FRHeader-Large

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
Twitter