Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Thursday, May 16, 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: Gig companies spent $200 million to write their own labor law. The state Supreme Court could throw it out SacBee: California Democrats want Gavin Newsom to close more prisons over cutting child care, welfare SJMN: UC students OK strike over university’s response to protests LAT $: ‘Maximize chaos.’ UC academic workers authorize strike, alleging rights violated during protests OCReg: Police take some protesters at UC Irvine into custody, break up Gaza Solidarity Encampment LAT $: Sonoma State president put on leave for ‘insubordination’ for supporting Israel academic boycott, divestment SJMN: Pro-Palestinian encampment at UC Berkeley ends, while tents remain at SJSU, USF LAT $: This anesthesiologist is L.A. County’s highest paid employee. He works 94 hours a week LAT $: Gavin Newsom, during his speech at the Vatican on climate change, accuses Trump of “open corruption” LAT $: California is changing how big power companies charge for electricity. What to expect on your bill OCReg: Californians are not paying their bills at the highest level since 2021 What to know about the pilot program that could replace California's gas tax Sacramento Homeless Union to sue city over Camp Resolution threat SFC: S.F. experiment is sending police on fewer homeless calls. Here’s how it's going LAT $: Migrants from around the world have made this stretch of California the top place to enter the U.S. illegally SFC: Over a million Californians insured with AAA will see rates rise, some substantially LAT $: As salmon populations struggle, California bans fishing on rivers for a second year Amazon warehouse workers struggle to afford food, rent LAT $: Air regulators ding California Tesla factory over air pollution AP: Family of California Navy veteran who died after officer knelt on his neck settles lawsuit for $7.5M LAT $: Column: Can this Central Valley Democrat beat the Newsom curse? OCReg: Coastal czars overstep power in surf contest CalM: How California’s bursting budget morphed into a $45 billion deficit in just two years CG: Globe Contributor: My Decision to Leave Academia OCReg: Attorney General Rob Bonta’s absurd and unjust prosecution of Diana Teran NR: The Tea Party Is Not Dead — It’s Evolving OCReg: The California Environmental Quality Act can be preserved and reformed to limit abuses SacBee: Man arrested during the Sacramento City Council meeting. Here’s what happened SJMN: Oakland’s homeless population rises 9%, Alameda County population dips 3% SFC: Berkeley is poised to let homeowners sell their ADUs as condos to address housing shortage LAT $: Woman gets millions from GM-owned company after getting dragged by self-driving taxi in San Francisco SJMN: First commercial hydrogen fueling station in US for big rigs set to open in Bay Area SFC: S.F.’s new tourism chief abruptly resigns, just months after taking the job Stanislaus County public health, other services impacted by Newsom’s budget proposal AP: California college professor to stand trial in death of pro-Israel protester last year CG: Are They on the Case or Not: Gascon’s Office Doesn’t Answer Grossman/Teran Questions VOC: City of Orange Eyes a Sales Tax Increase While Facing Massive Budget Deficit OCReg: The city of Orange is facing a $19 million deficit. Now what? VOC: Huntington Beach Loses Housing Mandate Lawsuit Against California Riverside moves forward with power project, blocks efforts to bury transmission lines SDUT: San Diego is hiking developer fees, months after moving to fast-track approvals 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!