Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Saturday, April 13, 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 LAT $: Pay hikes for city workers will add $1 billion to L.A.’s yearly budget by 2028, report says LAT $: Newsom called it a gimmick. Now he’s using the trick to lower California’s massive deficit NR: California’s Homeless-Industrial Complex Exposed CalM: Backers of California homeless camp ban cite ‘successful’ San Diego law. But is it? OCReg: Susan Shelley: The bandit in the White House Nathan Fletcher spent $323K in campaign contributions for legal defense in alleged sexual assault case AP: Faced with possibly paying for news, Google removes links to California news sites for some users CG: Google Announces Block to California-Based News Links From Searches in Protest of Impending Bill LAT $: Small-business owners brace for uncertainty as $20 hourly fast-food wage takes effect SF mayor set for weeklong business trip to China CalM: California regulations: How to make them better- CalMatters Lawmakers seek $45 million in aid for citrus growers impacted by fruit fly quarantine LAT $: California Assembly Democrats unveil plan to curb retail theft CalM: California requires new homes to have solar panels. Should wildfire victims get a break? AP: California man sentenced to 40 years to life for fatal freeway shooting of 6-year-old boy SDUT: San Diego federal lawsuit challenges law banning most non-California residents from carrying guns LAT $: Calexico's first transgender mayor faces recall. Is gender the reason? LAT $: Two congressional candidates tied. Now, recount requests are complicating it even further SJMN: Bay Area tech CEO accused of enslaving assistant agreed to pay her $10 million, claims her Hollywood lawyer tried to extort more CG: When Did Abortion Become Normal? SacBee: Roseville seeks largest electricity rate bump in its history. Here’s how much and why SJMN: Alameda County had $77.8 million in black-market marijuana seized last year — the most in California CG: SF Bay Area Sees Three More Companies Issue Mass Layoffs SFC: They were ready for S.F.’s nightmare permit process. Then a simple mistake made ‘all hell break loose’ SFC: These 12 people have given at least $100K to Daniel Lurie’s S.F. mayoral campaign. Who are they? FresBee: 12 weeks, $40,000 spent, can a new superintendent search for Fresno Unified succeed? OCReg: Off-limits and tainted, Santa Susana Field Lab superfund site opens to rare tour OCReg: Tony Strickland: I will always champion local control and firmly oppose rent control Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco could run for governor in 2026 SDUT: San Diego cuts ties with developer proposing to convert 101 Ash St. tower into a residential building SDUT: State Supreme Court’s refusal to hear Chula Vista police drone case might mean not all footage is secret SDUT: SANDAG executives take responsibility for SR-125 toll failures but don’t explain why they waited to act 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!