Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Friday, May 17, 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 LAT $: L.A.’s accidental homelessness ‘czar’? U.S. District Judge David O. Carter SJMN: Santa Cruz County a case study on pandemic Project Roomkey AP: California’s water tunnel to cost $20 billion. State officials say the benefits are worth it CalM: $20 billion: The Delta tunnel’s new price tag CalM: California’s staggering budget deficit squashes hundreds of bills LAT $: Massive budget cuts leave California domestic violence survivors with few options LAT $: California public school enrollment drops again, but transitional kindergarten is up CA Assembly passes bill to apologize for anti-Black policies CG: First of 14 Slavery Apology Bills Passes California Assembly OCReg: UPS driver fatally shot in Irvine; suspect in custody SFC: Break-ins are pushing Oakland restaurants to their limit. Could they break this ‘Top Chef’? LAT $: Mayor Bass orders police ‘surge’ on Metro bus and rail routes AP: AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the California 20th District special election AP: Psychedelic therapy and workers’ rights bills fail to advance in California’s tough budget year SacBee: Capitol Annex Swing Space evacuated after arrival of suspicious package, California officials say OCReg: Chapman University and students reach agreement; Gaza Solidarity Encampment to dismantle OCReg: 47 arrested in UCI protest, encampment crackdown; Chancellor says ‘I’m brokenhearted’ OCReg: Congressional committee probing UCLA leadership’s actions amid campus turmoil LAT $: SoCal parks agency fines visitors who roll through stop signs $100. It has made millions SJMN: After shocking hate speech incident in front of students, South Bay city may have first-in-the-state Zoombombing solution CalM: These California schools connect kids to community services. Will they survive budget cuts? OCReg: California’s weather was made for demagogues OCReg: Another big lie: Liberals are more ‘caring’ than conservatives CG: Ringside: Only Unity Can Challenge Environmentalism, Inc. CalM: California’s lagging economy hinders efforts to close state budget deficit OCReg: California teachers union kills science of reading support for teachers CG: California’s War Against Donald Trump – Part II SacBee: Rocklin school board will work with conservative legal group for trans parent notification policy SFC: Social media app banned at some colleges made its way to an S.F. high school: ‘Recipe for disaster’ SFC: More S.F. mayor’s race drama as one forum is canceled and a third candidate pulls out of separate debate EXCLUSIVE: New renderings show California Forever's plans for new city in Solano County SJMN: “Experience economy” may bolster post-COVID downtown San Jose recovery Santa Clara Co. median single-family home prices hit $2M SFC: This California city is the fifth fastest growing in the U.S. Wildfire in western Fresno County 50% contained, officials say LAT $: LAUSD police deployment to 20 schools collapses after one day amid opposition, confusion LAT $: Rebecca Grossman, top D.A. advisor shouldn’t have same lawyer, prosecutors argue LAT $: After two L.A. Zoo elephants die in the span of one year, the City Council wants answers Teen accused of Ontario Christian High shooting plot turns down plea deal SDUT: San Diego Unified rescinds almost all teacher layoffs SDUT: Michael Smolens: Changes up and down San Diego’s coast trigger familiar battles 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 US Unsubscribe | Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice