Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Friday, October 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 AP: Newly appointed California Sen. Laphonza Butler will not seek election to a full term in 2024 CG: Appointed U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler Announces She Will Not Run For Full Term In 2024 AP: Judge blocks California school district policy to notify parents if their child changes pronouns OCReg: Capistrano Unified rejects parental notification policy, a first among OC school districts CG: Governor Newsom To Travel To Israel En Route To China AP: California Gov. Gavin Newsom to make a one-day visit to Israel en route to China SJMN: Is California Gov. Newsom’s Israel visit ‘helpful for morale’ or risky political maneuver? AP: Federal judge again rules that California’s ban on assault weapons is unconstitutional Conservative Temecula school trustees fight $100,000 in taxpayer funds paid to union leader LAT $: L.A. County got a restraining order against a foul-mouthed gadfly. He denies making threats SFC: Charts show detailed look into California’s growing Asian American population CG: UC Davis Professor Threatens Journalists and Their Kids with Cleaver, Ax SJMN: Californians rattled awake by early-morning ShakeAlert messages CalM: California weighs ending climate credits for cow poop SacBee: California prisons say there is no solitary confinement. So why are inmates isolated for years? Musk Calls NewsGuard 'Scam,' Demands Its Disbandment SacBee: How cash payments are helping Yolo County families reduce depression and improve childhoods American Media Suckered by Hamas' Hospital Lie CG: Two San Francisco Police Commissioners Leave Meeting Following Criticism Of Mayor’s Recent Ballot Proposal Convicted child molester shows 'free fentanyl' sign across SF school SFC: ’Highly unusual’: S.F. Sheriff’s Office spent majority of its overtime budget in 3 months LAT $: Man who crashed into Chinese Consulate in San Francisco was armed with knife and crossbow SFC: Poll: San Franciscans support mandatory treatment for these drug users SJMN: Billionaire developer offers up San Jose property for homeless shelters Parents concerned of possible Fresno Unified teacher strike FresBee: Without help, Fresno’s Playland park is months away from closing again, operator says Fresno district allocates millions to prepare for teacher strike. How they’ll spend the money VCStar $: Santa Paula City Council declines to fly pride flag CG: Gascon Polling Disaster Finds Only 14% Plan to Vote for Him in March LAT $: After deaths of four Pepperdine students on Pacific Coast Highway, a memorial and a call to action OCReg: When Disneyland passholders will get their share of $9.5 million Magic Key settlement OCReg: Official charged with embezzling more than $14 million from OC school district SDUT: Michael Smolens: Gloria re-election path looks clear, but relations with police loom in the background 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!