Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Friday, October 13, 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: San Francisco Sees New Burst Of Robberies, Retail Closures Since Monday 3 arrested after smash-and-grab theft at SF Dior store: police SFC: Shooting in S.F.s Tenderloin district leaves three injured Bay Area postal workers demand better protections amid rising attacks Unions reach tentative agreement with Kaiser after health care strike LAT $: Kaiser Permanente and unions reach tentative agreement one week after strike CalM: Kaiser agrees to $200 million settlement over California mental health delays AP: California considers stepping in to manage groundwater basin in farm country CalM: San Joaquin Valley growers may face probation for failing to protect groundwater SDUT: Michael Smolens: San Diego-Imperial water deal: 20 years of success with questions ahead SDUT: Thousands of San Diego County voters were mistakenly sent two mail ballots. Here’s what to do. SDUT: Thousands of SDSU, Cal State employees would get back-to-back 5 percent raises under new tentative agreements CG: Gov. Newsom Signs Right To Repair Bill Into Law CalM: Families fume over Newsom’s veto of children’s hearing aid bill, call his plan ‘a nightmare’ AP: California governor signs 2 major proposals for mental health reform to go before voters in 2024 OCReg: Chapman postpones ‘American Islamophobia’ author’s speech, symposium SFC: Stanford students say lecturer called Jews in class ‘colonizers,’ minimized Holocaust LAT $: A Caltrans executive protested a freeway expansion. Then she was demoted LAT $: Fallout of Skid Row Housing Trust collapse big and small: broken promises, homelessness, lost dentures VCStar $: Oxnards Vagabond Inn to become permanent housing Update: Modesto gets $16.1 million grant to turn old motel into 54 apartments for homeless SDUT: Qualcomm cuts 1,064 jobs in San Diego SJMN: Tech, non-tech firms slash hundreds more Bay Area jobs in fresh layoffs AP: After years of erasure, Black queer leaders rise to prominence in Congress and activism CityJrnl: Anatomy of a Smear OCReg: Little difference between Democratic Senate candidates Lee, Porter, Schiff Hamas and Amoral Clarity CG: An Updated Analysis of the Cal Chamber’s ‘Job Killer’ Bill Program SacBee: Sacramento pays $106,000 to Black teen detained by police twice in 18 months Folsom Cordova Unified violated restraint practices for special needs students, review states SFC: SFMOMA is suing City College of San Francisco over famed Diego Rivera mural SFC: Permit nightmare: How S.F. rules turned one home remodel into a 6-year ordeal SFPD may consider new lasso tool to detain non-violent suspects Alameda Co. DA creates new team to tackle organized retail crime SJMN: ‘An unconscionable failure’: New evidence shows deputies at East Bay jail ignored man’s failing health as he slowly died FresBee: ‘We also want to be treated equally’: Chowchilla City Council to rehear hefty food truck fees FresBee: Amid prayers and protests, city of Fresno raises flag in show of solidarity with Israel CalCoast: Morro Bay City Council votes to raise garbage rates by 38% LAT $: After fatal overdose at L.A. juvenile hall, a mother grieves as drugs remain a threat OCReg: OC prosecutors, sheriff’s officials mum on how they are fixing jailhouse informant problems VOC: Is Anaheim’s Corruption Scandal a Conduit For Reforms Across Southern California? SDUT: Why was Sandy Naranjo censured? Port commissioner falsely accused the agency’s top lawyer of being corrupt, according to report SDUT: Judge’s ruling keeps San Diego’s franchise agreements with SDG&E in place 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!