Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Sunday, May 19, 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 FRBlog: Racing to Control Trump LAT $: South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, under fire for shooting dog, describes making ‘hard decisions’ at California GOP gathering SJMN: GOP’s Kristi Noem assails Newsom, Biden at California convention Fresno ex-Congressman TJ Cox taking plea deal in federal fraud, money laundering case AP: Disneyland character and parade performers in California vote to join labor union OCReg: Does your city have elected attorneys, clerks, treasurers? And how much do they make? SFC: Newsom’s budget cuts could devastate public health programs in California SJMN: Educators call Gov. Gavin Newsom’s slash to school funding ‘unconstitutional’ LAT $: Newsom leaves the Vatican with pope’s praise for refusing to impose the death penalty CG: Bill That Would Make Kindergarten Mandatory Fails To Move Past Senate Appropriations Committee CalCoast: Homeless union drops lawsuit against SLO County but plans new complaint Downey council votes to no longer fly LGBTQ+ Pride flag, adopts 'neutral' policy 4 family members, including minor, suspected in 10 retail thefts totaling $11K across 3 counties Man describes being stabbed while trying to break up fight in North Highlands 4 die in 24 hours from fentanyl poisoning in Stanislaus County, officials say SFC: Bay Area mail carrier beaten, robbed of keys as postal attacks mount nationwide LAT $: California’s first Black land trust fights climate change, makes the outdoors more inclusive SDUT: California bans public funding for religious schools. With the courts’ help, these families want to change that. OCReg: Stranded in the ER, seniors await hospital care and suffer avoidable harm NR: Who Are the Anti-Israel Campus Protesters? SFC: UCSF pro-Palestinian encampment again disbands after administrator’s request CalCoast: Exposed by a Post-it-note: The fall of Ryan Petetit NR: Jane Fonda ‘Cannot Believe There Is a Jane Fonda Day.’ Millions of Americans Can’t Either OCReg: How California’s bursting budget morphed into a $45 billion deficit in just two years SacBee: California commission approved new I-80 toll lanes. Could you be charged $1 per mile? SFC: S.F. Mayor says opponents want to ‘keep us in a doom loop’ New Fresno dispensary continues city's hope to revenue VCStar $: Ventura County is safer than in decades, though crime fears remain VCStar $: Plan with 328 apartments heads to Thousand Oaks council OCReg: No charges coming to Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs after hotel video, LA County DA says LAT $: Tight-rope walker is latest problem for downtown L.A.’s graffiti towers OCReg: Sammy Hagar kicks off grand opening of the Sand Bar in Huntington Beach Colton Joint Unified sues San Bernardino County again over Bloomington industrial project LAT $: Former San Diego sheriff’s deputy faces federal charges in killing of unarmed man SDUT: Shifting migrant routes make San Diego the new hotspot for illegal border crossings 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