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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.

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• 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

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