Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Tuesday, May 21, 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: California is on track for another record year spent on lobbyists EXCLUSIVE: Bay Area unhoused man sues business over classical music SFC: S.F. falls far short of its goal to cut youth homelessness in half SacBee: Homeless funding could be cut in Gavin Newsom’s proposal. How would it affect Sacramento? OCReg: Homelessness was down during pandemic, so how do Orange County communities replicate that? CG: Sex Ed Curriculum Transparency Bill Blocked In Senate Appropriations Committee LAT $: California Assembly passes bill allowing Amsterdam-style cannabis cafes SacBee: California lawmakers move to delay new health care worker minimum wage as budget deficit looms CG: ‘CA vs. Hate’ Agency Ramping up for 2024 Presidential Election CA vs Hate: State department shares update one year after launch of hate reporting hotline CG: Legislative Analyst and Gov. Newsom Still Disagree on Budget Deficit and Solutions SacBee: Trump embraces mail-in-voting. Here’s how that fits into California Republicans’ playbook DHHS Secretary Xavier Becerra dodges question on 2026 governor race SJMN: Super PAC funded by Michael Bloomberg helped pay for Congressional District 16 recount AP: Trump-backed legislator, county sheriff face off for McCarthy’s vacant US House seat in California OCReg: Lawsuit against OC Registrar of Voters, Board of Supervisors challenges use of vote centers AP: California congressman urges closer consultation with tribes on offshore wind CalM: This county is California’s harshest charging ‘desert’ for electric cars. Local activists want to change that CalM: Scorching schoolyards: California groups want more trees, less asphalt at schools SacBee: At GOP convention, ex-Trump lawyer says battle to keep California legal license cost $750k OCReg: Financial fraud at California’s community colleges CG: The State That Ate America CalM: California’s budget deficit revives state’s everlasting battle over school funding NR: How Collins and Fauci Shattered Our Trust in Public Health SFC: S.F. officials slam operator of two public housing projects over trash, deadly fire and alleged corruption SF business owners want SFMTA director fired SJMN: Over $450,000 in back pay, damages awarded to workers at Half Moon Bay farms where mass shootings took place SJMN: Home Depot to pay $1.3 million for fire code violations after arson destroyed San Jose store LAT $: Illegal hostels are popping up in L.A. neighborhoods, to some residents’ ire OCReg: Former OC Fire Authority communications director awarded $580,000 to settle gender suit Riverside County supervisors, sheriff and DA could see 19% to 58% pay raises under new proposal SDUT: San Diego will sublet space in Mission Valley as part of plan to vacate downtown operations building SDUT: Oceanside pier fire response and repair costs exceed $17 million SDUT: San Diego pays women and people of color less than white men, a study finds. How can it close its pay gaps? 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