Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Monday, May 20, 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: What drives California’s budget decisions? A lot of politics, not as much data LAT $: Trump’s resilience gives California GOP dreams of payback in a state that has long been blue SFC: California Republicans look beyond Steve Garvey to lure voters CalM: Potential tough-on-crime ballot measure promises less homelessness. Experts aren’t convinced EdS: Why one California university leader thinks year-round operations will aid enrollment Saturday Headlines Sunday Headlines LAT $: California Democratic Party endorses ballot measures on same-sex marriage, taxes, rent control Is a California law meant to help victims making it harder to fight sex trafficking? SDUT: The ‘Pacific Beach Rapist’ had seven victims and got 96 years in prison. But he’s up for early parole. SJMN: Latest COVID worry, FLiRT variants, sparks concern about vaccination rates CalM: Why UC grad students are going out on strike LAT $: UC Santa Cruz academic workers to strike over handling of pro-Palestinian protests SFC: Paul Pelosi attack: ‘Error’ forces judge to order redo of David DePape’s sentencing LAT $: How Kevin McCarthy is influencing this congressional race — without being on the ballot SJMN: 3.5 million acres of Mojave Desert where military trains designated California’s first Sentinel Landscape OCReg: State high court should uphold Proposition 22 CG: Mindless Enforcers: From the Battlefield to the Board Room CG: Drowning in Sewage and Dumping Money into a Climate Rathole OCReg: Ditch the subsidies to get more housing LAT $: Column: News business needs help in California. Is government the answer? SFC: Own a second home in South Lake Tahoe? Proposed vacancy tax could cost you thousands a year SFC: Oakland rent prices see steep declines, driven by this neighborhood CG: Democrats Duped Again: San Francisco’s Democratic Party Leaders Faked Moderacy SFC: This block is the epicenter of the battle over blocked driveways in S.F. SJMN: Bay Area building boom is reaching an end. It could be years before housing production climbs back VCStar $: T.O. Civic Arts Plaza gets green light for expansion VOC: Meet the Candidates For Superintendent of OC Department of Education VOC: What’s Behind the OC Streetcar Construction Along Harbor Blvd and on Fairview St? VOSD: VOSD Podcast: County Boss Search Gets Mean SDUT: Michael Smolens: MTS, NCTD focus on keys to increasing ridership: frequency of service and security 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