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Saturday, April 20, 2024

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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.


THE HEADLINES

  • SJMN: No D’s and F’s? No extra credit? Will Bay Area schools’ switch to equity grading help or harm students?
  • AP: Record numbers in the US are homeless. Can cities fine them for sleeping in parks and on sidewalks?
  • SCOTUS homelessness case could have implications for Bay Area: experts
  • With public pressure mounting, state legislators get serious about stopping shoplifting surge
  • AP: Judge tentatively sides with California AG in fight over ballot measure on students’ gender ID
  • FresBee: Clovis schools now more LGBTQ+ tolerant, union says. Here are the latest changes
  • SFC: Mortgage rate ‘lock-in effect’ in Bay Area is more dramatic than anywhere else. These charts show the striking trend
  • Pushing CA public workers to come back in-person
  • AP: California is rolling out free preschool. That hasn’t solved challenges around child care
  • CG: Democrats in Tied San Jose Congressional Election Try to Stop the Recount
  • LAT $: LAPD’s recruiting woes laid bare: Only 30 officers per class, analysis shows
  • AP: 3 Northern California law enforcement officers charged in death of man held facedown on the ground
  • LAT $: USC cancels appearance by director Jon Chu, others amid valedictorian controversy
  • OCReg: Huntington Beach Councilmember Tony Strickland is running for state Senate
  • CG: Two More Insurance Companies Pull Out Of California
  • OCReg: Joel Fox: Connecting the dots on fights over tax policy in California
  • NR: History of an Enigma, at the Nixon Library
  • CG: Paper V. Plastic
  • SFC: S.F. crime rates are plunging, police data shows. This offense dropped more than any other
  • SJMN: Former San Jose fire captain arraigned on charges related to lewd acts with a minor
  • FresBee: Costco relocation approved in Fresno. New site is $98 million investment, company says
  • CalCoast: Paavo Ogren quits Oceano Community Services District, no notice
  • VCStar $: Simi's next city manager topic of special meeting
  • VCStar $: Oak Park Unified picks next superintendent
  • LAT $: Harbor-UCLA doctor is fired after county finds he regularly gawked at patients’ genitalia
  • LAT $: L.A. council member to seek more money to help tenants in Chinatown apartment building
  • 4 Inland men sentenced to prison for roles in Jan. 6 Capitol riot
  • SDUT: San Diego County gets $19.6M in federal funding for migrant services but must now decide how to spend it
  • SDUT: Years after Elisa Serna’s death in jail, newly unsealed records reveal damning details of serious lapses in her care


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