Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Thursday, February 29, 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 CG: Gov. Newsom Exempts Billionaire Buddy from Fast Food $20 Minimum Wage Law SFC: Top Republican calls for investigation into Newsom over Panera’s exemption from wage law San Francisco Poised to Start Drug-Testing Welfare Recipients AP: A billionaire-backed campaign for a new California city is off to a bumpy start LAT $: Times investigation spurs complaints seeking federal probe of Kevin McCarthy PAC spending at luxury resort LAT $: Newsom wants to build a $16-billion water tunnel. Will it destroy California’s delta? SFC: How back-to-back California storms are erasing fears about state’s water supply CalM: California’s urban runoff flows down the drain. Can the drought-plagued state capture more of it? CG: Support for Bill to Save Dozens Of Rural Hospitals CalM: California gives new moms extra Medi-Cal benefits. It can’t say who’s using them CalM: Cal State student workers voted to form a union. Here’s what students want. LAT $: California effort to crack down on legacy and donor admissions could hit USC, Stanford LAT $: California effort to confront implicit bias among doctors faces 1st Amendment challenge CalM: It’s now significantly more deadly to be homeless. Why are so many people dying? LAT $: How a showdown between Central Valley Democrats could help the GOP keep control of Congress SJMN: The race to replace U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo is California’s most expensive House race. Here’s where the money is flowing. SJMN: Why are oil and gas companies pumping money into a down-ballot race for State Senate? LAT $: Democratic Party chair Rusty Hicks assailed as outsider in bid for North Coast Assembly seat CalM: California made primary elections boring. Voter participation reflects that CG: Ringside: How to Deliver Affordable Energy Again in California Oakland faces job vacancy crisis as it goes 1 year without PD chief LAT $: Federal complaint alleges Berkeley public schools allowed discrimination against Jewish children SFC: Oakland Mayor Thao to skip public forum on new police chief Thursday CG: SF Board Of Supervisors Vote 11-0 To Apologize to Black Residents for Decades of Discrimination SFC: S.F. spent nearly $2 billion on the Central Subway. Did it really help Chinatown? SFC: With S.F. Macy’s closing, what will become of the iconic buildings? Experts weigh in CG: To Fight Corruption, San Francisco Must Decriminalize Construction SJMN: Santa Clara County housed a record number of homeless people last year. But even more fell into homelessness CalM: Tech boom has slowed, but there are still more Silicon Valley jobs than before the pandemic FresBee: Tulare supervisor apologizes for attacks on colleague. Latino leaders say that’s not enough Break-in at Fresno Mission construction site could cost $300K CalCoast: Former San Luis Obispo police chief tied to Derek Johnson’s new job VCStar $: CLU economists: Lack of housing holds back local economy LAT $: How mega-spending and alleged scandals could influence LAUSD school board elections VOC: OC Supervisor Races See Last-Minute Spending as Primary Draws Near VOC: Irvine Officials Won’t Formally Weigh in on Palestine and Israel OCReg: Moulton Niguel Water District gets FEMA grants to reduce urban runoff to ocean OCReg: Anaheim recall election for Councilmember Natalie Rubalcava set for June SDUT: New audit recommends overtime limits for San Diego police, mandatory breaks between shifts SDUT: Two San Diego mayoral appointees linked to lawsuit challenging opponent’s residency SDUT: What’s on the ballot, who’s who, how to vote and more: Everything you need to know about the March primary 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!