Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Friday, December 29, 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: Loud Cash, Quiet Power: Foundations Extend Political Tentacles CG: California Judge Decides Vince Fong Can Run for Congress in 2024 CalM: Vince Fong allowed to run for Kevin McCarthy’s seat in Congress LAT $: Prosecutors seek 13-year prison sentence for former L.A. City Councilman Jose Huizar CalCoast: High surf warnings, flooding in SLO and Santa Barbara counties FoxLA: High surf pounds SoCal coast, floods streets in Ventura County OCReg: Big surf slams Southern California beaches for exciting end to 2023 OCReg: Maine becomes second state to bar Trump from presidential primary ballot LAT $: Donald Trump will stay on California GOP presidential primary ballot CalCoast: New California laws you need to know in 2024 Modesto authorities, auto businesses hope new law will decrease catalytic converter thefts AP: A tax increase, LGBTQ+ youth protections and more sick leave highlight California’s new laws in 2024 CalM: California new laws for 2024: Alerts for missing Black children LAT $: Traffic scofflaws beware: Speed cameras will go up next year in Los Angeles, Glendale, Long Beach CalM: California new laws for 2024: Speed cameras and cruising allowed LAT $: ‘45 seconds of horror’: Fullerton couple assaulted, heirlooms stolen in follow-home robbery CalM: Will tougher fentanyl penalties ease overdoses crisis? New California law targets dealers SFC: S.F. prosecutors drop knife charges against man shot by police LAT $: Drone photos show California’s reservoirs filling up — but not yet at capacity SFC: It’s not just the Bay Area — number of affordable homes is plummeting across California FresBee: Election 2024: Watch these California races that experts say could decide House majority SDUT: Michael Smolens: Rep. Peters, wife confronted by Gaza cease-fire protesters at La Jolla restaurant Both sides claim win in court battle over ballot designation in Inland Empire House race SDUT: Chula Vista city attorney race: Court rules that both candidates used misleading job titles SFC: Google nears $5 billion settlement in ‘incognito’ mode privacy lawsuit NR: So Now the Leaf Blowers Are Trying to Kill You NR: Academic Bias and Censorship Are Huge Problems, and We Can Prove It CG: Insanity Knows No Bounds: Censoring A Rap Song Sacramento mayor, members of city council call on Loloee to resign. Some constituents agree. AP: Ex-student found competent to stand trial for stabbing deaths near University of California, Davis Visitors from all over world flock to Mavericks as surfers brave waves SFC: Oakland Police Commission agrees to reopen police chief hiring process OCReg: Former Cal swimming coach Teri McKeever suspended by the U.S. Center for SafeSport SJMN: San Jose cop behind racist texts had large cache of weapons seized because of message about shooting Black attorney SJMN: New Year’s risk? San Jose experiencing 3rd highest COVID wave right now, wastewater shows Lack of translation services limits civic participation for Stanislaus’ Spanish speakers VCStar $: Ventura City Council meetings will move to Tuesday nights VCStar $: Input sought on Santa Susana lab groundwater cleanup LAT $: University of California poised to buy former Westside Pavilion OCReg: Disneyland chemical spill injures 2 employees OCReg: Judge denies petition to prevent voter ID proposal from going on Huntington Beach ballots 2048: What will Inland Empire political division look like 25 years from now? SDUT: Can San Diego governments reverse population trends? SDUT: San Diego’s lifeguard truck deal with Toyota is up for renewal. A new climate law could make things trickier this time VOSD: San Diego’s Homeless Response Took a Punitive Turn in 2023 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!