Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Wednesday, May 8, 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 CalM: Will Californians get any relief on gas prices? CG: Hawking the Tourism Industry, Gov. Gavin Newsom Claims California is the GOAT NR: Gavin Newsom’s Claim of Record-High California Tourism Spending Undermined by Inflation Adjustment OCReg: More protest fallout across Southern California campuses as graduations loom OCReg: Students say they’re firm on demands; UCI officials say some less feasible, but open to talking OCReg: Too many college students have been indoctrinated in extremist, far-left ideologies Angelann Flores returns to Stockton Unified board meeting Tuesday amid fraud allegations SFC: California wine is in serious trouble LAT $: Most young adults, renters considering leaving L.A. due to high housing costs, poll finds SFC: Why California’s plan to let PG&E charge you a fixed monthly fee is as flawed as it sounds AP: California Supreme Court to weigh pulling measure making it harder to raise taxes from ballot SJMN: San Jose’s plan to fight homelessness: sanctioned encampments, bus tickets out of town LAT $: Thousands rally over expected school cuts, a rebuke to LAUSD’s pledge to protect workers SFUSD officials under pressure from state amid ongoing budget crisis AP: House Republicans will turn to K-12 schools in latest antisemitism probe Modesto City Schools expands equitable grading. Here’s what could change for students Chino leaders demand removal of death row inmates from local prison CalM: Politicians keep shifting blame as California’s homelessness crisis worsens OCReg: Electric vehicle mandates are an attack on liberty and free enterprise OCReg: The steady slide towards tyranny: How freedom dies from A to Z CG: The Boy Scouts Aren’t Boys Anymore CG: Lake Oroville Reaches Full Capacity For Second Year In A Row SFC: Under fire, DA Price offers a glimpse into the work she’s been doing SJMN: Workers displaced by shooting priority for new Half Moon Bay housing project SFC: These Bay Area cities are the worst in the nation for drivers SFC: A Bay Area bond could ‘unlock’ 41,000 affordable housing units. Here’s where they’d be built SJMN: Santa Clara County comes up with the money to close the projected $250 million deficit Merced County supervisors vote to close 2 fire stations, merge others Fresno Co. reports drop in overdose deaths on Fentanyl Awareness Day LAT $: California’s wealthiest farm family plans mega-warehouse complex that would reshape Kern economy LAT $: They were wrongfully convicted as teens. Now L.A. County is paying them $24 million VOC: Placentia Officials Raise Concerns About ‘Blank Check’ to Construction Consultants VOC: How Deep Does OC District Attorney Todd Spitzer Look Into His Own Office? VOC: San Clemente Finalizes Switch to District Elections Some Inland Empire shelters say they’re getting animals in faster than they can get them out Ex-CEO of San Bernardino nonprofit indicted, accused of embezzling federal grant funds SDUT: San Diego Port Commissioner Sandy Naranjo booted from agency board SDUT: Twice as many trains? A new border express bus? Big San Diego transit plans in doubt due to state budget woes OCReg: Surfrider Foundation launches petition asking state, military to keep public access to San Onofre 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!