Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Thursday, August 3, 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 LAT $: How 600-plus California inmates got more than 11,000 years cut off their prison sentences NR: CNN Crew Targeted by Bay Area Thieves for Third Time This Year FoxLA: VIDEO: 7-Eleven workers beat would-be robber with stick until suspect starts crying FoxLA: Person shot, killed at Hawthorne Metro stop; Gunman on the run Stockton sergeant shot by suspected carjacker, man arrested New high school in Oakland burglarized weeks before opening 'I'm game': Florida's Ron DeSantis agrees to debate Gavin Newsom SJMN: Gov. DeSantis will join former President Trump at GOP event in Southern Californa CalM: California could borrow a record-breaking $35 billion to tackle the housing crisis. Will voters go along? Your Bacon May Get More Expensive. Blame California. SFC: Stanford, Cal face urgent Big Ten courtship as Pac-12 reaches tipping point LAT $: Why child marriage is legal in California — and the unexpected groups fighting to keep it that way LAT $: A last resort: Families turn to private contractors to help children lost to the street LAT $: Valley fever could hit California hard. The drought-to-downpour cycle is to blame Temecula school board sued for critical race theory ban CG: Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis Fails To Force Postponement of Taylor Swift Concert After Attending Santa Clara Event OCReg: Hahn, Kounalakis urge Swift to call off SoFi concerts in support of striking hotel workers LAT $: Column: California politicians ask Taylor Swift to cancel concerts. She won’t shake it off LAT $: A California housing law led to thousands of new homes, report says. Why that’s not enough CG: Reedley Chinese COVID Lab Received Tax Credit of $360,000 From Gov. Newsom’s ‘GO-Biz’ CG: COVID Pimps Getting Excited for Anticipated Summer Virus Surge SJMN: California COVID cases are rising. Here’s why and where health experts are masking CG: The 2024 California U.S. Senate Race: Where It Currently Stands OCReg: Don’t call it ‘toilet to tap’ — California plans to turn sewage into drinking water LAT $: California’s iconic Joshua trees are burning up. They may be impossible to replace OCReg: Summer nights are cruel to people who think California can run on 100% renewable energy OCReg: Anaheim corruption probe shows evils of local cronyism Devon Archer Changes the Game on Biden's Litany of Lies OCReg: Eleni Kounalakis hypocritically calls for Taylor Swift to cancel shows after attending concert Winters councilmember gets probation, community service in illegal guns case Sacramento city manager can now move homeless people to safe spaces. How businesses are reacting SFC: Months before massive S.F. fire, Hayes Valley group warned leaders of ‘dangerous’ blazes SJMN: Silicon Valley economy and job markets are “stabilizing” — top exec California attorney general calls Scott Peterson’s latest claims ‘baseless fishing expedition’ CalCoast: Developers of Cerro Hotel project battle over who will cover losses VCStar $: Former county sheriff in line for Ventura city manager job AP: Invasive fruit flies have been found near Los Angeles, prompting a produce quarantine OCReg: Man, 32, found dead in 55-gallon drum at Malibu Lagoon beach is identified LAT $: D.A. declines to prosecute East L.A. deputies who beat and tased man who died OCReg: LA Grand Hotel workers walk off the job, alleging unfair labor practices OCReg: Former Anaheim Mayor Curt Pringle denies running afoul of city lobbying law VOC: Anaheim Investigators: Special Interests, Elected Officials Obstructed Corruption Probe OCReg: King tides may bring another night of flooding to Newport Beach, Sunset Beach Lawmakers demand VA Loma Linda investigative reports amid employee retaliation probe SDUT: City Council signs off on San Diego Police Department’s smart streetlights network 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!