Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Wednesday, September 20, 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 OCReg: Councilmembers restart conversation about allowing noncitizens to vote in Santa Ana elections VOC: Two OC Cities Look to Move in Opposite Directions When it Comes to Voting AP: California truck drivers ask Gov. Newsom to sign job-saving bill as self-driving big rigs are tested CG: Union Leaders, Newsom Advisors at Odds Over Bill Requiring Driver in Driverless Trucks City of Sacramento sued by DA Thien Ho for homeless camps, citing ‘descent into decay’ AP: Sacramento prosecutor sues California’s capital city over failure to clean up homeless encampments CG: San Francisco Sees Deadliest Drug Overdose Month On Record SFC: S.F. street horror only grows as drug overdose numbers spike CalM: California Planned Parenthood employees unionize, say they’re overworked as abortions increase SJMN: ‘The crime killed us’: Oakland’s Le Cheval restaurant closing after 38 years Young woman claiming to have mental health crisis cuts 60-year old inside Fresno CVS store SFC: Supervisors praise reparations plan, but cash payments unlikely without Breed’s support LAT $: Texas sends 14th bus with asylum seekers to L.A. CalM: How California lawmakers greenlit ‘any flavor of affordable housing you could possibly want’ SJMN: Life without parole? Bill that could free some aging California killers fails to advance for now SFC: California Senate candidates fundamentally disagree on earmarks AP: California regulators order Arrowhead bottled water to stop drawing from some mountain springs CG: Newsom Affirms His Support For VP Harris, Having No Interest In Running In 2024 In New Interview OCReg: Amazon hiring 16,000 in Southern California SFC: Federal judge halts school’s rule against outing transgender students VCStar $: Southern sea otters keep 'threatened' status, feds saycalifornia NR: How ‘Special’ Counsel David Weiss Handed Hunter Biden a Second Amendment Defense Rules for Teachers Union: Good Schools for Me Not Thee CG: Newsom Doesn’t ‘Love’ People Making Money Off of Family Connections CalM: Newsom burnishes his national image by waging new attack on oil industry SJMN: Oakland sex offender allegedly killed man within 50 minutes of being transferred to new jail cell Unhoused crisis declared state of emergency in Alameda Co. SFC: S.F. supervisors would be elected at-large under proposed ballot measure SFC: Proposal: MTA would need approval from mayor before making key changes Wildfire smoke impacting Bay Area air quality SFC: Bay Area air quality rapidly worsening due to wildfire smoke. SF deals with increasing graffiti, tagging to private properties SJMN: Big San Jose retail center may become housing complex SJMN: Santa Clara County to search for alternatives to using tear gas, pepper spray in jails on mentally ill inmates FresBee: Should Fresno spend $70 million on parking decks? Here’s what leaders, experts say CalCoast: Emails expose SLO High School’s failure to protect students VCStar $: Ventura group sues over 6-story apartment building VCStar $: Moorpark officially ends library fines OCReg: USC football program blocks SCNG writer’s access OCReg: Without a new school on the site, Lake Forest could add more housing to Meadows community VOC: Will Mickey Mouse Continue to Cast a Big Shadow Over Anaheim’s Election Campaigns? Riverside OKs trash rate increase; water, electricity still on table SDUT: Where should San Diego build new affordable housing? City has joined a pilot to find out SDUT: San Diego raises water rates by nearly 20 percent over two years 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!