Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Wednesday, February 21, 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 CalM: California lawmakers face a ballooning budget deficit CG: California Budget Deficit Balloons To $73 Billion According to Legislative Analyst CG: Schiff, Garvey Surge Ahead In Latest 2024 California U.S. Senate Election Poll OCReg: Porter goes after Schiff on debate stage for final US Senate faceoff CalM: U.S. Senate contenders make their final debate arguments SJMN: Poll: Garvey rockets into 2nd behind Schiff. Here’s how that could be good for Democrats FoxLA: Rain in California: Downpours continue Tuesday thanks to powerful atmospheric river LAT $: Another storm pounds Southern California, triggering flood watch and fears of mudslides OCReg: Updated rain map: What parts of Orange County are getting soaked LAT $: After heavy storms, Death Valley is now open to kayakers: The return of ghostly Lake Manly CalM: 10 years after promise, California still hasn’t included undocumented immigrants in cell phone subsidies CG: Assemblyman Essayli Legislation: Making Crime in California Illegal Again FoxLA: Homeless camps in Sun Valley sewers are cause for concerns, firefighters say LAT $: Homelessness in the northwestern Valley becomes a pressing issue in council race OCReg: President Biden touches down in LA again to fill campaign coffers SFC: Biden heads to Bay Area for another fundraising swing LAT $: Biden arrives in Los Angeles today for fundraiser at Israel supporter’s home CG: Fast Food Franchise Owners Speak Out Against $20 Minimum Wage CalM: California offered $57 million to help this hospital reopen. Now, it finally has a plan LAT $: Anti-Scientology protests lead to arrests and allegations of attacks: ‘There’s a war going on’ FresBee: Donald Trump endorses Vince Fong to replace Kevin McCarthy. Will it affect California race? Should your gas stove come with a warning label? California bill wades into the culture war SJMN: Parents demand answers after California substitute teacher’s alleged behavior leaves class in tears SJMN: California landlords wanted the Supreme Court to limit rent control laws. They won’t — for now SDUT: Andrea and Jesus Cardenas face new criminal charges Release the Biden Transcripts Now OCReg: Blame slow-growth policies for California’s housing and homeless crises NR: The Biden Administration’s Explicit Handout to Unions Biden Pushes Ukraine To Fight, Demands Israel Surrender CalM: Gavin Newsom’s new budget is already leaking red ink as revenues fall behind CG: Blocked on Twitter, About to Hit by the Times How Censorship Drives the Woke Revolution Crime lab included in plan for Sacramento State extension in Placer County Proposed bridge would connect downtown Sacramento, Natomas SacBee: Viva Supermarket employees detail complaints against Loloee SFC: SEIU workers union says S.F. Mayor London Breed violated law by putting Prop. F on ballot SFC: Mayor London Breed scraps plan for S.F. sober living facility near Chinatown after opposition SF official responds after Charles Barkleys comments about city SFC: S.F. added hundreds of mental health and addiction treatment beds. So why are many sitting empty? SJMN: More officer names surface in ex-San Jose cop’s racist texting scandal SJMN: San Jose police officer cleared of criminal wrongdoing in March 2023 shooting, his fourth in as many years VCStar $: Hueneme to review cannabis rules to help dispensaries LAT $: LAUSD front-runner apologizes for liking antisemitic, pornographic social media posts LAT $: It’s not just toxic chemicals. Radioactive waste was also dumped off Los Angeles coast LAT $: Ex-Sheriff Alex Villanueva suspended from social media site X OCReg: Orange County’s Measure M2 could use more oversight OCReg: La Habra City Councilmember Steve Simonian resigns for health, family A study measured cell tower emissions at Temecula schools. What did it find? 8 women allege Temecula vocational school failed to address instructor’s sexual misconduct LAT $: The Inland Empire’s once-unstoppable warehousing industry falls into a slump SDUT: Judge rejects arguments in lawsuit seeking to get parcel tax for San Diego parks, libraries on November ballot SDUT: Michael Smolens: City attorney candidates engage in trial run for November 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!