Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Tuesday, March 19, 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 OCReg: Long Beach Unified School District pays kids $1,400 to become leftist agitators CG: The New Fed Contractor Rule is Great! …But Doesn’t Go Far Enough, Says the LA Times SFC: Former PUC chief Harlan Kelly gets prison time for fraud conviction OCReg: Prop. 1 backers and foes both seek count of thousands of disqualified ballots CalM: Why Prop. 1 foes are getting back in the fight LAT $: California speeds plans to empty San Quentin’s death row CG: California’s $20 Minimum Wage Fast Food Bill Gets Even Messier SJMN: Down to the wire: Joe Simitian leads Evan Low by 12 votes in race to replace U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo CalM: Fresh batch of YIMBY housing bills clash with coastal protections (again) CG: Klamath River Dams – KRRC’s Sediment Plan – A Ticking Time Bomb? CG: Annual Firearm Registration Bill Faces Increased Flak As Committee Hearing Date Approaches SFC: After an outcry over crime, Oakland mayor says this deeply troubled corridor is getting safer SJMN: Oakland auto shop owner was killed in his store by angry customer, police say Video: Thieves crash into Roseville Motorsports, load Yamaha dirt bikes onto U-Haul truck SJMN: Leaving jail without bail? San Jose mom charged with murder in her baby’s fentanyl death expected to be released to await trial AP: Trump backs Kevin McCarthy protege in California special election for former speaker’s seat Californians could receive tax breaks on all wildfire-related settlements under recent bills VOSD: 4 Reasons Why Homeless Hospital Patients End Up Back on the Street A quarter of the state’s homeless are Black, study says — experts say more affordable housing needed LAT $: L.A. authorities accuse Rebecca Grossman of ‘illegal conduct’ from jail, her legal team of jury tampering OCReg: Social media influencer arrested in Irvine on suspicion of joining the attack on the US Capitol OCReg: Chief justice denies ex-Trump aide, UC Irvine professor Peter Navarro’s bid to delay sentence CG: Shady Non-Profits Reap Cash From Riverside County and the CDC California Gov. Gavin Newsom's Very Bad Month Berkeley Is a Safe Space for Hate OCReg: High-Speed Rail Authority: A real lemon in California OCReg: Gov. Newsom playing tricks with Proposition 1 vote count Sacramento City Council planning to hear proposed cease-fire resolution on Tuesday SacBee: Sacramento pays PG&E $125,000 settlement for infrastructure failure. Here’s where. SFC: Nurse’s union presses UCSF for patient care details amid $100 million purchase of two S.F. hospitals SJMN: Alum Rock Union School District board fires controversial Superintendent Hilaria Bauer SJMN: Officials, civil-rights groups back expanding mental health emergency program in San Jose SJMN: Hundreds of homes may replace part of huge Silicon Valley tech campus Staffing shortage pushes MCSO to launch online reporting portal Stanislaus County, Modesto in no hurry to respond to financial troubles of garbage burner VCStar $: Ventura Ranch housing plan updated; more scrutiny expected LAT $: A sign of the times: Tearing down an emptying O.C. office complex to build a warehouse What’s new: $17 million coming to Inland Empire infrastructure projects SDUT: Mark Arabo named to Del Mar track operator, after his court-ordered $248,000 repayment to nonprofit he once led SDUT: State health officials asked to examine Scripps Chula Vista maternity ward closure. 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!