Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Sunday, December 17, 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 FRBlog: Please No More Happy Holidays LAT $: Environmentalists investing in Big Oil? Inside the surprising stock portfolios of California lawmakers NR: California’s Troubled Community-College System Just Got Worse CityJrnl: The Academy at the Crossroads, Part Two EXCLUSIVE: Senate Staffer Caught Filming Gay Sex Tape In Senate Hearing Room Capitol Hill rocked by sex tape scandal featuring famous Senate hearing room Johnathan Turley Breaks Down Possible Charges Against Senate Staffer Who Filmed Obscene Gay Sex In Hearing Room NR: San Francisco Puts Reparations Office on Hold as Part of $75 Million Budget Cut CalM: ‘You have a crisis out there’: Gavin Newsom scolds counties over delays in mental health law BreitbartCA: Turley: Eric Swalwell Helped Orchestrate ‘Alleged Federal Crime’ with Hunter Biden Presser LAT $: Could Culver City’s landmark deal to end oil production be a model for other cities? SJMN: Commission hearing retail theft complaints questions link to Prop 47 criminal justice reforms SFC: Car stolen in S.F. with sleeping child inside, report says SFC: S.F. DA says mayor’s plan to arrest drug users ‘isn’t working.’ That doesn’t mean scrap it McCarthy-endorsed Vince Fong can’t legally run for Congress, California secretary of state says SDUT: Fake badges sold by a San Diego County tribal police chief gave ‘VIPs’ cop privileges LAT $: California prepares to transform sewage into pure drinking water under new rules FoxLA: Lizzo seeks dismissal in lawsuit detailing sexual harassment allegations SFC: Atmospheric river-fueled storms are coming to California. Here’s a timeline of impacts LAT $: After Monterey Park shooting, pastor tried to de-stigmatize therapy for Asian immigrants OCReg: Hunter Biden and a Dad with influence to peddle SJMN: Editorial: Gavin Newsom owns California’s $68 billion budget deficit A Modest Proposal: Give High-Speed Rail to Unhoused Californians LAT $: Column: Voices from Nevada on a prospective Newsom presidential bid. In a word, no CalM: California plays whac-a-mole with cities resistant to building much-needed housing Constituents of federally indicted Sacramento councilman call for his resignation Alameda Co. DA says document reveals profit motives behind recall SJMN: Paramedic shortages have some Bay Area residents waiting half an hour or more for an ambulance Hospitalizations rise in Fresno County, officials urge precaution Fresno homeowners can say yes or no to higher trash fees. Bills could go up 78% by 2028 FresBee: Former Bitwise building provides Fresno with $1 million-plus leased space for city department CalCoast: Santa Barbara County pleads guilty to oil spill offenses CalCoast: Atascadero appoints David Fleishman as new city attorney OCReg: Potentially dangerous device using radiation is missing as LA County Public Works offers reward OCReg: Hundreds of new homes to be added to the Great Park Neighborhoods Pilot dies after plane crash near Corona Airport SDUT: Searching for stability and growth, San Diego Community College District chooses a new chancellor SDUT: California’s annual school performance ratings are out. Here’s what they mean, and how San Diego County districts did. 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!