Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Tuesday, March 26, 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 2 Bay Area cities had most postal robberies in CA in 2023: data SFC: Safe streets are a choice San Francisco. Why is the city waiting so long to make it? SFC: Crime in Oakland has been rising. These charts show how trends vary by neighborhood LAT $: Where is the nation’s lowest job growth? Look no further than rural California CG: Fast Food Restaurants, Owners Brace As $20 Minimum Wage Law Is set To Go Into Effect In A Week CalM: California insurance market ‘in chaos,’ says former insurance chief. Can this chief fix it? SJMN: Joe Simitian leads Evan Low by one vote in the District 16 congressional race SFC: Arnold Schwarzenegger ‘more of a machine’ following recent surgery SacBee: CA agencies praised telework, then ordered return-to-office SFC: California Supreme Court rules workers must be paid for time going to and from security checks LAT $: Yes, beavers can help stop wildfires. And more places in California are embracing them CalM: California farmers could save a lot of water — but their profits would suffer CG: Rep. Michelle Steel Declares Huge Victory In 45th Congressional District Race OCReg: In CA-45 race, Rep. Michelle Steel and Derek Tran will face off in November CG: U.S. Justice Department Files Injuction Against California Prison System Over Beard Policy LAT $: Feds take California prison agency to court for requiring Sikh guards to shave beards CalM: California extends student financial aid deadline AP: Hospitality workers ratify new contract with 34 Southern California hotels, press 30 others to sign SJMN: ‘There Ought to be a Law’: Bay Area contestant inspires bill to protect California schools from wildfire CG: Gov. Newsom Calls for Gaza Cease-Fire in letter to California’s Palestinian, Arab, Muslim Community OCReg: Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani says he never bet on sports, interpreter Ippei Mizuhara stole money, told lies LAT $: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ L.A., Miami homes raided in sex-trafficking inquiry, sources say SacBee: California loaned PG&E $1.2B for Diablo Canyon. It may not pay up | Sacramento Bee CalM: Newsom, legislators opt for gimmicks and wishful thinking to close California’s budget deficit OCReg: Ron Paul: Congressional omnibus is like a bad Hollywood sequel NR: Only Capitalism Can Solve Environmental Problems AP: National monument on California-Oregon border will remain intact after surviving legal challenge City Council set to consider resolution declaring Sacramento sanctuary city for transgender people SJMN: What were the Bay Area’s most expensive March primary races? SFC: There’s a push to let cars back on S.F.’s Market Street. It’s not a good idea SJMN: Tightened wastewater regulations could cost Bay Area cities billions SJMN: Controversial policy on inviting parents to kids’ abuse interviews vanishes from Santa Clara County website Outrage over ‘another’ McDonald’s in Modesto. What is city’s role on new businesses? FresBee: Is Valley Children’s $5.1 million CEO pay too high for a nonprofit? See the comparisons VCStar $: Cancer center proposal heads to Thousand Oaks council LAT $: Why was 2023 such a deadly year in Los Angeles County jails? It depends on whom you ask LAT $: Girl grabs deputy’s gun, fatally shoots herself in lobby of L.A. County sheriff’s station, officials say OCReg: Irvine council set to consider ban on protesting near residences OCReg: Chrysalis and CalOptima Health develop program to get formerly homeless people working in shelters VOC: Irvine Eyes Building Housing, Nature Preserve at Old Asphalt Factory VOC: Orange County Supervisors to Discuss Sheriffs’ Cooperation with Immigration CG: Palm Springs union admits unconstitutional conduct in settlement SDUT: SDG&E customers will get credits on their bill next month as part of a state program VOSD: Border Report: A Neighborhood Living in the Shadow of an Assassination SDUT: Young renters get leg up over homeowners in power struggle to become neighborhood voice for Hillcrest 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!