Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Thursday, October 5, 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: Paid Sick Leave Expansion Bill Signed Into Law By Governor Newsom AP: California workers will get five sick days instead of three under law signed by Gov. Newsom CalM: Making water conservation a ‘California way of life’: Controversial state rules could cost $13 billion CalM: Kaiser strike begins as 68,000 employees stage walkout at California hospitals SJMN: Striking Bay Area Kaiser workers seek higher wages, better staffing CG: Bill to Ban Ballot Hand Counts Signed By Governor Newsom SDUT: As people keep dying in San Diego jails, Newsom signs local lawmakers’ oversight bills into law CG: With Kevin McCarthy Gone, is Jessica Patterson’s Job as CA GOP Chair on Shaky Ground? California takes first step to buy trains for its high-speed rail route. What’s the price tag? LAT $: The largest dam removal in history stirs hopes of restoring California tribes’ way of life OCReg: Manhattan Beach officer, survivor of Las Vegas mass shooting, killed in 405 Freeway crash AP: Environmentalists suffer another setback in fight to shutter California’s last nuclear power plant SacBee: Upper Land Park homeless camp shows Sacramento’s challenge VOC: San Clemente Considers Curbing Homeless From Beaches SFC: S.F. Mint Plaza $700-a-month sleeping pods deemed illegal, unsafe LAT $: West Virginia has the nation’s worst drug problem, but much less homelessness than L.A. SFC: S.F. asks U.S. Supreme Court to immediately overturn homelessness ruling LAT $: These L.A. strippers won a union. But the dance isn’t over SacBee: CapRadio contracts linked to board members raise concern Several CapRadio board members resign as financial issues linger SJMN: ‘Unshakable’: Sen. Dianne Feinstein lies in state at San Francisco City Hall NR: California’s Lobbyist Senator The New Excuse for Government Censorship OCReg: End unconstitutional mass surveillance, let Section 702 expire. OCReg: Anaheim voters overwhelmingly reject Unite Here Local 11’s ridiculous ballot measure SacBee: Charlie Kirk will speak at Sacramento American Council event SFC: These affordable S.F. apartments were threatened, then a city attorney stepped in SJMN: East Bay school district cuts ties with teacher whose students exposed his antisemitic lessons — but he’s still getting paid SJMN: San Jose BART extension will take 10 years longer than expected — at more than double the cost Stanislaus County advocacy group opposes spending $1.46 million on Highway 132 soundwall SJMN: Backlog of deaths weighs down Santa Cruz County coroner’s unit CalCoast: Santa Barbara County awards itself ambulance contract, lawsuit filed CalCoast: SLO County DA sues auto parts company for overcharging customers VCStar $: 3 more ex-Simi High students sue over sex abuse by coach VCStar $: Borderline bar owner found guilty of embezzlement CG: Los Angeles City Council Moves Forward With Proposal to Ban Cashless Businesses LAT $: Recent controversies test LAPD Chief Michel Moore in the final years of his tenure LAT $: Eminent domain was used to evict a Chinatown family. Now it might help them stay housed Val Verde school board president faces public backlash after second DUI arrest OCReg: Anaheim Measure A: Voters rejecting $25 minimum wage initiative in early returns VOC: Two Orange Unified School Board Members May Face Recall For Firing Superintendent VOC: A Battle For Orange County’s Only Citywide Rent Control Ordinance SDUT: ‘I will not be silenced’: Controversy over proposed changes to San Diego city attorney job signals growing rift SDUT: Canceled contracts, classroom poster crackdowns: How San Diego school districts are changing practices amid anti-LGBTQ+ backlash 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!