Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Tuesday, January 9, 2024     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: California Democrats Pushing for Legalized Racial Discrimination on Ballot – AGAIN Exclusive: How Sacramento’s NAACP branch leaders mismanaged county funds and hired themselves LAT $: Shohei Ohtani contract: State controller urges Congress to intervene on deferrals AP: California sets a special election for US House seat left vacant by exit of former Speaker McCarthy SJMN: PG&E monthly bills: $300-plus by March California's richest could see new tax as new hearing set for old bill LAT $: California wants to reduce traffic. The Newsom administration thinks AI can help SFC: Whistleblower says UC Santa Cruz cheated donors, fired her for exposing it LAT $: Learning cursive in school, long scorned as obsolete, is now the law in California SJMN: Santa Clara County providing free Narcan by mail to residents SDUT: Chula Vista secures motel for homeless housing, but needs developer and funding to complete project Modesto-area homeless survey issues plea for more volunteers for Jan. 25 count Loose bolts found during preliminary United Airlines 737-9 inspections CG: Governor Newsom to Announce 2024-2025 Budget Proposal Wednesday CalM: As California evictions boom, whether tenants get lawyers depends on where they live SFC: Bay Area wastewater data show alarming COVID spike as hospitalizations rise SDUT: California wants to ban licensed guns from parks, churches and hospitals. Will that pass muster in court? LAT $: Nation’s largest single-family home landlord to pay $3.7 million in California rent-gouging case OCReg: Plan to electrify California’s school buses gets big boost from the government CG: A Tale of Two Lawmakers in the Sacramento Swamp OCReg: Endorsement: Westminster voters should vote No on a sales tax increase this March CG: Biden Re-Nominates Julie Su CalM: Republican Steve Garvey has a chance to play spoiler in California’s Senate race Sacramento County residents again deal with widespread mail theft When Sacramento council reconsiders city manager raise, one detail will be different Sacramento city council meets for first time since Sean Loloee’s resignation announcement EXCLUSIVE: SF rapper speaks after backlash over song dissing Breed SFC: Another huge conference is back in S.F. Can city keep up its ‘safe, clean’ campaign? SFC: Tech layoffs: S.F. gaming company cuts 1,800 LAT $: A California city’s transformation from ‘murder capital’ of the U.S. to zero homicides CG: Safeway, Adidas Closing in San Francisco; William Sonoma On its Way Out? Stanislaus supervisors could approve extra pay for dispatchers to fill gaps at 911 center CalCoast: Group launches recall effort to oust Grover Beach mayor, 2 councilmen, video CalCoast: Grover Beach residents working on anti-water rate increase initiative VCStar $: Input sought on berry-themed upgrades at Oxnard harbor LAT $: Video shows moment officer hits pedestrian with car in South Los Angeles VOC: How Much Could Surf City’s Housing Fight Cost Taxpayers? OCReg: Will Disneyland drop reservations and park hopping restrictions like Disney World? OCReg: Laguna Beach to consider more mowing, no spraying to get rid of plants that add to fire risk OCReg: Newport Beach’s $23.5 million library lecture hall project to be reviewed Tuesday Riverside County authorities seek public’s help in identifying 1992 victim of ‘Happy Face Killer’ SDUT: Developer to borrow $20 million for North River Farms’ affordable housing in Oceanside. 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!