Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Friday, January 26, 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 UC board delays vote over hiring undocumented students CalM: UC rejects proposal to allow campuses to hire undocumented students LAT $: California board blasts EV charger company, then approves its $200-million plan anyway New CA bill would stop cars from going 10 mph over speed limit SFC: S.F. City Hall corruption: Another employee charged in alleged kickback scheme SJMN: San Francisco city employee accused of buying VR headsets, cameras with city money in growing corruption scandal LAT $: ‘I lost everything.’ Former L.A. Councilman Jose Huizar seeks leniency in corruption case California state worker pay database updated with 2023 wages, overtime for civil servants Kamala Harris asks California Democrats for support, money ahead of high stakes 2024 election CG: Gov. Gavin Newsom Stumps For Biden Campaign In South Carolina Ahead Of The Primary OCReg: Campus jobs are ‘real work’: 20,000 California college students begin union vote OCReg: Record number of Californians visiting emergency rooms for dog bites CalM: Approaching Bay Area deadline a ‘test case’ for California’s housing crisis Northern California congressman recognized for support of people with disabilities OCReg: OC congressional Democrats back Adam Schiff in California’s U.S. Senate race LAT $: PG&E penalized $45 million in Dixie fire settlement with CPUC OCReg: Realtor associations deluged with ‘copycat’ commission lawsuits OCReg: Gunman who killed 6-year-old in road-rage shooting on 55 freeway found guilty SDUT: Outside review of MTS firing in Nathan Fletcher case finds no knowledge of improper relationship Less than 4% of Bay Area Caltrans claims approved last few years: data SFC: ‘Pure fear’: Violent crime in Oakland rose 21% last year. Residents worry it will define the city FoxLA: Postal carrier struck by vehicle driven by alleged mail thieves LAT $: Metrolink passenger car in Antelope Valley sprayed with bullets as gunfire erupts nearby SJMN: Just how many homeless people are in the Bay Area? Annual census aims to nail down a number CalM: California regulators want to spend billions to reduce a fraction of water usage OCReg: Steve Garvey didn’t do great in his first debate. But here’s how he can win over more voters to his side. OCReg: Joanna Weiss reminds voters why Dave Min can’t be trusted CG: Ringside: Half of California’s Energy Comes from Crude Oil SJMN: Biden administration awards nearly half a billion dollars for Northern California offshore wind project CG: Sacramento City Manager Pushed for $20K Raise Before Delivering Bad News: $50 Million Budget Black Hole Sacramento residents to file lawsuit against property owners of multiple apartment complexes SF mayor pushes for Prop E to broaden police powers for safety SFC: Mayor Breed is taking credit for the dip in S.F. crime last year CG: Levi Strauss Announces Corporate Workplace Cuts Of 10%-15% SFC: S.F.’s Powell Street has seen better days. Now there’s a push to give it a makeover This Bay Area county is ranked the worst for pedestrian fatalities SJMN: Norm Mineta statue unveiled at San Jose airport terminal This Central Valley county is one of least affordable spots in US to own a home, study says FresBee: After claim $36K food truck fees targeted Latinos, Chowchilla leaders reform rules VCStar $: La Reina High to close at the end of the year LAT $: Manhunt underway after inmate escapes Ventura detention facility VCStar $: Ventura keeps free downtown parking for now VCStar $: Ojai clinches deal with new city manager CG: LA Board Of Supes Proposes Maximum Indoor Temperatures For Apartments During Warm Months FoxLA: Former LA Times journalist says they got laid off during work trip, may need own credit card to fly home OCReg: Federal regulators offer final word on oil spill off coast of Huntington Beach OCReg: 73 alleged victims of a Newport Beach doctor who was arrested in September file lawsuit claiming sexual abuse Criminologist doubts cartels are responsible for slaying of 6 in San Bernardino County desert LAT $: Live in Redlands? Prepare to forfeit your homegrown fruit to stop the Oriental fruit fly Unsolved 1974 San Bernardino County desert slaying linked to Idaho serial killer Five takeaways from Riverside’s State of the City speech SDUT: San Diego Port Commissioner Rafael Castellanos resigns from board SDUT: Flood relief funding is coming together, but will federal aid materialize for San Diego? SDUT: Levin announces $53.9 million for San Diego County railroad projects day after landslide blocks tracks SDUT: U.S. completes $134 million modernization project at the Otay Mesa border crossing SDUT: Vargas’ annual State of the County speech postponed in favor of ‘day of service’ for flood victims 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!