Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Wednesday, September 27, 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: Sen. Grove’s Bill to Make Sex Trafficking in California a Felony Once Again Signed into Law AP: Republicans face growing urgency to stop Trump as they enter the second presidential debate VCStar $: Simi police issue traffic advisory ahead of GOP debate OCReg: Orange County voters want less bickering and more policy at second GOP debate SJMN: Target says organized retail theft too much, will shutter 3 Bay Area stores Pittsburg tried to bring police substation by Target ahead of closure SFC: S.F. Target store that’s closing is near chop shops, encampment fires CG: Target Announces Three Locations In SF Bay Area Are Closing Because of Rampant Crime SFC: Here’s how common vandalism is at S.F. restaurants SFC: These neighborhoods are San Francisco’s car-theft hot spots California scientist union moves closer to strike after state board approves impasse request AP: California governor signs law raising taxes on guns and ammunition to pay for school safety SJMN: Bill to stop California school textbook bans signed by Gov. Newsom OCReg: In shadow of Monterey Park shooting, Newsom signs array of gun bills, including tax on guns, ammo CG: Gov. Newsom Chairs Dem Governors Assoc. Policy Committee Following $1.5M Pfizer PAC Donation Levi Strauss Heir Daniel Lurie to Run for San Francisco Mayor in 2024 SFC: Feinstein’s estate battle raises the question: Why are a senator’s medical bills so high? SacBee: Sacramento County hasn’t spent $25M to help Parkway homeless CG: City Of Los Angeles Sued Over Mayor Karen Bass’ Homeless Crisis Emergency Powers AP: California, a liberal bastion, may give Donald Trump an unlikely boost in 2024 SacBee: El Dorado board meeting receives antisemitic phone calls SFC: Remote public comment at S.F. City Hall could end after racist remarks Temecula City Council changes LGBTQ proclamation LAT $: ‘A ticking time bomb’: Why California can’t provide safe drinking water to all its residents CalM: California community college enrollment is up, but one group of students lags behind CG: State Schools Superintendent Tony Thurmond Announces 2026 Run For Governor SDUT: Michael Smolens: Republicans line up to take another run at Rep. Levin A Timeline of Alleged Biden Family Corruption SJMN: Sam Bankman-Fried’s mom blasts ‘McCarthyite’ prosecutors, unfair media and ‘credulous public’ OCReg: This column (along with everything else the left doesn’t like) is a threat to democracy OCReg: GOP candidates must stand up for freedom, against Communist tyranny in China CalM: Has California’s much-dreaded ‘job killer’ list lost some of its bite? OCReg: Unions, governor and fast-food industry agree to a detente OCReg: Gary Galles: ACA 1 and ACA 13 are blatant attacks on Prop. 13 by the California Legislature CG: The Scheme to Label Gov. Newsom as ‘Moderate’ Exposed in New Report Davis police still searching for source of bomb threats against schools, library CG: San Francisco’s Richmond District Demands Change, Not a New Face of Failed Leftist Policies SFC: S.F. shuts down downtown streets for ‘VIP visit’ as Biden arrives in town SFC: Federal officers in S.F. watched man OD outside Pelosi building. Why didn’t they step in? SJMN: Fraud-tied San Jose housing complex has yet to sell units SJMN: Silicon Valley tech giants agree to pay $18 million over age-bias claims CalCoast: SLO County’s cannabis program more than $1 million in the red CalCoast: Scientist to report on Oceano Dunes despite Gibson, Paulding’s objections LAT $: L.A. County supervisors order crackdown on small business fraud after 3-year delay LAT $: Man shot by LAPD officers who mistook cellphone for gun wins $2.35 million at trial LAT $: LAUSD moves to bar charter schools from scores of campuses, citing tensions LAT $: In Men’s Central Jail, fires are common, smoke alarms are not: Smells ‘like a campfire’ VOC: OC Cities Fight Over Bid to Use 100-Acre State Mental Health Campus in Costa Mesa For Housing LAT $: Orange County doctor to LGBTQ+ community charged with sexually assaulting 9 patients VOC: Cypress Investigates Leak of Secret Decision on Voting Rights Lawsuit 2 women file claim against Riverside County in deputy’s sextortion case Huge fentanyl bust: How Riverside County sheriff’s investigators caught one of their own UC Riverside opens new medical school building SDUT: ‘Modest price correction is probably in the offing’: San Diego home price gains show signs of slowing 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!