Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Friday, February 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 Bay Area mayors join call for Prop 47 reform to crack down on theft LAT $: San Francisco Mayor London Breed backs GOP initiative to stiffen penalties for retail theft AP: California governor to send prosecutors to Oakland to help crack down on rising crime CA state attorneys will help boost Alameda Co. criminal prosecutions SDUT: Lawmakers get cold feet on adding a fixed charge based on income to California utility bills AP: California bill would ban all plastic shopping bags at grocery stores CG: Two New CA Bills Unveiled to Ban All Plastic Bags From Supermarkets Special Counsel Hur: Biden Elderly Man With Poor Memory NR: Special Counsel Account of Biden’s Mental Decline Is Frightening FoxLA: Biden kept classified documents, special counsel says, but no criminal charges warranted Republicans gain ground among registered voters across California SacBee: Should California schools have to share sex ed materials online? One lawmaker says yes CalM: California wants to cap your medical bills. Guess who’s pushing back. CG: Bill to Exempt Certain Fast Food Restaurants From New $20 Minimum Wage Introduced LAT $: ‘Daylighting,’ a new law that California drivers must know to avoid a ticket next year CalM: CA legislators unveil measure for $1 billion offshore wind bond Adventist Health, UCSF reveal effort to buy Madera Community Hospital CalM: A bankrupt California hospital left a health care desert. Two medical groups move to reopen it SDUT: Tentative contract breakthrough appears to resolve University of California, Blue Cross split CalM: California Senate leader Mike McGuire picks his team LAT $: A nearly 17-year battle over California medical marijuana dispensary goes up in smoke OCReg: Storm washes 30-foot dead whale ashore in Huntington Beach LAT $: The unloved L.A. River just prevented a flood disaster. Can more of its water be saved? LAT $: Monster storm triggered hundreds of mudslides across Los Angeles. Why do they happen? SDUT: Last big storm of the week has rivers and flood channels flowing once again across San Diego County Fentanyl deaths climb to a new high in Stanislaus County. Which cities had the most deaths? Assembly 27 incumbent Soria has $1 million war chest; challenger less than $20,000 Man arrested after stolen plane lands on Peninsula beach LAT $: He took on L.A.’s street gangs. For Mayorkas, impeachment ‘does not rattle me’ OCReg: Special counsel report and Biden’s response highlight the president’s concerning mental state OCReg: Progressives ditch ‘free speech’ to fight ‘misinformation’ NR: An Unmitigated Disaster CG: More Affordable-Housing Bonds? OCReg: California continues to constrain the rental housing market — to its detriment. CalM: Ironically, Californians and Missourians can’t legally bet on their Super Bowl teams CG: CA Senate Candidates Recite Democrat Dogma to LGBT Activists SFC: California’s trees are dying in huge numbers — and Tahoe is the epicenter SFC: Oakland’s apartment market is in distress. The abandonment of one building shows why Tech Millionaires Take On Politicians in a Fight to Fix San Francisco SFC: Witness describes passengers jumping off runaway Muni bus before crash FresBee: Judge rules Fresno can proceed with Cesar Chavez street name change. What are the risks? CalCoast: Santa Maria principal accused of falsifying athletes’ transcripts CalCoast: Appellate court overturns $20.8 million award in dog attack case VCStar $: Simi Valley hospital to shut down birthing unit in May LAT $: L.A.’s worst parking lots? We figured out how to fix them FoxLA: LA County DAs debate held ahead of election LAT $: Just in time for 2024 elections, USC opens a major public policy center in Washington LAT $: Nine months after opening, L.A. County’s newest juvenile hall under fire from regulators OCReg: Two candidates face off for District 3 OC Board of Supervisors seat OCReg: At UC Irvine summit, Orange County leaders urge action against rising antisemitism and hate VOC: Who Was Improperly Lobbied by the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce? VOC: Is it Legal to Spend Tourism Dollars to Lobby Elected Officials? Cajalco Road in Riverside County was named out of retribution VOSD: From Speeding to Nerf Gun Battles: Why One Neighborhood Is Fed Up with a San Diego School SDUT: Candidates for San Diego’s District 9 clash on flood prevention tax, homelessness, tenant protections SDUT: Appeals court says ex-SDSU football players accused of rape may use explicit videos in their defense 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!