Obispo County educators VCStar $: Ventura County supervisors to consider $2.86B spending plan LAT $: LAUSD’s $12.9-billion budget is flush with COVID-19 funds for one more year, but then what? OCReg: Huntington Beach council wants options for making it harder for children to access sexually explicit books at city libraries VOC: Orange County Still Behind on Building Affordable Housing Despite Waves of Developments VOC: Orange Unified School Board Adopts Parental Rights Policy; Bans Pride Flag Temecula councilmember walks off dais over LGBTQ Pride Month proclamation SDUT: Hundreds of thousands face a ‘massive benefits cliff.’ San Diego food banks are scrambling to keep up. SDUT: San Diego water rates will rise more steeply than expected — but single-family homeowners will get a reprieve SDUT: Sheriff agrees to reforms to improve jail conditions for disabled people in custody SDUT: Column: Change in county grant program may sidestep new campaign law 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!