Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Wednesday, October 25, 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 SFC: U.S. media blocked from Newsom meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping Gov. Gavin Newsom meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping AP: California Gov. Newsom has surprise meeting with China’s leader Xi amid warm welcome in Beijing Pol: ‘Delusional’: Capitol Hill hawks skewer Gavin Newsom’s China trip AP: States sue Meta claiming its social platforms are addictive and harm children’s mental health AP: California regulators suspend recently approved San Francisco robotaxi service for safety reasons CG: Robotaxi Companies Struck By Wave Of Protests, Legal Action Across California CG: Reedley Lab Owner Staying in Jail as Feds Call Zhu a Flight Risk CG: Three San Francisco Democrats Champion Anti-Israel Resolution LAT $: For Californians whose relatives were kidnapped in Israel, ‘an unimaginable nightmare’ CG: 732,000 Letters Favoring Ballot Initiative to Increase Rent Control VOC: To Enforce Rent Control, Santa Ana Wants Landlords’ Property Info; How Will it Work? CalM: California colleges miss the deadline to offer student parents priority registration VCStar $: Tiny home shelter for T.O.'s homeless residents OK'd SDUT: San Diego County advances its own camping ban, although final passage isn’t assured Pilot accused of trying to crash Alaska plane pleads not guilty SFC: Pilot charged with attempted murder said he was on mushrooms. Could that impact case? Orphaned by McCarthy, California Republicans stand alone LAT $: Captain of the dive boat where 34 died is on trial. Is he criminally negligent? SDUT: San Diego County to create welcome center for immigrants and refugees, first in North County SFC: Newsom still convinced of Death Row prisoner’s guilt following bias report SFC: Here’s how much abortions have increased in California post-Dobbs CG: Gavin in China: Visits BYD Electric Car Maker – Company He Awarded $1.4B Mask Contracts CG: Barbara Ferrer Obliterates ‘Misinformation’ NR: How Donors Can Help Fix Our Broken Campuses OCReg: Environmental law reform is key solution to California’s housing woes CalM: California’s budget whiplash showed the pitfalls of forecasting revenue SFC: How many people could live in Solano County’s new city? Here’s latest projection SFC: S.F. supervisors urge Breed to make payments to businesses hurt by summit Parents react to Fresno Teachers Association's strike authorization Fresno Teachers Association members vote to authorize strike LAT $: California’s San Joaquin Valley is on the front line of climate change. How will it adapt? VCStar $: Ventura opts to keep Spanish at council meetings Black Val Verde police officer alleges discrimination in lawsuit OCReg: LA district attorney investigating hotels hiring refugees amid strike VOC: Is Anaheim’s Fall of Reform Going to Freeze Over? OCReg: Laguna Hills security guard in critical condition after ‘unprovoked, senseless’ shooting OCReg: Huntington Beach switching electric utility customers to lower renewable energy plan Riverside’s Mission Inn Run sets 46-year record during lease turmoil SDUT: In split vote, Board of Supervisors fails to back Newsom’s proposed federal amendment to harden gun laws SDUT: Michael Smolens: Is a tougher law against extended street parking in San Diego worth it? SDUT: San Diego County Supervisors approve project to expand removal of debris in the Tijuana River 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!