Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Friday, July 7, 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: Tulare DA Warns of Bill to Release ‘Worst-of-the-Worst’ Murderers After 25 Years Stockton business owners say ongoing crime, shoplifting is forcing them to close shop for good SFC: SFPD releases video of man shoving 83-year-old to ground near U.N. Plaza SFC: Man accused of violently beating ex-S.F. official released ahead of trial CalM: California legislative staff’s wait for a union just got even longer CalM: California and manufacturers strike deal over zero-emission trucks AP: Truck makers pledge to comply with new California rules phasing out gas-powered vehicles SJMN: California signs deal with engine makers to reduce air pollution from trucks NR: ‘Shameful Moment’: Comer Demands Answers From Secret Service after White House Cocaine Incident SacBee: CA child care workers reach labor agreement with the state Chinese tourists noticeably absent from San Francisco, numbers show Meta, Red Hat cancel 2024 conferences in SF OCReg: Hotel group files unfair labor practice charges against Unite Here 11 CG: Striking LA, Orange County Hotel Workers Return To Work, Vow To Strike Again Soon LAT $: To pay off a house far from L.A., this hotel worker sleeps in her car four days a week LAT $: Column: Three’s not a crowd. Meet the co-presidents of the union behind the hotel workers’ strike CG: Second-ever California Bills Signed by a Senate Leader CG: Why Is Senator Atkins the Acting Governor? OCReg: Employers don’t have to protect workers’ families from COVID, California high court rules CalM: Got COVID from a loved one who was at work? Their employer owes you nothing, California court rules FresBee: California flood victims move toward suing government agencies over ‘preventable disaster’ SDUT: California Public Utilities Commission won’t rehear its decision on rooftop solar NR: Gavin Newsom Goes January 6 on the Supreme Court ‘Secretive world.’ ACLU database to track conditions at California’s immigration centers LAT $: L.A. County leaders vow to continue supporting migrant Angelenos based on State of Immigrants report SDUT: Michael Smolens: Slavery reparations are more than just big numbers, says Shirley Weber Media Silence on Biden Corruption Whistleblower Speaks Volumes NR: The Myth of Native American Innocence CG: Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Ruling a Win for America But not for California Progressives SJMN: Editorial: Halt cannabis industry’s disgraceful efforts to target children OCReg: Should California’s coast be affordable too? OCReg: Creating a new ‘right’ is the wrong way to fix California’s housing crisis Reason: Taxpayers Pony Up for Transit Systems They'll Never Use Pay for the most common state worker jobs in Sacramento hasn’t kept up with inflation SFC: Fewer cars crossing Golden Gate Bridge. It could send transit agency into a ‘fiscal cliff’ SJMN: Affordable San Jose housing complex lands key funding SJMN: Two people killed on Caltrain tracks in Palo Alto and Mountain View within 11 hours Modesto police: Occupying force or public guardians? Chief Gillespie weighs in LAT $: Santa Monica becomes leader in earthquake safety, fixing more than 50% of vulnerable buildings FoxLA: Burning of Sylmar church crosses being investigated as possible hate crime VOC: Judge Blocks Fullerton’s Anti RV Camping Law, For Now OCReg: In Westminster, trained experts will respond to mental health calls instead of the police Hemet signs temporary animal control services contract San Jacinto Councilman Hawkins pleads not guilty to child endangerment SDUT: Tenants sue Ocean Beach landlord with short-term rental empire SDUT: Countywide effort launched to end homelessness among local veterans VOSD: Detractors Fear Tent Crackdown Will Make Things Worse for Black Homeless Residents SDUT: Environmental report gives Mayor Todd Gloria mediocre marks on climate action. Here’s how other elected officials fared 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!