Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Thursday, March 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 is clearing criminal records — including violent crimes — to offer second chances LAT $: Newsom and Democrats announce a plan to reduce the enormous budget deficit. How? TBD CalM: With Prop. 1 passage, Gavin Newsom again changes how Californians with mental illness get help CG: Prop. 1 Battle Rages On As Final Votes Are Counted, and Disqualified Ballots Grow AP: California wants to pay doctors more money to see Medicaid patients SJMN: Evan Low leads Joe Simitian by three votes; few ballots remain uncounted Man arrested in connection to three robberies of Citrus Heights businesses Nearly 14K abandoned cars reportedly dumped in Oakland over 6 months CalM: California offers health insurance for as little as $10 a month. Some pay more in tax penalties CG: Bill to Allow Lifetime Restraining Orders Against Perpetrators Of Major Crimes Introduced In Assembly CalM: California doctors struggle to make payroll one month after ransomware attack LAT $: Children on Skid Row: Four migrant families form a tenuous community VCStar $: CFO stole millions, developer of T.O. homeless project says VCStar $: Ojai Valley housing slated for low-income residents CalM: California spends more on schools with the neediest kids. Here’s how it’s succeeded, and failed. LAT $: Border security is swaying some California Democrats — and could sway control of Congress OCReg: Newport Beach right to leave the League of California Cities. Other cities should follow. NR: If ‘Democracy Is on the Ballot,’ Kamala Harris Shouldn’t Be CG: Ringside: Evaluating Underground CO2 Sequestration in California CG: Mayor Darrell Steinberg’s Gaza-Cease-Fire Resolution Passes Amid Protests SFC: She was at the center of S.F.’s school board recall. Now she’s offering a private school alternative Valley Children's CEO facing criticism for multi-million dollar pay CalCoast: Paso Robles mayor scolded over conflicts of interest CalCoast: SLO City Council appoints Whitney McDonald as interim city manager LAT $: L.A. looks at eliminating up to 2,000 vacant positions as the city’s budget outlook worsens LAT $: Crackdown on Airbnb and other short-term rentals likely coming to unincorporated L.A. County VOC: Costa Mesa Eyes Limiting Number of Cannabis Shops VOC: Santa Ana Deadlocks on Curbing Protests in Front of Homes VOC: San Clemente Clashes With OC Transportation Officials Over Beach Erosion OCReg: A call to halt OC Tax Assessor Claude Parrish’s foolish “rent tax” proposal OCReg: Anaheim demolishes motel on Beach Boulevard, plans to build affordable housing SDUT: A San Diego sales tax hike is one step closer to the November ballot. Can the city convince voters to support it? VOSD: FEMA Hands Out Millions to San Diego Flood Survivors CG: San Diego First-Time Homebuyers Fight for Equal Treatment Under the Law 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!