Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Wednesday, January 31, 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 SLTrib: Here’s what to know about the California special election to succeed Kevin McCarthy SFC: Bay Area storm to bring extreme downpours, damaging winds. When to expect worst impacts LAT $: California braces for inundation as atmospheric rivers barrel in from Pacific Ocean LAT $: A warm winter has left California’s snowpack in a dismal state. Will the new storms help? LAT $: California braces for inundation as atmospheric rivers barrel in from Pacific Ocean SacBee: California Democrats want solitary confinement reform. Why Gavin Newsom may be a roadblock SDUT: Newsom again asks Congress for funding for sewage crisis SFC: Bay Area tech layoffs: PayPal, Block announce thousands of new cuts PayPal Will Cut Around 2,500 Jobs as Rivals Snag Market Share LAT $: ‘Universal frustration’: In California, a crisis so dire Republicans and Democrats are working together LAT $: Sip, sip, hooray! New bill would allow drinking on public streets in designated areas SFC: S.F. politicians file police reports in response to tech exec’s threatening social media post SBSun: ‘Plague’ of black market marijuana resulting in violence, San Bernardino County sheriff says SBSun: Proposition 1 is badly needed to help combat California’s mental health crisis Claremont Institute Is Upsetting the Right People AmerSpec: The Bureaucratic Left Has Always Resisted Reform NR: Should Colleges Pay Property Taxes? SacBee: Katie Valenzuela has a challenger for her Sacramento council seat. Who’s funding them? SFC: Billionaire and former NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg donates $200,000 to Breed’s S.F. mayoral race SFC: Billionaire mother of SF mayoral candidate spends $1M on her son's race Golden Gate Bridge toll would hit $10 under proposed increases SFC: Huge Oakland business launches new safety measures for employees amid concerns about rising crime SFC: Oakland is slowly improving its 911 response. Will it be enough to meet state standards? Antioch Unified to ask voters to pass $195 million bond measure SJMN: State OKs San Jose’s housing element, restoring local control over zoning SJMN: Refusing shelter will soon be illegal in San Mateo County SLTrib: SLO County woman wins fight over bill for election recount FresBee: Favors, money grabs, incompetence: Bitwise emails with city of Fresno show inside reality FresBee: Fresno’s future housing is threatened by city’s inaction on key growth area | Opinion LAT $: Rents will increase for some L.A. tenants as COVID eviction protections end OCReg: State auditors: Anaheim hasn’t properly managed tourism money SDUT: San Diego just OK’d a sweeping new labor pact to govern all big city projects. Here’s what it will do. 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!