Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Thursday, April 11, 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: Reparations rift? California’s Black lawmakers divided on how far to go CG: Bill to Create New Reparations Agency Passes Senate Judiciary Committee Return to office: State workers ordered back this summer — read Gov. Gavin Newsom’s memo CG: California State Auditor’s Scathing Homeless Report: Where Did the Money Go? LAT $: All-cash offers, wealthy buyers push Southern California home prices to a record LAT $: ‘Please leave!’ A Jewish UC Berkeley dean confronts pro-Palestinian activist at his home SFC: Disruption at UC Berkeley dean’s home is latest campus flashpoint over Gaza SFC: An unusual Bay Area House race just got even weirder SJMN: Here’s what we know about the recount brewing in the Congressional District 16 race CalM: ‘Forever chemicals’: Water supplies throughout California will exceed new national limits AP: Salmon fishing is banned off the California coast for the second year in a row amid low stocks CG: Traffic Violence? Is That a Real Thing? CHP arrests 4, seizes $300K in Legos stolen from SoCal retailers LAT $: Shattered windows, slashed tires and GPS trackers: L.A. freeway heists shock jewelers Man arrested for allegedly attacking Fresno Mattress Firm employee EXCLUSIVE: Couple says tow truck tried to nab their moving car in SF CalM: Meth, death and abuse: Inside the private security forces patrolling California’s homeless AP: Rescuers search off Northern California coast for young gray whale entangled in gill net SJMN: Regents name new UC Berkeley chancellor CalM: California clinics brace for fallout from Arizona abortion ban SJMN: Did Rep. Ro Khanna encourage East Bay mega-donor to join RFK Jr. ticket? CG: EDD Admits $55 Billion Lost in Pandemic… $55 Billion! OCReg: What’s past is prologue: How California’s AB 1836 threatens creative freedom OCReg: Huntington Beach’s Tony Strickland goes woke on rent control Trump's Abortion Stance Is More 'Democratic' Than Dems' CalM: While California politicians skirmish over housing, the shortage keeps growing OCReg: Don’t politicians ever learn? The Biden administration wants to crack down on freelance work. SacBee: Changes to Sacramento County fireworks rules: Late-night use banned and fines enhanced SJMN: San Mateo County opposes Oakland airport name change SJMN: High-ranking Oakland cops, including deputy chief, face serious discipline for allegedly botching investigation LAT $: Explosive levels of methane have been detected near a Berkeley landfill-turned-park SFC: Mayor Breed wants a Chinese university to set up in downtown S.F. SFC: Red tape and corruption are endemic at S.F. City Hall. How would mayoral candidates fix that? SFC: Aaron Peskin has long been S.F. Chinatown’s supervisor. Do residents support his mayoral bid? Stockton airport gets $26 million boost for upgrades, renovations VCStar $: Supervisors OK polling voters about a local housing bond VCStar $: Golfers teed off at Ventura's handling of city courses LAT $: Santa Monica luxury towers, HOA fees, alleged theft: Where did the millions go? LAT $: LAPD interim chief Dominic Choi: Quiet reformer or ‘Michel Moore 2.0’? VOC: Costa Mesa Moves Forward on Cannabis Shop Limits OCReg: Defense attorney details online interactions between Blaze Bernstein and assailant in months prior to his murder Election critics rally at Riverside County supervisors meeting New Riverside City Council may reverse contracts OK’d by old council Jailed San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputy denies being Mongols motorcycle gang member VOSD: County GOP Chair Is Out After Endorsement Controversy SDUT: Further action sought for troubled Carlsbad housing project 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!