Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Saturday, March 02, 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 BreitbartCA: ’A Force of Nature’Conservatives Tribute Andrew Breitbart on 12th Anniversary of His Passing BreitbartCA: ‘Walk Toward the Fire’: Remembering Andrew Breitbart AP: Powerful storm in California and Nevada shuts interstate and dumps snow on mountains Tornado touches down in Madera Co., National Weather Service confirms LAT $: Nearly half of San Francisco drug users are visitors, fueling debate on aid to poor and addicted SDUT: Operations aided by the California National Guard seized $649 million worth of fentanyl in 2023 SFC: Why are so many S.F. nonprofits mired in scandal? Here’s a closer look at the troubled charities VOSD: Sacramento Report: The Race Is on for March Primaries CalM: Why California election workers are returning after COVID and conspiracy theories AP: AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the California state and presidential primaries SDUT: How high-speed rail came to California but left San Diego behind SJMN: San Jose to clear 1,000 homeless people from creeks and waterways CalM: California’s urban runoff flows down the drain. Can the drought-plagued state capture more of it? LAT $: The cost of Prop. 1: Newsom’s plan to transform California’s mental health system CalM: Gavin Newsom hits the road for Prop. 1 as support falls for his mental health measure CalM: Getting paid to go to school? California’s community colleges try it out SDUT: Michael Smolens: Border politics are always complex, maybe never more so than now LAT $: Schiff and Garvey lead in Senate race, well positioned for runoff, poll shows BreitbartCA: ‘Blood Money’: Meet Adam Schiff, Who Looks Away from the Deadly Fentanyl Crisis in His Backyard While Taking Donations from Money Laundering Operators Tied to the Drug Trade No connection between rate increases, $2.2B jump in earnings: PG&E SFC: California grants Waymo access to operate its driverless robotaxis in the Peninsula, L.A. VCStar $: Father Serra statue returns home 4 years after ouster American Paralysis and Decline CalM: Gavin Newsom is unpopular, but a second recall drive is doomed for failure OCReg: Misplaced outrage over Panera Bread’s carveout from fast-food law CG: Is California’s Klamath River Dam Removal a Ghoulish Experiment? Oakland business owners fed up after 6 shops burglarized in 1 night SFC: ‘You can buy a judge’: Billionaire investors are pouring money into two S.F. judicial races SFC: San Francisco schools abandon disastrous payroll system after spending $34 million LAT $: Fliers with ‘hate propaganda,’ conspiracy theories dumped on driveways in Fresno City of Fresno cracking down on smoke shops CalCoast: SLO County alleged embezzler’s diversion program terminated VCStar $: Oxnard College, Ventura College pick finalists to replace presidents LAT $: Councilwoman Nithya Raman’s reelection is a crucial test for L.A.’s progressive movement CG: The Los Angeles DA Homestretch: Notables Donate, Endorsements Ramp Up VOC: Who Finances Orange County Judge’s Campaigns? OCReg: Irvine leaders OK multimillion-dollar contracts for Great Park amphitheaters OCReg: Knott’s Berry Farm launches pay-per-ride option to rival Disneyland OCReg: Ocean water from San Diego could stabilize south OC supply, boost desal Riverside County Historic Courthouse vandals can avoid convictions by writing essays, paying restitution For some Inland Empire logistics workers, low pay and 12-hour days are part of life, study says SDUT: ‘I would peg it at 50-50.’ City, developer may walk away from plan to convert 101 Ash St. tower into a residential building 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!