Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Wednesday, December 27, 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 FoxLA: New year, new laws: From speed cameras to gender-neutral toys, here's what's changing in 2024 LAT $: New law has Californians with criminal records ‘quite hopeful’ they’ll finally find housing LAT $: Trump says he will never stop trying to repeal Obamacare. California would feel the biggest impact LAT $: Nobody’s ever lost their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Will Trump be the first? CG: Pizza Hut Fires Over 1,200 Drivers In California Before New $20 Minimum Wage Comes Into Effect CalCoast: Pizza Hut franchises lay off more than 1,200 California delivery drivers Minimum wage pay increase already impacting local workforce OCReg: Biggest waves of season, flood concerns headed for Southern California coast OCReg: Temecula investigation leads to arrests in 40 Southern California burglaries; $200,000 in alcohol and medications were taken SJMN: State plans pricey fixes to California’s broken insurance market. Are homeowners on board? SJMN: California office building sells at 52% less than 2018 price VOSD: The State Is Serious About Forcing Housing Production in Small Cities Ceres bans homeless camps near ‘critical infrastructure.’ What is City Council’s next step? SFC: S.F. is filling vacant homeless housing units. But some buildings remain stubbornly empty LAT $: Everyone seems to be sick with respiratory illness in California. Here’s why OCReg: ‘Not your grandparents’ post office:’ The future USPS being tested in California AP: The odds for more sports betting could fade in 2024 OCReg: Kwanzaa march in Downtown L.A. calls for ceasefire in Palestine Here's how much SF spent on Gwen Stefani for Biden's APEC gala: report SFC: Court overturns conviction of GOP Congress member for lying to FBI OCReg: PAGA: A double-edged sword for California businesses OCReg: John Seiler: How to fix California’s budget woes (if you really wanted to) CG: Reparations, Bullet Train, 64% State Spending Increase: California’s Democrats Choose Power Over the People CG: About Last Week… OCReg: Alex Padilla and Ken Calvert: A historic victory as C-130s join the fight against wildfires West Napa Fault longer than previously thought: USGS Thousands of new homes, 200-acre medical campus planned near Sacramento suburb SFC: S.F. public schools facing a $420 million deficit. Here's how it got so bad LAT $: Their land is sinking. But Tulare Lake farm barons defy calls to cut groundwater pumping FresBee: Beautify Fresno has removed 6 million pounds of litter. Is the city any less trashy? Newman honors Cpl. Ronil Singh at vigil 5 years after line of duty death VCStar $: Port Hueneme declares emergency over storms VOC: 2023: The Year of Orange County Water Woes Corona Costco shooter built false narrative after killing attacker in panic, prosecutor says SDUT: San Diego County hires longtime deputy public defender as office’s new chief VOSD: San Diego, Your Food Doesn’t Belong in the Trash SDUT: Oceanside changes course again on affordable housing requirements 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!