FRHeader-Large

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
Twitter