Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Friday, April 19, 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 CG: ‘Fix Prop 47’ Initiative Receives Over 900,000 Signatures – Qualifies for November Ballot AP: Coalition to submit 900,000 signatures to put tough-on-crime initiative on California ballot OCReg: Signatures turned in for ballot measure to reverse Prop. 47, crack down on theft LAT $: ‘Help me, help me’: Metro bus driver stabbed, reviving fears about safety LAT $: Thieves steal $250,000 in lottery ticket Scratchers from 44 stores, authorities say SJMN: East Bay burglars lift $300,000 from a single home in latest high-end heist SFC: S.F. to test new homeless housing model in the Tenderloin to save lives and cut costs. Will it work? AP: California governor pledges state oversight for cities, counties lagging on solving homelessness SFC: A broken elevator may displace residents of S.F. homeless hotel. Supervisor blames mayor SacBee: California reparations bills clear first state Senate hearings. ‘It’s what is owed’ SJMN: More than 20 previously uncounted ballots discovered during Congressional District 16 recount OCReg: California’s fast food prices rose 7% before new $20 wage, No. 1 jump in US California lawmakers reject bill to let parents sue schools that don’t ban ‘harmful’ books LAT $: Murrieta board defies state, will keep policy to tell parents about LGBTQ+ transitioning CG: New Assembly Bill Would Ban NDAs in Legislative Negotiations AP: Finding an apartment may be easier for California pet owners under new legislation CG: Plastic Ban Bill Passes Senate Committee CalM: We investigated California’s rehab for parolees. Now, the state is taking action VCStar $: Katie Meyer Law would aid college students in distress SacBee: The CSU mishandled sexual harassment complaints. Two bills are aimed at protecting students CalM: A plan to change your utility rates is dividing California environmentalists. Here’s why OCReg: Huntington Beach councilmembers pledge to fight state’s lawsuit over city’s voter ID measure AP: Feds push back against judge and say troubled California prison should be shut down without delay AP: Google fires 28 workers in aftermath of protests over big tech deal with Israeli government OCReg: Metropolitan Water District soaks taxpayers with higher property taxes CG: Klamath Dams and Salmon Restoration – Truth vs. Fiction CG: Free Enterprise, Private Property, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Dialogue Nevada County Style CalM: Californians are worried about crime, setting the stage for a ballot measure showdown OCReg: Heartburn doesn’t stop California lawmakers from quashing speech SJMN: SFO strikes back against Oakland Airport with lawsuit over ‘San Francisco Bay’ name change SFC: What we know about S.F.’s looming ‘intensive’ parking enforcement sweeps SFC: Here’s how the fastest-growing part of San Francisco is voting SFC: S.F. moderates are now running this politically powerful group. Here’s what they want to do SJMN: DA files involuntary manslaughter charges against 3 East Bay cops in death of Mario Gonzalez OCReg: The $32,000 condos: Winning bidders sued after San Jose auction FresBee: Court rules for Fresno cops who asphyxiated unarmed man. ‘It just defies common sense’ CalCoast: Paso Robles rejects paid parking referendum, claims deficiencies VCStar $: Meeting minutes: Ojai gets grant for City Hall encampment LAT $: Body of unidentified man washes ashore on Ventura County beach CalM: California won’t prosecute LAPD officer who shot teenage girl in store’s dressing room VOC: Huntington Beach Approves Smaller Water Rate Hike After Resident Outcry OCReg: Beach trail in north San Clemente reopens, but bridge connector remains closed SDUT: San Diego’s Belmont Park poised for an overhaul that could bring new rides and reinvented beachfront restaurant SDUT: Plans proceed for solar farm at Carlsbad city reservoir SDUT: Speeding cameras, lower speed limits, new technology: How advocates want to make San Diego streets safer 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!