Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Thursday, February 8, 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 LAT $: High-speed rail is coming to the Central Valley. Residents see a new life in the fast lane AmerSpec: Forcing Americans to Vote Turns Democracy Into a Farce OCReg: ‘Trailer bills’ allow California lawmakers to enact policies with little public input CG: Ringside: California is Hardly Harvesting the Deluge LAT $: The unloved L.A. River just prevented a flood disaster. Can more of its water be saved? SJMN: Judge dismisses lawsuit challenging name change for UC San Francisco’s former Hastings law school SBSun: Southern California home sales drop 43% in 2 years, biggest decline on record LAT $: More rain, more car-damaging potholes. Here’s how you can get repaid for damage AP: California recommends changes to leasing properties under freeways after major fire LAT $: UC and CSU extend May 1 deadline to accept admission offers for fall 2024, citing FAFSA delays LAT $: California lawmakers blast state’s workplace safety agency over ‘dangerous’ farmworker conditions SDUT: Lawmakers get cold feet on adding a fixed charge based on income to California utility bills LAT $: President Biden expected back in California for more reelection fundraising this month SFC: 47-year-old tortilla factory ditching Bay Area for Kansas Reason: Bureaucrats Are Moving To Cap Bank Overdraft Fees, Which Will Hurt the People It's Meant To Help CG: State Water Board Report Updates to Bay/Delta Plan Shows Bias Against San Joaquin Valley Reason: Was Amazon 'Free to Ignore' White House Demands That It Suppress Anti-Vaccine Books? SDUT: Opinion: Accountability missing in schools when it comes to weak student progress OCReg: Why a California initiative promising 20,000 homes for mentally ill delivered far less SacBee: Lawsuit claims Sheriff’s Office used excessive force as woman fled deputies in Rancho Cordova SFC: Everything you need to know about the legal battle S.F. school district is facing over elections SFC: At a cost of nearly $1 million a unit, stalled S.F. affordable housing project set to start again SFC: Tollbooths at Bay Area bridges will still be removed — just not yet. Here are the new dates SJMN: Antioch mayor pledges to work toward public investment in clean energy, reject fossil fuels SJMN: Palo Alto begins process that would give voters power to choose mayor SJMN: Los Gatos hits another stumbling block in finalizing Housing Element SJMN: Labor, health costs lead Santa Clara County to project $250 million deficit in upcoming fiscal year LAT $: Dominic Choi picked as interim LAPD chief to replace departing Moore Pomona news: hello to Anita Gutierrez; goodbye to Larry Egan OCReg: John Seiler: Key races will determine Orange County’s future OCReg: Options for sand replenishment in San Clemente still being discussed, delay could reach into summer SBSun: Fontana approves development permit for city’s first retail cannabis storefront Two Riverside County supervisors sought to ease election doubts. They didn’t Recall election date set for Temecula school board President Joseph Komrosky SDUT: Mobile home rent control ordinance flounders in Lemon Grove as city seeks compromise with park owner SDUT: San Diego council wants aggressive action on flood prevention, despite a widening budget deficit SDUT: SANDAG hit with class-action lawsuit over flawed toll-collection system on South Bay Expressway 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!