Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Wednesday, January 17, 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: Slay the Death Tax CG: Gov. Newsom Announces Refusal To Sign Bill to Ban Tackle Football For Under 12 Youth CalM: Newsom sides with parents’ rights groups to defend youth tackle football AP: Lawsuit over California group’s do-not-eat listing for American lobster dismissed Director of Modesto LGBTQ+ organization among those arrested in child predator sting CG: Trump Retains Massive California Presidential Primary Race Lead CG: Newsom’s Proposed Education Budget Grows as Students Test Scores Continue to Drop LAT $: Lawsuit says sexual harassment by emergency services official impeded wildfire recovery OCReg: Placentia church evacuated during service, 1 detained during search for armed man SDUT: How SDG&E and California’s power grid operator try to stay one step ahead of cyberattacks CalM: Why California community colleges are reluctant to spend more than $500 million in state money AP: Billionaire backers of new California city reveal map and details of proposed development LAT $: Plan for utopian Bay Area city was shrouded in secrecy. Now its wealthy backers want it on the ballot CG: Should Barbara Lee Even Be in California’s U.S. Senate Debate With Such Low Polling Numbers? LAT $: Advocacy groups are petitioning for the end of SNAP interview requirements Video shows 2 masked people rob Sacramento Vietnam veteran VCStar $: 2 home burglaries in Camarillo may be connected SDUT: Poll shows strong lead for Democrat Rep. Mike Levin seven weeks ahead of March primary LAT $: ‘Nobody stopped’: Who struck two brothers in a crosswalk? Murder trial begins for L.A. socialite SJMN: Silicon Valley engineering manager claims company fired him over Facebook posts on ‘Israel-Palestine conflict’ OCReg: Kelly Seyarto: Sacramento’s spending is out of control OCReg: Ken Williams: ‘Community Schools’ are a Trojan horse in our education system OCReg: Restaurants should be wary of latest food safety training program CalM: California’s unemployment insurance fund has a stubborn multibillion-dollar problem SacBee: Sacramento NAACP probes raise questions about COVID program Sacramento's city manager can no longer put own raise on agenda SFC: She was viciously attacked by a dog at an S.F. beach. Here’s why the city couldn’t do anything about it SFC: Sinkhole in downtown S.F. shuts down cable car line SFC: Exclusive: S.F. tower known as the ‘KPMG building’ may lose a key tenant: KPMG Oakland seeks to revive ceasefire program to combat violence LAT $: Ex-Santa Clara County deputy pleads guilty to faking a drive-by shooting Proposed California budget denies funds assisting Stanislaus County domestic violence victims Fresno County District Attorney supports repealing Proposition 47 CalCoast: Paso Robles to change parking rates, forgo another council vote VCStar $: Cal Lutheran faculty vote no confidence in President Lori Varlotta LAT $: L.A. County to pay $1.75 million to woman who alleged illegal cavity searches by sheriff’s deputies VOC: Irvine Chamber of Commerce CEO Resigns; Is OC District Attorney Probing? OCReg: Longtime Yorba Linda councilmember trades dais for water board VOC: What Have State Auditors Found in Anaheim’s COVID Bailout Spending? OCReg: Endorsement: End Huntington Beach’s comic political theater by voting ‘No’ on all three charter amendments VOSD: The Trauma the Mayor Didn’t Talk About SDUT: County faces lawsuit over 25-acre park in Alpine expected to break ground this spring. 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!