Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Tuesday, May 7, 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 California lawmakers grill Newsom administration on homelessness spending and lack of data CalM: Did California’s massive COVID homeless shelter program work? A new evaluation probes the results SDUT: San Diego council members skeptical of new shelters amid possible cuts to existing homelessness programs LAT $: Lawmakers grill Newsom officials on homelessness spending after audit causes bipartisan frustration LAT $: San Francisco shelter operator got $105,000 for work it never did, city officials say NR: California’s Predictably Disastrous Minimum-Wage Hikes SJMN: One of California’s largest home insurance companies is raising rates by 15% on average SFC: California’s second-largest reservoir is now full VCStar $: State's deficit could halt disability workers raises Former Stockton Unified board president accused of misusing district credit card appears in court SFC: New California law will upend restaurant prices. What it could look like for 3 famous dishes CalM: Newsom wants California state employees back in the office. New ruling makes it harder to object LAT $: UCLA detectives use Jan. 6 tactics to find masked mob members who attacked pro-Palestinian camp SDUT: Police crackdown on pro-Palestinian protest at UC San Diego leads to dozens of arrests, criticism AP: California reports the first increase in groundwater supplies in 4 years Thief swaps $255K Tiffany ring with cubic zirconia replica: police 14 more felony arrests made in Rancho Cucamonga anti-theft crackdown SJMN: Elizabeth Holmes’ projected release from prison is moved closer CG: Hating Jews in Elementary School: Berkeley Public Schools Tolerating Antisemitism CalM: California restaurants shouldn’t be shocked law banning ‘junk fees’ applies to them CA Is Penalizing Our Religious Beliefs OCReg: California legislators misunderstand basic economics. Taxpayers will pay the price. OCReg: The Teamsters’ campaign against AVs isn’t really about safety SacBee: Comment praising Hitler in Sacramento class prompts debate after high school paper prints it SFC: S.F. created an office to fix its system for reporting sex crimes. Years later, it’s changed almost nothing SF's unhoused tent count hits 5-year low, Mayor Breed says SF nonprofit meant to help unhoused community accused of fraud Merced County supervisors to discuss possible fire station closures LAT $: Tiny Central Coast newsroom Lookout Santa Cruz wins Pulitzer Prize VCStar $: $12M in loans awarded to affordable housing projects CG: Former Los Angeles DA Lacey Endorses Nathan Hochman OCReg: OCTA details cost of adding sand in coastal armoring proposal for tracks in San Clemente OCReg: OC judge scheduled to testify on allegations he withheld evidence as a prosecutor VOC: Fountain Valley Allows Digital Freeway Advertising; Will Drivers be Distracted? Mojave Cross finally finds a safe, permanent place in the San Bernardino County desert SDUT: Plaintiffs challenging San Diego County jail practices want a court order to depose sheriff 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!