Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Sunday, October 8, 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 AP: It’s the final day of a massive health care strike over pay and staff shortages. No deal is in sight OCReg: California is leading the way in Medicaid abuse OCReg: Southern California special district firefighter earns $290,000 … in overtime CG: First Poll On Senator Laphonza Butler Shows Voters To Be Extremely Polarized LAT $: Black Angelenos greet California’s new senator with delight, wariness and high expectations McCarthy's office denies reports he is resigning LAT $: San Francisco police launch ‘blitz’ crackdown on retail crime FoxLA: Parents in Sylmar fear the man accused of threatening kids might get away with light punishment LAT $: Federal authorities seek fugitive accused of death threats against Orange County judge SFC: Millennials, Gen Z committing fewer violent crimes than previous generations of youth CG: President Biden, Chinese President Xi Jinping Set To Meet In San Francisco Next Month SJMN: Gov. Newsom signs bill repealing doctor-muzzling COVID misinformation law he signed a year ago FoxLA: Cook's Corner mass shooting: Video of incident released by OC authorities LAT $: More than $300 million in unnecessary COVID-19 testing could land Glendale lab owner in prison for 20 years CalM: Is California’s COVID-era rent relief program running out of money? Experimental first week for CARE courts comes to a close Darrell Steinberg says he is considering run for California attorney general LAT $: Ex-Councilman Gil Cedillo sues L.A. County Federation of Labor over leaked racist audio SJMN: VTA clears way for 200 tiny home shelters in North San Jose after push by mayor SFC: Tenderloin hotel will remove sprinklers near homeless encampment hot spot SDUT: Another camp site for homeless people is nearing completion. Two other shelter proposals just hit roadblocks. LAT $: What’s really inside the Hollywood writers’ deal? Here’s the juicy stuff OCReg: The right of parents to raise their own children should not be up for debate How NYTimes Serves as Mouthpiece for the Government CG: OPINION: AG Bonta’s War on School Boards Could Have Dire Consequences OCReg: Newsom, Democrats hatch plans to hike your taxes NR: We’re Not Buying the Biden Story SJMN: Editorial: VTA’s San Jose BART extension costs surging out of control Residents in Sacramento County neighborhood report ongoing mail theft SFC: There’s one sign San Francisco’s housing market is becoming ‘friendlier’ to renters SFC: Alleged Airbnb ‘tenant from hell’ squatted in Oakland rental, records show SJMN: Judge in Tesla case refuses to slash $3 million jury award for Black worker over ‘awful, pervasive racism’ at Fremont factory FresBee: Major Fresno developer, thousands of future homes exempted from special police, fire tax CalCoast: Fire burns 150 acres off Highway 46 near Cambria FoxLA: LAPD grapples with officer safety concerns as DACA recruits face firearms restrictions LAT $: Lawsuit alleges sexual misconduct by director of Animal Services’ volunteer programs LAT $: Rancho Palos Verdes declares emergency after landslides; more damage feared in upcoming winter OCReg: Huntington Beach to place controversial charter reforms, including voter ID, on ballot CG: Temecula Valley Unified Bans Unofficial Flags Outraging Victimhood Filled Activists SDUT: San Diego poised to spend nearly $12 million on police surveillance network SDUT: Fireworks? Or homemade bombs? Months of mysterious booms rattle nerves in Vista SDUT: Proposal to limit downtown development in Oceanside fails to pass 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!